ultra-strong cellulose fibres

Artist´s impression of the production of ultra-strong cellulose fibres: The cellulose nano fibrils flow through a water channel and become accelerated by the inflow of additional water jets from the sides. The acceleration lets all fibrils align with the direction of flow, finally locking together as a strong fibre. Credit: DESY/Eberhard Reimann

Stronger than steel: Scientists spin ultra-strong cellulose fibres

“Our filaments are stronger than both aluminium and steel per weight,” A Swedish-German research team