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Asked by tomboy to Stuart, Josh on 18 Jun 2013. This question was also asked by 0jdurrant.
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Stuart Archer answered on 18 Jun 2013:
The strongest material I’ve read about is graphene – a recently discovered supermaterial which is made up of large sheets of carbon atoms connected together so they form a hexagonal pattern. It’s been worked out that graphene is so strong that it would take an elephant balanced on a pencil to break through a sheet of graphene the thickness of a sheet of clingfilm.
It’s not used for anything outside of a research lab at the moment, but expect to see it in a few years time in things like solar panels, phone displays (that could be thin enough to roll up!), really thin electronics and many other things.
Can you think of any other materials made from carbon that are really strong?
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theantihiggs commented on :
Do you watch veritasium?
theantihiggs commented on :
The strongest material i have heard of is neutronium. Neutronium is a material made completely out of neutrons that is predicted to exist at the very core of neutron stars. It is also referred to as “neutrium” and “element zero” as it has an atomic number of 0 because of the lack of protons in the atoms or atom like particles.
07stoombs commented on :
Is grapheme stronger then diamond? And what makes a material super?
07stoombs commented on :
Do you know anything about cubic boron nitrite?
tomboy commented on :
when doyou use lazers in your work?