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

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

  • TroyEnglish
    209·
    1 year ago

    Wafer scale material. Nothing to see here, move along.

    • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish
      221·
      1 year ago

      Wafers get up to about a foot wide. That’s pretty dope for such a strong material.

      And what finally sets this material apart is its scalability. Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms, is known for its impressive strength but is challenging to produce in large quantities. Diamonds, though immensely strong, are either rare in nature or costly to synthesize. Amorphous silicon carbide, on the other hand, can be produced at wafer scales, offering large sheets of this incredibly robust material.

        • RememberTheApollo@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Yes, but according to the quote it seems that production of wafer scale is “more difficult”, even if it can be done with some regularity. Difficulty doesn’t mean impossible, it could simply mean a higher failure rate.

    • Windex007@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      1 year ago

      I don’t understand that unit of measurement. How many football fields is that.

          • Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run
            1·
            1 year ago

            Ah, you again! My friend from Southern Madagascar! As previously discussed, at the NIST consortium on standards and measures, ARTLs are only to be used for standards of mass, and in cute memes. They ARE so adorable!!!

      • TroyEnglish
        21·
        1 year ago

        It’s about 1 millifurlong.