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Carbon - impregnated plastic: Strong as steel! Thin as cellophane!

Carbon - impregnated plastic: Strong as steel! Thin as cellophane!
Nanomaterials are often cited as being stronger than steel, but researchers have had a difficult time transferring that strength to bulk materials. Now, an engineering professor claims to have invented a technique that achieves that goal by mimicking the way oysters embed calcium carbonate into an organic matrix to create sea-shells.
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2007-10-12 18:34:00
 
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