Star Crust is Ten Billion Times Stronger Than Steel
source: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/05/090513-strong-star-crust.html
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The Man of Steel has nothing on the collapsed cores of massive snuffed-out stars, scientists say.
A new computer model suggests that the outer crusts of so-called neutron stars are the strongest known material in the universe.
To determine the breaking point of a neutron star's crust, the team modeled magnetic field stresses and crust deformation for a small region of the star's surface.
The results showed that the crust of a neutron star can withstand a breaking strain up to ten billion times the pressure it would take to snap steel.
A new computer model suggests that the outer crusts of so-called neutron stars are the strongest known material in the universe.
To determine the breaking point of a neutron star's crust, the team modeled magnetic field stresses and crust deformation for a small region of the star's surface.
The results showed that the crust of a neutron star can withstand a breaking strain up to ten billion times the pressure it would take to snap steel.
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@Mach3te on twitter says "RT @NatGeoSociety: Star Crust is Ten Billion Times Stronger Than Steel #science"
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@Anyother
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strong
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tangibleparadox
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i would totally love some chopsticks made from that stuff. XD eat my ramen AND fight ninjas!
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cybexg
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tangibleparadox:
and be crushed by the weight of the chopsticks
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