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Which lightweight material is famous for its strength?

material

[muh-teer-ee-uhl] / məˈtɪər i əl /






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That might have been part of my personal resistance, that my relationship with the material was based on the people who wrote it, and I’m not big on nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

Using scanning tunneling microscopy, the team identified CDWs in the material.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Volvo Cars, a Swedish carmaker owned by a Chinese company that has a factory and material sales in the U.S., is no stranger to straddling geopolitical divides.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The DIY formula relies on taking advantage of the skills each performer has and using them to self-produce material to build a fan base, a concept that comedian Emmy Browning is putting into practice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Then I would dig in the same area to find new material replacing my finished piece.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

The European Union sets mandates for 90%, 85%, 80%, 75%, 70%, 65%, 60%, 55% and 50%, covering everything from beverage containers and packaging materials to municipal rubbish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

All four companies announced increases, citing the rising cost of raw materials as well as other factors such as energy and transportation.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Some German producers also gained an advantage due to disruptions to supplies of raw materials from the Gulf to chemical companies based in Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Most of the plain vessels instead contained dry clay fragments or sand, materials that had been used in local pottery traditions for about 3,000 years.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Twig rifled through our egg-building materials and stuffed one of the giant marshmallows in her drink, and Dari and I followed suit.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller




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