Ever thought that paper would get stronger than steel?
Scientists have developed a super-material that is thinner than paper but ten times stronger than steel.
Guoxiu Wang's research team from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), has developed Graphene paper also called as GP. They claim it is not only lighter, stronger, harder and more flexible than steel, but also eco-friendly.
In order to make GP, researchers had to mill the raw graphite by purifying and filtering it with chemicals to reshape and reform it into nano-structured configurations. These nano-structured configurations are then purportedly processed into sheets as thin as paper.
The end product is six times lighter than steel, five to six times lower in density, two times harder and has13 times higher bending rigidity.
According to lead researcher Ali Reza Ranjbartoreh, this would allow the development of lighter and stronger cars and planes that use less fuel, generate less pollution, are cheaper to run and ecologically sustainable.
Aerospace companies such as Boeing have already started to replace metals with carbon fibres and carbon-based materials, and graphene paper with its incomparable mechanical properties would be the next material for them to explore.
Guoxiu Wang's research team from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), has developed Graphene paper also called as GP. They claim it is not only lighter, stronger, harder and more flexible than steel, but also eco-friendly.
In order to make GP, researchers had to mill the raw graphite by purifying and filtering it with chemicals to reshape and reform it into nano-structured configurations. These nano-structured configurations are then purportedly processed into sheets as thin as paper.
The end product is six times lighter than steel, five to six times lower in density, two times harder and has13 times higher bending rigidity.
According to lead researcher Ali Reza Ranjbartoreh, this would allow the development of lighter and stronger cars and planes that use less fuel, generate less pollution, are cheaper to run and ecologically sustainable.
Aerospace companies such as Boeing have already started to replace metals with carbon fibres and carbon-based materials, and graphene paper with its incomparable mechanical properties would be the next material for them to explore.
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