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
    20·
    10 months ago

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

    • AnonStoleMyPants@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      11·
      10 months ago

      Interesting material considering that one issue with graphene and carbon nanotubes etc tends to be that small defects in the crystal lattice majorly affect its mechanical properties. And it is very difficult to manufacture things with no defects. This being an amorphous material could mean that it is much more robust to local defects. Though I only skimmed the article.

      • Skyrmir@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        10 months ago

        We might see improvement on some deposition materials after the recent discovery on dolomite crystal formation.

    • Tinfoiledhat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      10 months ago

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