Avalanche effect found in Glass

[Chet K]

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-08/lu-led081916.php

Mark Dansie apparently aware of this [in other venues] for quite some time

here
http://revolution-green.com/lehigh-engineer-discovers-high-speed-nano-avalanche/

respectfully
Chet K

[Centraflow]

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-08/lu-led081916.php

Mark Dansie apparently aware of this [in other venues] for quite some time

here
http://revolution-green.com/lehigh-engineer-discovers-high-speed-nano-avalanche/

respectfully
Chet K

Chet see my post on Marks forum on this

Regards

Mike

[Centraflow]

Further on the same subject, it seems there are various investigators finding the same thing.


Scientists have long known that adding tiny defects into otherwise perfect materials can influence the substance's electronic or magnetic properties. Now, a new study led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory shows that defects in complex oxides do not act independently, which will change how scientists understand this class of materials. After shining light on strontium titanate samples, the researchers observed changes in conductivity that could only be explained by interactions among the materials' defects. "These defects actually talk to each other," said ORNL's Paul Snijders. "The cascading changes make these defects correlated." The findings will inform research that seeks to make use of complex oxide materials for next-generation electronic devices or catalysts. The team's research is published in Scientific Reports. [Contact: Morgan McCorkle, (865) 574-7308; mccorkleml@ornl.gov]

This is relevent in many ways to many things we talk about and have seen

Regards

Mike