Archinect - News2024-12-22T11:00:50-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/27916889/scientists-develop-world-s-lightest-metal-100x-lighter-than-styrofoam
Scientists Develop World’s Lightest Metal, 100x Lighter than Styrofoam nicoleabene2011-11-18T14:55:56-05:00>2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/k0/k0hhw6uub420d6qr.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Researchers at the University of California Irvine have developed a material that is as strong as metal but 100 times lighter than Styrofoam. The material is constructed from a micro-lattice of nickel phosphorous tubes that is 99.9% air.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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