GoKawiilHebrew University team develops BioPykrete, an ice composite 10x stronger than frozen water
Researchers led by Professor Ido Braslavsky at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem created BioPykrete, a composite of ice, cellulose nanocrystals and an engineered protein called CBM3a-AFPIII. The material is about ten times stronger under compression than ordinary ice, absorbs roughly 70 times more energy before failing, and deforms gradually rather than cracking suddenly.