A New ‘Super Ice’ Is 10 Times Stronger, Bringing It Close to The Strength of Concrete

Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel have extended that idea from the 1940s British Royal Navy to create what they're calling BioPykrete

During the Second World War, the British Royal Navy experimented with the idea of using ice reinforced with wood pulp to build…

Full text: https://www.sciencealert.com/a-new-super-ice-is-10-times-stronger-bringing-it-close-to-the-strength-of-concrete

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David Nield

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sciencealert, 2026-10-11.

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Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Royal Navy

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