The following six substances "miracle" could be directed directly to your home, office, car and more. Dina Spector at Business Insider recently completed the six most promising materials. From now on, their potential applications have barely scratched the surface, but the possibilities are endless. Materials presented by AD.
Scientists are constantly on the lookout for lighter, stronger and more energy-efficient materials. Here's a look at some materials that will change the way we build things in the future.
graphene is extremely thin and strong
what is :. Graphene is a substance consisting of pure carbon. The carbon is arranged in a pattern honeycomb sheet in a thickness of one atom. Another way to think of graphene: Whenever we write with a graphite pencil, we are essentially made graphene layers
How is it transformative :. Graphene has been called a "miracle material" because it is thin, strong, flexible, conducts electricity, and almost transparent. Potential applications are almost limitless. graphene researchers won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2010 for developing the wonder material and now you can even do it in your kitchen
suggested uses :. solar cells, touch screens, liquid crystal displays, desalination technology, aerospace materials, more efficient transistors, chemical sensors that can detect explosives
A water-resistant material is super-drops bounce
Qu'est- what he is:. A textured surface with tiny cones pushes water droplets. The super-hydrophobic surface, created by a team of Brookhaven Laboratory in New York, is unlike other materials resistant to water, because it can withstand extreme temperature conditions, pressure and humidity.
How is transformative: These surfaces not only does not get wet, but remain cleaner as the water droplets carrying the dirt with them as they roll off (this mimics the self-cleaning nature properties). The material would be useful to prevent ice or accumulation of algae or even as an antibacterial coating
Suggested uses :. boat hull coating, automotive parts and medical devices, car windshield and air, steam turbine electric generators
aerographite is 75 times lighter than Styrofoam.
What is aerographite, created by researchers at the Hamburg University of Technology in 2012, is made from the hollow carbon tubes networks. It is black in color (since it absorbs light rays almost completely) stable at room temperature, and is able to conduct electricity. The material is really strong, but also pliable
How is it transformative :. The material can be compressed into a space 95% of its normal area, and then pulled back to its original shape without being damaged. The stress makes it even stronger material. This situation is unique, since most lightweight materials can be compressed, but can not resist tension. The material can also withstand a lot of vibration, which means it can be used for aircraft and satellites
Suggested uses :. lighter batteries for cars and electric bikes, purification systems more efficient water and air , aviation and satellites.
ultra -thin material offers protection against high-speed objects
what is :. A super-thin material created by researchers at Rice University and MIT can stop a projectile moving fast, like a bullet in his way. The material, made from alternating layers of rubber and glass which are each just 20 nanometers thick, good energy dispersive. After being bombarded with tiny glass beads, the complex polyurethane material not only stopped the bullets, they also sealed inside, making it appear as if no damage has been done.
How is transformative: When struck, the material melts into the liquid to absorb energy and then rapidly cures to close the door . "There is no macroscopic damage," project scientist Ned Thomas said in a statement. "You can still see through. This would be a great ballistic windshield material "
Suggested uses :. The protection of satellites against meteors and other space debris, jet turbine blades-plus stronger and stronger, lighter armor for soldiers and police
live bacteria is used to make . self-healing concrete
what is concrete is a popular building material, but it is vulnerable to cracks. The water and road salt chloride can seep into pre-existing cracks and make them larger. Overtime, this can become a dangerous problem (and expensive). Self-healing concrete developed by scientists from the University of Delft in the Netherlands, uses live bacteria - mixed into the concrete before it is poured. - To seal these fractures
How is transformative: When water penetrates into cracks, bacteria is active and produces a component called calcite in limestone that fills the crack completely. Researchers continue to perform outdoor tests to see if the concrete can be put to actual use
Suggested uses :. Sidewalks building foundation , other architectural structures
A material similar to the bone that is lighter than water, but stronger some types of steel.
Jens Bauer at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has recently developed a structured honeycomb- material that is less dense than water, but as strong as some forms steel.
"new light building materials resemble the structure of part of a half-timbered house with horizontal rails, vertical and diagonal," principal investigator Jens Bauer said in a statement.
Researchers samples "contained 45 percent to over 0 percent of the air, which makes them extremely light while resisting more than 46,000 pounds per square inch pressure "according Txchnologist.
How is transformative: Although the objects made from this material can not be manufactured in the range of micrometer at the moment, these are the first time, scientists were able to produce a material that exceeds "the strength to weight ratio of all engineering materials, with a density below 1000 kg / m3," the authors wrote in an article
suggested uses :. insulation, shock absorbers, filters in the chemical industry.
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