Celluloid material stronger than kevlar

[Robb Greathouse]

These are nano-crystals made from wood.  They are stronger than kevlar and match carbon nanotubes at 100th the cost.  If production could be scaled down, this could be huge for open manufacturing.

http://www.gizmag.com/cellulose-nanocrystals-stronger-carbon-fiber-kevlar/23959/

[m d]

Seems like other fibrous feedstocks like hemp could have the same potential to supply the fibers
with a lot faster growth of biomass, less space required to grow, and easier processing to yield the
nanofiber.

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[Forrest Flanagan]

Carbon fiber and carbon nanotubes are very different things. Carbon nanotubes have double the elastic modulus and almost three times the tensile strength of cellulose nanocrystals.