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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
Scientists have developed amorphous silicon carbide, a strong and scalable material with potential uses in microchip sensors, solar cells, and space exploration. Ten medium-sized cars “To better understand the crucial characteristic of “amorphous,” think of most materials as being made up of atoms arranged in a regular pattern, like an intricately built LEGO tower,” explains Norte. Reference: “High-Strength Amorphous Silicon Carbide for Nanomechanics” by Minxing Xu, Dongil Shin, Paolo M. Sberna, Roald van der Kolk, Andrea Cupertino, Miguel A. Bessa and Richard A. Norte, 12 October 2023, Advanced Materials.
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