Engineers Develop Material That Cannot Be Cut

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3 min readJul 21, 2020

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by Ryan Whitwam

Even the best locks and doors are little more than an inconvenience to a motivated person with the proper tools. However, engineers from Durham University and the Fraunhofer Institute have created the first synthetic material that can block even the most determined intruders. Researchers claim the material, known as Proteus, cannot be cut. In fact, it’s so tough it…

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