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Steel pipes and tendons provide tensile strength, while thatch and mud bear its crushing weight.
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Stefan Ionescu
may 20, New Atlas, 20 May 2026
Biology can deliver most of the functionality that materials deliver; for example, spider silk has the tensile strength of steel.
—Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
The bridge’s suspension cables are each made of 40,000 steel wires, with a tensile strength of more than 290,000 pounds per square inch (2,000 megapascals) per wire.
—Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
The products themselves have robust clinical validation across the range, including a 419 percent increase in protein bonding strength, 46 percent improvement in internal hair density, 30 percent increase in tensile strength and 32 percent reduction in split ends.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Stefan Ionescu
may 20, New Atlas, 20 May 2026
Biology can deliver most of the functionality that materials deliver; for example, spider silk has the tensile strength of steel.
—Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
The bridge’s suspension cables are each made of 40,000 steel wires, with a tensile strength of more than 290,000 pounds per square inch (2,000 megapascals) per wire.
—Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
The products themselves have robust clinical validation across the range, including a 419 percent increase in protein bonding strength, 46 percent improvement in internal hair density, 30 percent increase in tensile strength and 32 percent reduction in split ends.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Tensile strength.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tensile%20strength. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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