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Scientists Develop World’s Lightest Metal, 100x Lighter than StyrofoamBy Brit LiggettNovember 20, 2011  Researchers at the University of California Irvine have developed a material that is as strong as metal yet 100 times lighter than Styrofoam. The material is constructed from a micro-lattice of nickel phosphorous tubes that is 99.9% air. (via Scientists Develop World’s Lightest Metal, 100x Lighter than Styrofoam | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World)

Scientists Develop World’s Lightest Metal, 100x Lighter than Styrofoam
By Brit Liggett
November 20, 2011 

Researchers at the University of California Irvine have developed a material that is as strong as metal yet 100 times lighter than Styrofoam. The material is constructed from a micro-lattice of nickel phosphorous tubes that is 99.9% air.

(via Scientists Develop World’s Lightest Metal, 100x Lighter than Styrofoam | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World)

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