One of the strongest materials that are not manmade is trees. Trees are naturally made to grow tall so that they can absorb the most sunlight that they can. This also means that their roots must go deep and their trunk must be strong so that they do not fall over. [...]
As Hard as Diamonds
June 28, 2011 By
Diamonds are not just shiny and pretty, they are the hardest material that we know of. Diamonds are a carbon polymorph. They have a very condensed unit cell structure but are not the only elements that have this structure. Elements such as germanium, silicon, and gray tin also have this structure. [...]