04-12-2015 15:04 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Lightest Metal Ever Is 99.9 Percent Air

How do you build the world’s lightest metal? The material, known as a "microlattice," was developed by scientists at HRL Laboratories in Malibu, California, which is co-owned by Boeing and General Motors. The new microlattice is made up of a network of tiny hollow tubes and is roughly 100 times lighter than Styrofoam.
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