Rock and mountain climbers rely on strong,yet elastic ropes to keep them secure should they happen to descend. Now mathematicians at the University of Utah have reach up with an equation to design an ideal climbing rope—one that would be safer and more durable. They described this perfect rope, and a promising class of materials that might be used to manufacture it, and in a recent paper in the Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology.
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