Could this lead the way to less synthetic and more environmentally friendly materials being used?

"Punching your way out of a paper bag could become a lot harder, thanks to the development of a new kind of paper that is stronger than cast iron.

"Mechanical testing shows it has a tensile strength of 214 megapascals, making it stronger than cast iron (130 MPa) and almost as strong as structural steel (250 MPa).
Normal paper has a tensile strength less than 1 MPa. The tests used strips 40 millimetres long by 5mm wide and about 50 micrometres thick."

Rest of the article here... http://technology.newscientist.com/article...-cast-iron.html

Wow that is just crazy. I cant wait to start giving people paper cuts now.

holy moly, that means I can create a boat using that paper!

So the excuse of the dog ate my homework will no longer apply...

Great find, Mr. This will certainly change the way paper is utilized. Nanotechnology is simply amazing.