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‘Glassy gels’ are a new class of strong, stretchy, sticky materials. They're as tough as plastic but five times as elastic.
They're as tough as plastic but five times as elastic.
And despite being composed of between 50-and-60 percent liquid, the new class of materials doesn’t dry out or evaporate, can withstand immense pressures, and stretch up to five-times their original shape without breaking. Most people ditched hard, durable contact lenses years ago in favor of gel-based options for pretty understandable reasons—softer, liquid-infused gel polymers are far more comfortable, breathable alternatives than their glass predecessors. As detailed in a study published on June 19 in Nature, these glassy gels also possess unique adhesive qualities and conduct electricity more efficiently than common plastics with similar physical traits.
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