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How To Split An Atom: Buckypaper Is 500 Times Stronger Than Steel

  • Sweden · 1 year ago
    http://www.kth.se/aktuellt/1.20512?l=en_uk

    "Paper grocery bags that don´t tear? That may not be too far off thanks to the new nano paper, developed at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and STFI-Packforsk (A Swedish R&D company in the fields of pulp, paper, the graphics media, packaging and logistics). The material, which is tougher than cast iron, is made from nanosized whiskers of cellulose. Furthermore, it is lighter than conventional paper and could provide sturdy scaffolds for growing replacement tissues and organs. The new material recently got a news flash at Science´s online news section ScienceNOW, and has also got attention in The New York Times and New Scientist."
  • J3K · 1 year ago
    I find it funny how the scientist is being careful with the strongest material known to man
  • mini games · 10 months ago
    Impressive. It's solid as rock but flexible as a sheet of paper.