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Ultra-Strong Nanotube Composites

Posted by timothy on from the like-mighty-mouse dept.

TheMatt writes "In a story that makes you say "Cool!", Nicholas Kotov and co-workers have created a nanotube composite material six times stronger than carbon-fiber composites. Their final product is a crosslinked material which appears to be just as strong as silicon carbide and tantalum carbide!"

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  1. Dear god! by Snafoo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not...tantalum carbide...?

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  2. Ultra strong girls blouses? by Noodlenose · · Score: 4, Funny
    Cool! Would that mean you could finally wear the equivalent of a mithril-vest for slashdot: A troll - proof undergarment?