Carbyne (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

Rice University

Carbyne (1 of 2)

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Rice University researchers have determined from first-principle calculations that carbyne would be the strongest material yet discovered. The carbon-atom chains would be difficult to make but would be twice as strong as two-dimensional graphene sheets.

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Vasilii Artyukhov/Rice University

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