Researchers find universal law for material evolution

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It's a problem that materials scientists have considered for years: how does a material composed of more than one phase evolve when heated to a temperature that will allow atoms to move? In many cases, a rod-like phase embedded in another will break up into smaller domains very much like the droplets at the end of a stream of water, resulting in dramatic changes in the properties of the material.

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