SloopJohnB 322 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 interesting more Aerospace company Boeing have released a short film demonstrating the huge potential of their unique 3D printed microlattice material, which they believe to be the world’s lightest metal. The material, first developed in 2011 by Boeing subsidiary HRL Laboratories for the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is roughly one hundred times lighter than Styrofoam, with walls one thousand times thinner than a human hair. With a density of just 0.9 mg/cc, the material is a metal microlattice made of interconnected hollow tubes, which makes it extremely resilient against compression and affords it a high level of absorption. HRL was originally founded by Howard Hughes (yes, THAT Howard Hughes) to develop radical innovations. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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