New Supermaterial: As Strong as Steel and as Light as Styrofoam
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Summary
Scientists from South Korea and Canada have created a material with the compressive strength of steel but the density of Styrofoam, using pyrolysis to create carbon nanolattices.
The material could be used to reduce transport costs and lower fuel consumption, as well as in other areas of construction and industry.
It was created using two-photon polymerization nanoscale additive manufacturing and optimized using the Finite Element Method and Bayesian optimization.
While the material could have far-reaching applications, users raised concerns about its tensile strength and potential for fatigue or structural failure under certain conditions.
Other queries focused on whether the material could be made into larger pieces, and whether it had any bio-safety implications.
The developers believe the material could also be used to create temperature-insulating, waterproof and degradable components.
