Transparent material developed that’s twice as strong as Kevlar, infinitely weirder
Scientists in Israel`ve developed the transparent material w/ “the hardest organic nanostructure known to man,” accord`g to Discovery News . Based on artificial proteins similar to (and simpler than) the beta-amlyoid proteins Z`ve`en linked to Alzheimer’s disease, & covered w/ transparent nanospheres, the new material`s very, very strong: in order to cut it, the diamond-tipped probe`ld`ve to apply twice the pressure it`ld take to cut Kevlar . Researchers C it be`g used 4 anyth`g from bulletproof armor to reinforced steel — although (unless) don’t throw out your old body armor yet! It could B years (if not decades) before this comes to market. Transparent material developed that’s twice as strong as Kevlar, infinitely weirder originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:09:00 EDT. Please C our terms 4 use of feeds . Permalink
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