New Form of Carbon is Stronger Than Graphene and Diamond

"They agree that two chains in contact can react but there is an activation barrier that prevents this happening readily." So, it's really strong but if it ever actually breaks it will explode?

Carbyne and other myths about carbon<p><a href="http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/Issues/2010/November/CarbyneOtherMythsAboutCarbon.asp" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rsc.org&#x2F;chemistryworld&#x2F;Issues&#x2F;2010&#x2F;November&#x2F;Carby...</a>

Apparently all of the carbyne related domains where available and then registered by someone soon after this was posted.

&quot;New Form of Carbon is Stronger Than Graphene and Diamond&quot; &quot;Chemists have calculated ... carbyne, should be stronger and stiffer than any known material&quot;<p>So which is it, &#x27;it is stronger&#x27; or &#x27;it should be stronger&#x27;?

I expect better writing from MIT Technology Review than to say something as vague as &quot;stronger than diamond&quot;. I assume that they mean tensile strength, but it&#x27;s important to actually <i>say</i> that.

Since two chains of carbine coming in contact would explode, should the activation barrier be crossed, does this mean we can only use one chain at a time...i.e. no stringing together multiple chains to make something like say...the cable for a space elevator?

Wish nanotechnology would progress faster I&#x27;m really excited about the potential applications of these new materials.

Carbyne? Good grief. What is coming next? Carbone, Carbonne, Carboon, Carborola?<p>OK, joking aside. I am still waiting for Graphene to become used in <i>any</i> commercial application at all. For all its hype, nothing has been seen yet. Is it not yet economical to produce?<p>When might Carbyne become used commercially, and what are the steps needed between now and that time?

I&#x27;m still waiting for cheap sheets of graphene.