A new method of producing paper promises to dramatically increase its strength. Mechanical testing shows it has a tensile strength of 214 megapascals, making it stronger than cast iron (130 MPa) and almost as strong as structural steel (250 MPa). Normal paper has a tensile strength less than 1 MPa. The tests used strips 40 millimetres long by 5mm wide and about 50 micrometres thick. Super strength paper could possibly make ... Read full entry

A pen is not merely a writing implement, and a great pen should feel like an... extension of your hand. Finding a great pen is not a matter of browsing the pen aisle at Officeworks though, and choosing the first one you like the look of. If that's what you think, then it's time you learnt about Joy Vectors. The way the pen sits in my hand. I should feel I ... Read full entry