Strong as Glass: By building a structure out of DNA and then coating it with glass, researchers have created a very strong material with very low density

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Strong as Glass: By building a structure out of DNA and then coating it with glass, researchers have created a very strong material with very low density

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TonyTonyChopper

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A flawless cubic centimeter of glass can withstand 10 tons of pressure, more than three times the pressure that imploded the Oceangate Titan submersible near the Titanic last month.

This is a cool article, love the micrographs

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Kudos to them for using various methods of microscopy and properly labeling each image. My microscopy nerdiness tingled inside.