Buckypaper is made from the third pure form of carbon, known as buckminsterfullerene. It is 10 times lighter but it could be 500 times stronger than steel. This new form of carbon was accidentally discovered in 1985 by Dr.Kroto and his colleagues, Robert Curl Jr. and Richard E. Smalley at Rice University, while they were trying to find out how stars make carbon. Researchers at Smalley's laboratory later discovered a way of making a thin sheet out of the material, which is now known as buckypaper. I think that this discovery is amazing. It can not only make our tennis rackets and airplanes stronger, but lighter as well, which would help save a lot of fuel. However, the material still hasn't been perfected and scientists are still trying to make it even stronger. But according to researcher Ben Wang at Florida University, we should have commercial products made with this material within the next year.
Source:http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/10/17/buckypaper.invention.ap/index.html
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12 years ago
it just looks like a zombie hamster with red eyes, and an invisible belt that lets it fly
ReplyDeleteI think you are commenting on the wrong article. And my guinea pig takes that very offensively.
ReplyDeleteWow! Buckminsterfullerene (wow, that's a long name) is pretty strong!
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