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minus-square@BrianTheeBiscuiteerlink1•11 months agoAnd somehow phone screens made out of it will still crack after a 3ft fall.
minus-square@PilferJynxlink4•11 months agoHardness isn’t the same as toughness. It’s quite a process to get a perfect balance for It’s intended use. Especially with crystalline material.
minus-square@TheGrandNaguslink2•11 months agoIt’s very, very difficult to make a transparent, thin material both scratch resistant and shock resistant. So yeah this probably won’t be some game changer for phones.
And somehow phone screens made out of it will still crack after a 3ft fall.
Hardness isn’t the same as toughness. It’s quite a process to get a perfect balance for It’s intended use. Especially with crystalline material.
It’s very, very difficult to make a transparent, thin material both scratch resistant and shock resistant. So yeah this probably won’t be some game changer for phones.