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I wonder if something like Graphene would have any applications for bicycle locks? I would love a lock made from this Graphene paper, which is allegedly 10 time

• hartror 15y ago
  It will, once we have a process that can produce it at an industrial scale which appears to be forthcoming [1]. [1] http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100119111057.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100119111057.ht...
• zbanks 15y ago
  With bike locks, you're not looking for tensile strength, you need to resist shearing & shock loads. Carbon fiber, for example, may be considered to be almost as strong as steel, but it breaks pretty easily when subjected to shear and shock forces, i.e. a bolt cutter. Quickly skimming the article, graphene is only twice as strong as steel in this regard. Although this is still great, you have to be careful.