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Owen Rowe, PE, is a materials engineer at a failure-analysis laboratory. He investigates fractured components and structural defects for manufacturing firms and insurance carriers, with specialized training in ceramics engineering and glass strength. Rowe received a master’s degree in materials science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln after undergraduate work in the same field.

Is Graphene Oxide Magnetic?
What Is Fracture Toughness and How Is It Measured?
Why Is Tempered Glass Stronger Than Regular Glass?
What Is Dislocation Density and Why Does It Matter?
How Is the California Bearing Ratio (CBR) Calculated?
How Flat Is Glass? From Float Glass to Optical Flats
What Is Fracture Strength? The Breaking Point of Materials
How Cooler Materials Keep Ice Cold: Shell and Insulation
How Thin Is Graphene? Explaining Its Single-Atom Thickness
How Are Razors So Sharp? The Science Behind the Edge
Why Is Germanium Important? From Transistors to Fiber Optics
Can Tempered Glass Crack Without Shattering?
How Does Tempered Glass Break? The Science Explained
What Is a 2-Force Member in Engineering?
What Can Break Metal? From Fatigue to Corrosion
What Is Thermal Shock? Causes, Damage, and Prevention
Creep Rupture Strain: Why Materials Deform Over Time
Tensile Properties: What They Are & Why They Matter
Bouligand Structure: What Makes This Design So Strong?
What Is a Hexagonal Structure and Why Is It So Strong?
Plastic Strain: How Permanent Deformation Occurs
What Are Strong Materials and What Makes Them Strong?
What Is Fracture Strain and Why Is It Important?
What Is Digital Image Correlation and How Does It Work?
What a Load Displacement Curve Reveals About a Material
Crystals in Material Science: Structure, Types, and Applications