Buckypaper: Silly Name, Incredibly Strong and Light Material

Flying in a plane made of a material called buckypaper may not seem too appealing at first, but this new type of carbon nanotube may be the future of lightweight, high strength composite. Discovered accidentally while trying to create the same conditions that exist in a star, buckypaper is far from reaching its potential, but what a potential it is

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