Made using a new technique that extracts cellulose fibers from wood with out damaging them.
Tensile strengths:
Structural Steel: 250 MPa
Cellulose "nanopaper": 214 MPa
Cast Iron: 130 MPa
Normal Paper: <1 MPa
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Nano-anything is the BEST! I hope that soon there is a nano-of-the-month club, because I would love to have nanotechnology delivered to my door on a regular schedule.
ReplyDeleteThat would be cool, but you know they would over charge on shipping fees...
ReplyDelete"What?? $1 to ship me something smaller than a human hair?! Outrageous!!"
So...if this new paper is über-strong, does that mean it doesn't bend? That would suck.
ReplyDeleteThe cellulose fibers bond together in a way that allows them to slide over each other, which is a big part of why it's so strong because it's able to move and distribute stresses. I would think this would also lend itself well to bending (but not necessarily folding).
ReplyDeleteIncidentally, Taylor bright up the fact that efficient distribution of stress is what makes good bullet proof armor materials. I wonder if this could lead to super light / super thin / super flexible body armor..?
Given the market for actual printed pictures, I wonder if this would be a someday viable photo paper.
ReplyDeleteArchive quality? Heck no, junior's graduation pictures are bulletproof!
Ooo! Ink jet compatible, iron-on, bullet proof decals. Then your "Superman" logo t-shirt really would make you super!
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