Everyday objects often fail from repeated stress. A study shows that fatigue failure in glasses is governed by damage percolation and predictable from early-cycle energy dissipation.
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Richard, D. When percolation triggers fatigue. Nat. Phys. 22, 342–343 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-026-03210-w
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