Not as strong as graphene or nanotubes, but still limited to the nanoscale in production.
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Skyrmir@lemmy.world 5 months ago
So how much closer does this put us to a space elevator? Assuming mass production and fiber creation was even possible.
Tinfoiledhat@lemmy.world 5 months ago
AnonStoleMyPants@sopuli.xyz 5 months ago
Interesting material considering that one issue with graphene and carbon nanotubes etc tends to be that small defects in the crystal lattice majorly affect its mechanical properties. And it is very difficult to manufacture things with no defects. This being an amorphous material could mean that it is much more robust to local defects. Though I only skimmed the article.
Skyrmir@lemmy.world 5 months ago
We might see improvement on some deposition materials after the recent discovery on dolomite crystal formation.