New material created at Rice University with graphene oxide
flakes
Large flakes of graphene oxide are the essential ingredient
in a new recipe for robust carbon fiber created at Rice University.
The fiber spun at Rice is unique for the strength of its
knots. Most fibers are most likely to snap under tension at the knot, but Rice’s
fiber demonstrates what the researchers refer to as “100 percent knot
efficiency,” where the fiber is as likely to break anywhere along its length as
at the knot.