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Worlds toughest material created by tying slip knots into weak, commercial thread

2013-04-29 19:57:42| Extremetech

Nicola Pugno, at the University of Trento in Italy, has succeeded in making by far the toughest material in the world -- by taking a conventional piece of fiber... and tying it in a slip knot. This method seems (and is) so simple that the inventor is calling it the Egg of Columbus, which refers to a discovery that has eluded mankind forever -- but seems incredibly obvious and easy after the fact.

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