Confocal microscopy and computational analysis, now used for measuring microscale stresses in colloidal crystals, could be developed for investigation of amorphous materials, crystal melting, and mechanical properties of tissues.
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Bowick, M., Chaikin, P. Stresses come to light. Nature Mater 15, 1151–1152 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4786
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