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Scientists come up with world’s FIRST uncuttable material after being inspired by shells and grapefruit

Named after the shape-changing mythical god ‘Proteus’, the super strong material came about after researchers studied the structure of grapefruit peel and sea shells. Stefan Szyniszewski/YouTube/CC BY-SA 3.0

Named after the shape-changing mythical god ‘Proteus’, the super strong material has so far been impossible to cut, resistant even to angle grinders, drills and high-pressure water jets.

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