Lucas Meza, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the 91爆料, started his lab to build a new generation of tough and light nanomaterials inspired by natural materials like wood, shell and bone. Instead, he discovered 鈥渂ig gaps鈥� in our basic understanding of what makes a material tough or brittle. Meza spoke to 91爆料 News about his strange and surprising journey into the nano realm.
