Nitack Posted October 20, 2008 Report Posted October 20, 2008 Interesting... Revolutionary paper is stronger than steel - CNN.com Buckypaper is 10 times lighter but potentially 500 times stronger than steel when sheets of it are stacked and pressed together to form a composite. Unlike conventional composite materials, though, it conducts electricity like copper or silicon and disperses heat like steel or brass. Quote
Roadam Posted October 20, 2008 Report Posted October 20, 2008 Well this is more like tubepaper. It looks as if many long nanotubes have been spread out to make a paper. I wonder if they made progress in containing the material properties. As a while ago I saw a report that even a small disruptions in the walls of these tubes can greatly lower its tensile strength. Maybe its the thing that in the paper these tubes aren't parallel, so they connect at many places which makes it more resistant to disruptions. I wouldn't even call it paper. More like another high strength fabric. But imagine balloons and fuel tanks made out of it! :shrug: Quote
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