Tag Archives: Synthetic fibers

Spider Weaves World’s Strongest Fiber with Help of Carbon Nanotubes

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This will blow your geek mind. It has blown mine. Spiders have been known to make the strongest material matching the toughness of state-of-the-art carbon fibers that can be found in Kevlar. Earlier...

Snail Teeth found to be stronger than Kevlar

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Nature still hold endless secrets. So far the spider silk was considered the strongest natural material. Now British researchers found that the teeth in Limpets (aquatic snails) are much stronger....

New 3D Printer Prints Using Carbon Fiber

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There is no shortage of 3D printers on the market today. There are printers that use all sorts of materials from plastics and other things to paper. One medium that there wasn't a 3D printer out...