Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Which is Stronger an Iron or Paper?

If you are to asked which is stronger an Iron or a paper? Any prudent and reasonable man would definitely answer - ofcourse the Iron! But not in the case of the researchers of Swedish Royal Institute of Technology. They were able to produced papers from wood which strength is greater than cast iron and as great as structural steel! Most processed papers, damage the tiny cellulose fibers thus, reducing the strength of the papers. But the Swedish researchers had succeeded in breaking down the pulp with enzymes and was able to separate the cellulose in water by using a mechanical beater. After the fiber are drained, they compact it and produce strong papers. Wow! Nice breakthrough! There are so many things that need to be discovered on earth! I believe that all such things are not by mere chance, rather, a very intelligent creator had done it all.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Wow really? Even if that's the case, we should never make paper as a substitute for metal in many construction works. Trees are still more valuable.