Boron nitride composites stronger than their carbon cousins

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Binding strengths of polymer–boron nitride nanotubes are higher than those reported for carbon nanotubes

Boron nitride nanotubes reinforced with polymers have been shown to be even stronger than carbon nanotube composite counterparts. Carbon nanotubes on their own have been estimated to be at least 30 times stronger than Kevlar – a synthetic fibre specifically engineered by DuPont to stop bullets.

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