New 'chain mail' material of interlocking molecules is tough, flexible and easy to make

https://phys.org/news/2023-01-chain-mail-material-interlocking-molecules.html

"infinite catenane synthesized in single chemical step... can be produced with an unlimited number of linked units in 3D... individual units interlock mechanically and not connected by chemical bonds can be flexed without breaking... don't fracture... robotics, aerospace and armored suits... made inexpensive MOFs by synthesizing hybrid molecules—metal clusters connected to an organic ligand—and mix them in a solution so that they link up to form a rigid and highly porous 3D network"

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