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  2. Mithril - Wikipedia

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    Mithril is a fictional metal found in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings. It is described as resembling silver, but being stronger and lighter than steel.It was used to make armour, such as the helmets of the citadel guard of Minas Tirith, and ithildin alloy, used to decorate gateways with writing visible only by starlight or moonlight.

  3. List of fictional elements, materials, isotopes and subatomic ...

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    In the lore of both versions of the game, the special treatment this metal gets is evident in the requirement to complete a quest assigned by the Guildmaster of the Champion's Guild in order to wear a platebody of this metal. [75] [76] This metal is stronger than other well-known fictional metals that also exist in the game, such as Mithril and ...

  4. A New Wonder Material Is 5x Lighter—and 4x Stronger—Than Steel

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  5. Buckypaper - Wikipedia

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    Buckypaper is one tenth the weight yet potentially 500 times stronger than steel when its sheets are stacked to form a composite. [1] It could disperse heat like brass or steel and it could conduct electricity like copper or silicon. [1]

  6. Solar panel world record smashed with ‘miracle material’

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  7. Graphene - Wikipedia

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    In addition, it is known that when single-layer graphene is supported on an amorphous material, the thermal conductivity is reduced to about 500 – 600 W⋅m −1 ⋅K −1 at room temperature as a result of scattering of graphene lattice waves by the substrate, [172] [173] and can be even lower for few-layer graphene encased in amorphous ...

  8. ‘Miracle material’ solar panels close to commercialisation ...

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    In November, researchers from the Chinese solar technology firm Longi set a new world record of 33.9 per cent efficiency for a silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell – nearly 30 per cent more ...

  9. Tamahagane - Wikipedia

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    After the tamahagane is finished, the clay tub is broken and the steel is removed. The best steel is on the edges of the resulting metal block; in this area, the oxidation process is stronger. The quality of tamahagane is determined by its color: bright silver pieces are very good for making blades.