Monday, August 4, 2008

Materials Update

To give you an idea of how strong nanomaterials are:

http://technology.newscientist.com/article/mg19926656.300-invisible-nanotube-cable-could-support-a-human.html

"A cable only 1 centimetre in diameter weighing a mere 10 milligrams per kilometre" would be strong enough to support a human.
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