A new material that doesn't just rival the strength of diamonds and graphene, but boasts a yield strength 10 times greater than Kevlar, renowned for its use in bulletproof vests. Researchers at Delft University of Technology, led by assistant professor Richard Norte, have unveiled a remarkable ne

10x Stronger Than Kevlar: Amorphous Silicon Carbide Could Revolutionize Material Science::A new material that doesn’t just rival the strength of diamonds and graphene, but boasts a yield strength 10 times greater than Kevlar, renowned for its use in bulletproof vests. Researchers at Delft University of Technology, led by assistant professor Richard Norte, have unveiled a remarkable ne

  • Skyrmir@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    11 months ago

    So how much closer does this put us to a space elevator? Assuming mass production and fiber creation was even possible.

    • Tinfoiledhat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      11 months ago

      Not as strong as graphene or nanotubes, but still limited to the nanoscale in production.

  • curiousPJ@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    11 months ago

    I wish the article gave better explanation to how hard it is rather than just stating that it’s not brittle… Could revolutionize the cutting tools industry if it’s harder than cubicBoronNitride (CBN).