Sunday, 11 June 2017

New form of carbon that's hard as a rock, yet elastic, like rubber

Carbon is an element of seemingly infinite possibilities. This is because the configuration of its electrons allows for numerous self-bonding combinations that give rise to a range of materials with varying properties. A team of scientists has developed a form of ultrastrong, lightweight carbon that is also elastic and electrically conductive. A material with such a unique combination of properties could serve a wide variety of applications from aerospace engineering to military armor.

from Engineering and Construction News – ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170609193112.htm



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