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10x Stronger Than Kevlar: Amorphous Silicon Carbide Could Revolutionize Material Science (scitechdaily.com)
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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

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[-] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 22 points 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.

[-] AnonStoleMyPants@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Weird comment considering that graphene is regularly produced in wafer scale.

[-] RememberTheApollo@lemmy.world 1 points 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.world 4 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run 5 points 1 year ago

Approximately 1.72 SB (standard bananas)

[-] Alteon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Can I get the equivalent length in adolescent ring-tail lemurs?

[-] Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run 1 points 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!!!

[-] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

It's about 1 millifurlong.

[-] CatPoop@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

10GPa is about 2 billion footballers piled on top of a football field.

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