World's Strongest Bio-Material Outperforms Steel and Spider Silk (IMAGE)

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY

World's Strongest Bio-Material Outperforms Steel and Spider Silk

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An artificial cellulose fiber made from cellulose nano fibrils seen with a scanning electron microscope.

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Credit: Nitesh Mittal, KTH Stockholm

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