Naive question - are these fibers pure glass, or some sort of composite? Are they flexible because of how thin they are, or is it an inherent property of some sort of composite?
The article mentions that these are just silicon dioxide, but my brain has trouble connecting the rigidity of glass as I know it with the flexibility of fiber.
The article mentions that these are just silicon dioxide, but my brain has trouble connecting the rigidity of glass as I know it with the flexibility of fiber.