Scientists Create New Material Five Times Lighter and Four Times Stronger Than Steel (scitechdaily.com)

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Scientists Create New Material Five Times Lighter and Four Times Stronger Than Steel::Researchers have developed a highly robust material with an extremely low density by constructing a structure using DNA and subsequently coating it in glass. Materials possessing both strength and lightness have the potential to enhance everything from automobiles to body armor. But usually, the tw

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[-] atx_aquarian@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

I am a big fan of Iron Man movies, and I have always wondered how to create a better armor for Iron Man.

This is what life is all about.

[-] FatTony@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

So any armor that is better than Iron?

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