The Hanford Site hosts the LIGO Hanford Observatory, which detects gravitational waves.
In materials science and metallurgy , toughness is the ability of a material to absorb energy and plastically deform without fracturing .. materials science. materials science. metallurgy. metallurgy. energy. energy. One definition of material toughness is the amount of energy per unit volume that a material can absorb before rupturing .. energy. energy. rupturing. rupture ( engineering ). It is also defined as a material 's resistance to fracture when stressed .. fracture. fracture. stressed. stress ( physics ). Toughness requires a balance of strength and ductility .. strength. Strength of materials. ductility. ductility