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While most terrestrial materials cannot scratch a diamond, there are six materials that, at least by many measures, are stronger and/or harder than these naturally occurring carbon lattices....
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14 maj 2023 · Do you know some of the strongest materials known to humans can be found in your home or backyard? Learn over 13 materials that are stronger than you expect.
23 paź 2019 · Nacre, the rainbow-sheened material that lines the insides of mussel and other mollusk shells, is known as the toughest material on Earth. Now, a team of researchers led by the University of Michigan has revealed precisely how it works, in real time.
25 paź 2023 · For a long time, spider silk held the top spot as the strongest biological material on the planet, inspiring researchers and startups worldwide to manufacture an artificial version.
22 gru 2022 · Researchers have proven that a metallic alloy of chromium, cobalt and nickel is officially the toughest material on Earth — more than 100 times tougher than the wonder material...
7 lip 2021 · Graphene is the hardest man-made material, 200 times more powerful than steel. Diamonds are the strongest material we can find in nature, measuring between 70 and 150 GPa on the Vickers Hardness Test.
11 gru 2022 · An alloy of chromium, cobalt, and nickel has just given us the highest fracture toughness ever measured in a material on Earth. It has exceptionally high strength and ductility, leading to what a team of scientists has called "outstanding damage tolerance".
