比纸薄却比钢铁硬的超级物质
Scientists have developed a super-material that is thinner than paper but ten times stronger than steel.
科学家已经发明出一种比纸还薄但比钢还坚硬10倍的超级物质。
Developers of graphene paper, a compound based on graphite, claim it is not only lighter, stronger, harder and more flexible than steel, but also eco-friendly.
用石墨制成的化合物石墨纸的发明者称，它不只比钢更轻，更硬，更牢固和更灵活，而且环保。
They say it will revolutionise both the commercial and engineering industries - particularly car and aeroplane manufacturing.
他们说这将使商业和机器制造业发生彻底的改变——尤其是汽车和飞机制造业。
Lead researcher Ali Reza Ranjbartoreh said: 'No one else has used a similar production and heat testing method to find and carry out such exceptional mechanical properties for graphene paper. We are definitely well ahead of other research societies.
主要研究人员Ali Reza Ranjbartoreh说：“没有人使用一个类似的生产和热试验方法查找并发现石墨纸张如此特殊的机械性能。毫无疑问我们领先于其他研究学会。”
'The exceptional mechanical properties of synthesised GP render it a promising material for commercial and engineering applications.
“这种合成石墨纸的特殊机械性能使它成为在商业和机械应用方面一种有前景的材料。”
'Not only is it lighter, stronger, harder and more flexible than steel it is also a recyclable and sustainable manufacturable product that is eco-friendly and cost effective in its use.'
“它不只比钢更轻，更硬，更牢固和更灵活，而且是一种环保的，可循环利用，可持续的制造产品，使用时性能价格比较高。”
To make the material, the team milled raw graphite by purifying it with chemicals to reshape it into 'nano-structured configurations' which are then processed into sheets of paper.
制造这种物质，该小组把原料石墨磨碎，用化学品净化，把它重塑成“纳米结构”，然后再把它加工成纸张。
The end product is six times lighter than steel, five to six times lower in density, two times harder and has13 times higher bending rigidity.
最后，该产品比钢轻6倍，密度低5到6倍，更坚固2倍，抗弯刚度高13倍。
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