A group of scientists managed to create what we now know as Proteus. It is the first unbreakable artificial material on the planet. Several components were fused by these engineers, to later arrive at the impenetrable material. One of the first purposes professionals mentioned was to create light armor.
Proteus is a joint creation of Durham University in the United Kingdom and the Fraunhofer Institute, Germany. According to Daily Mail scientists explained that it was named Proteus thanks to the Greek God of the sea named in this way. They also described their way of acting more like a living animal than an inanimate object. They argue that it is an “intelligent material”.
The engineers explain that this material is made of ceramic spheres, enclosed in a cellular aluminum structure. Due to this combination, it becomes something very light, capable of being useful for creating armor. It could also be of great use in the manufacture of bicycle locks and protective equipment for construction workers.
The test that Proteus resisted
So to test the resistance of this new material, the team put it through a pretty strong test. He tried cutting with an angle grinder and a drill. The result was what we have already told you. Not only was the material intact, but also the steel of the grinder and drill were useless for other occasions. “The blade gradually erodes and eventually becomes ineffective as the force and energy of the blade or drill turn on itself, and it weakens and destroys by its own attack,” said British and German engineers.
Much of the impressiveness of this new material is the spherical shape that was imprinted on it. That is why it was inspired by grapefruit or grapefruit. “We were intrigued by the way the grapefruit cell structure and the tiled structure of mollusk shells can prevent damage to the fruit or creatures inside. Despite being made of relatively weak organic building blocks,” he said. Dr. Stefan Szyniszewski, part of the research team.