It could strengthen smartphones, bridges, and more. engineering
And, crucially, it's even stronger than steel. So the scientists filed two patents on the novel material.The new material was forged via a new polymerization process, and it allowed the MIT chemical engineers to avoid the pitfalls of other polymers, which typically form into one-dimensional, noodle-like chains.
— and that his hypothetical material would be unconscionably strong, and easily form a simple, lightweight substance. But decades of work on this dream had yielded nothing, leaving many to suspect it was just another pipe dream.
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