Proteus becomes the world's first manufactured non-cuttable material

Re:Proteus becomes the world's first manufactured non-cuttab... by Skunkleton on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @02:43PM (#23909583)

Based on my read of the article seems like this would fall apart under evenly applied force. Like a bolt cutter. Odd that the article doesn't mention bolt cutters.

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Re:Proteus becomes the world's first manufactured non-cuttab... by genocidicbunny on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @02:52PM (#23909671)

And in the first paragraph they even mention that this might have applications for bike locks. If that was an intended application, surely testing against bolt cutters which are so frequently used would be something they'd have done.

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Re:Proteus becomes the world's first manufactured non-cuttab... by Skunkleton on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @07:22PM (#23911989)

Maybe they are using the technical definitions of sheering and cutting?

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Re:Proteus becomes the world's first manufactured non-cuttab... by xsmasher on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @04:08PM (#23910452)

Yep, bolt cutter would go through that aluminum like butter; or use a car jack or long lever to bend it in half.

A layer of this on top of steel bar would help guard against power tools. My bike lock already has a rubberized coating; embed ceramic balls in that.

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