'Super Material' Light As Balloon, Strong As Metal To Be Used For Bulletproof Vests

Imagine a new material that can sustain a force of more than 6577 kg per sq. inch (which is the pressure found at 10.9 km below the ocean, the deepest depth at the Mariana Trench. Such a material has come to life. A team of researchers from Shanghai Institute of Ceramics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new 'super material' that looks like foam, made out of tiny graphene tubes, but is able to support 40000x its own weight without bending. The material is being called as light as balloon and as strong as a metal. The Chinese researchers believe that such a material is ideal for use in creating bulletproof vests and military tanks.

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This new Graphene based wonder material is formed into a cellular structure that shows the same stability as a diamond and it can withstand more external shocks than any other graphene material reported. It can be squashed to just 5% its original size and return to original shape, even if the process is repeated 1000 times, the super material remains intact.

The material can find its applications in a variety of domains including security and material. Battlefield tanks can have a layer of such a material on the outside so that it can absorb shocks from incoming projectiles. Moreover, security personnel can develop and use a bulletproof vest that has this material as a cushion lining on the inside to keep the wearer safe against any kind of external blow.

The researchers from Chinese Academy of Sciences have published their research work in a journal Advanced Materials. What are your thoughts about the new super material? Share with us in comments below.

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  • Er Armani Singh Bisht
    Er Armani Singh Bisht
    one of the biggest achievement in the field of defence... important invention

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