News Researchers develop new fabrication method to make materials stretchy but strong

I can guess one big disadvantage with this kind of material that needs to be addressed before putting in use every public space and in the skies.

When the material are cyclically stretched or being wearing from rubbing against other surfaces, it will shed microscopical particles to the air. Most materials, like glass, metals etc. are possible health hazards when it turns to fine dust that may find its way into our lungs.
 
I can guess one big disadvantage with this kind of material that needs to be addressed before putting in use every public space and in the skies.

When the material are cyclically stretched or being wearing from rubbing against other surfaces, it will shed microscopical particles to the air. Most materials, like glass, metals etc. are possible health hazards when it turns to fine dust that may find its way into our lungs.
Well, there are already cases where trillions of times more length of glass fibers are used, such as in fiberglass insulation.

As for microscopic shards of metal, have you ever been in a machine shop or seen autobody repair? Some people are grinding away at metal all the time.
 
I'm trying to imagine stretchy glass, but it might as well be a 4 dimensional klein bottle. 😕
Fiberglass composites are made by weaving glass fibers into a fabric that can be sculpted and then set by saturating it in a plastic resin.

We also have fiberoptic cables, as another example of flexible glass. Now, if you have coils instead of fibers, the flexibility is multiplied.
 
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