It may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but the idea of building a lift that would travel from the Earth into space has been around for more than a century. Photo: Alamy
China has strongest fibre that can haul 160 elephants – and a space elevator?
- Scientists say just 1 cubic centimetre of the carbon nanotube material won’t break under the weight of more than 800 tonnes
- Tsinghua University researchers are trying to get the fibre into mass production for use in military or other areas
It may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but the idea of building a lift that would travel from the Earth into space has been around for more than a century. Photo: Alamy
