British scientists create the world's tightest node

This is the key to creating new materials.

You think that the knot of a thread, or simply a plastic bag that is tied tightly is the most difficult knot of all time, you are wrong. A group of scientists at Manchester University tied a much tighter knot.

They have found a new way to tie the molecular chains together and they have created a knot that is more tight than ever. But do not laugh, this is not just challenging each other to make fun, this will be a technique to turn the polymer chain into an extremely powerful material.

The knot image is digitized.

This 192 atomic knot is made up of eight metal and ion chain chains tied together, obtained through a special binding technique called "self-assembly".

The chains of oxygen, nitro and carbon molecules will be used to cover iron ions, "creating a knot in the right place, as we weave," said research leader David Leigh. These knots are rolled around a chloride ion - an ion in the center of that knot. It can be considered that this ion is the nucleus of a circular knot.

The end of the chain will be combined with a catalyst to complete a loop of knots and it is also the last step to create a master knot - more powerful than all other knots.

This molecular chain work will help scientists discover the strength and durability of many different physical structures and through that, they will also get the key to creating new types of matter.

If we can weave polymer chains into each other or because they run parallel to each other, we can create materials that are more durable than bulletproof but can still be very light and durable.

" Some spider-like polymers can be twice as tough, tougher than steel, and thus the knitting of polymer chains will create a new generation of materials that are lighter, more durable and more flexible than any other. what material we have, "Mr. Leigh said publicly.

This knot is the most complex molecular textile product ever made by scientists and it must also mark a very important milestone in the long journey of research to find a new material.

Perhaps, this is also a kind of open knot, because when tightened, it can serve the function it was created.