Polymers inside what we call plastics are long thin molecules tangled together – so one-dimensional molecules. Scientists at MIT have managed to make a two-dimensional polymer, which lays down in stuck-together sheets a bit like graphene. The material, dubbed 2DPA-1, has a 2D elastic modulus of ~12.7GPa and a yield strength of ~488MPa, leading MIT to …
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