• spittingimage@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I read recently that glass is five times stronger than steel, and its brittleness is because of impurities and flaws caused by the manufacturing process. With modern manufacturing techniques we can remove those and make glass the perfect construction material.

    Jury’s still out on that one, but I’ll be interested to see where it goes.

    • FUBAR@lemm.ee
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      8 months ago

      Not saying it’s true. But technically you can make a prince Rupert drop that’s stronger than some steel