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Paper Stronger Than Cast Iron
TaeKwonDood writes "All paper is made of cellulose, which at the nanoscale level is quite strong, but paper processing makes large, fragile fibers that break easily. Researchers in Sweden have have come up with a manufacturing process that keeps the fibers small, resulting in 'nanopaper' with over 1.6 times the tensile strength of cast iron (214 megapascals vs. 130 mPa). And since cellulose is the most abundant organic compound on the planet, it's cheap to use compared to other exotic, expensive-to-produce options — such as carbon nanotubes."
It's strong enough to build a ship out of... as long as you don't get it wet.
When our name is on the back of your car, we're behind you all the way!
Coming next summer, the Epic battle between Robert Downy Jr. as Iron Man, and an unknown antagonists who goes by the mysterious PAPER MAN! /attempt at humor
the final piece of the puzzle falls into place and the product to make my composting underwear becomes a reality
It's just like irony but stronger
My UID is prime... is yours?
Perfect for government documents and voting machine audit results. :)
RECYCLE YOUR NANOPAPER!!! We need to get Mr. T to rap about this.
This is going to mess up so many games of Paper, Rock, and Scissors.
I can see a lot of uses for it even if it isn't. But I can see some fairly awe-inspiring ones if it's possible. Guy 1: BWAHAHAHA, BEWARE my super-robot made with nanopaper! It's stronger than steel!
Guy 2: *lights match*
Robot: *FWOOOM*
Guy 1:
Wait, so paper beats scissors now?
Kids! Bringing about Armageddon can be dangerous. Do not attempt it in your home!
I can't wait to make chinese stars outta this stuff. Brings a whole new meaning to the word papercut.
Fantastic!
Great, just what I need - newspapers that groan and snap when I try to read them.
IEC 60027-2 : making life easier for everyone since 1999.
The state you are in while your HEAD is detached... - wait, what?
I understand where you're going with this, but I'd doubt that Martha Stewart would take a paper frying pan seriously.
Ergonomica Auctorita Illico!
So I guess this new paper always wins in "rock, scissors, paper"?
I am anarch of all I survey.
but where does this leave me?
Like Paper Construction Cranes?
signature is pants
Cuz Paper beats Rock!
Sleep your way to a whiter smile...date a dentist!
John
Do it yourself, because no one else will do it yourself. [beta blockade 10-17 Feb]
Ever tried writing on iron? Not as easy... and folding it to put it in your pocket tends to be difficult.
On another note, mPa? Really? 214 megapascals vs 130 MILLIpascals? Ever heard of SI? That lack of capitalization causes problems. : )
(it's from TFS, guys)
What day is it? Could you please tell me?
Do it yourself, because no one else will do it yourself. [beta blockade 10-17 Feb]
Given climatic changes I think we may want to think this one over.
:-).
.. aaaagh!
:-)
I can see someone building a skyscraper, only for the whole thing to fall over because someone has an aiming problem in an urinoir midlevel. And God help you if you want to redo the wallpaper
No! Don't us a steame
Joking aside, interesting development. Puts the final nail into the paperless office.
No! Aaargh! I'll stop making bad jokes now!
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"Ever tried writing on iron? Not as easy... and folding it to put it in your pocket tends to be difficult."
However, if you etch a piece of metal, you can use it as a stamp to create numerous copies of the etching, and when you hit severe writers block, its much easier to kill yourself with a piece of tin than paper cuts.
The only conclusion I can come to is that I am superman
Touche! I'll remember this the next time I'm trying to kill myself with the object I'm writing on. : )
What day is it? Could you please tell me?
And they laughed when I made papier-mâché throwing stars. I'll show them! I am the Paper Ninja (played by Matthew Lillard), and I've just come from OfficeMax!
Apparently Superman didn't take simple physics at school otherwise he would know what tensile strength meant...
214 megapascal (singular, it's a unit)
Is that really a rule? Not one I was taught.
After I ran 6.2 kilometer yesterday, I was feeling thirsty. So I drank 1.6 liter of water. It took 37 minute to walk back to my car. I fired it up, and saw that the engine was already 52 degree from sitting in the hot sun. I got home, and collapsed from exhaustion. I slept an entire 9 hour.
Maybe it's a rule. I'd rather not sound like a fool though.
Paper-Volvo! Bork Bork.
I say it will be a nice turnabout. Usually I groan and snap when I read newspapers.
I just wonder... how come this wasn't invented in Soviet Russia?
Ignore this signature. By order.
Well of course he didn't.
Had he taken any physics, he would know he couldn't fly. Tell me, then, what would have happened to Metropolis?
Ignore this signature. By order.
Anyone who has ever used a public toilet in Sweden would know that this has been in development for some time.
Dear Will, the plums were poisoned. -- Cheese Club
Wrapping candy bars, USB drives and CD's to make them UTTERLY un-openable.
Not in landfill it doesn't. Learn some basic science. If you go to a dump, you can find 50 year old newspapers and phone books that look better preserved than they would in a museum. Get off my planet, you pathetic waste of oxygen.
That's not a problem, that's carbon sequestering. It's your Carbon credits in action.
I have one question. If the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture is not in charge of Gundam, then who is?