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Star Crust Strongest Material in Universe Friday, May 15, 2009 - Anuradha Menon Home >> Headlines >> General Science   
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A new computer model suggests that the outer crusts of so-called neutron stars are the strongest known material in the universe. To determine the breaking point of a neutron star's crust, the team modeled magnetic field stresses and crust deformation for a small region of the star's surface. The results showed that the crust of a neutron star can withstand a breaking strain up to ten billion times the pressure it would take to snap steel. "It sounds dramatic, but it's true," said the team. (source: news.nationalgeographic.com)
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