{"id":1064,"date":"2011-11-18T14:19:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-18T14:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.novonon.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/18\/nanomaterial-is-worlds-lightest\/"},"modified":"2011-11-18T14:19:00","modified_gmt":"2011-11-18T14:19:00","slug":"nanomaterial-is-worlds-lightest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.novonon.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/18\/nanomaterial-is-worlds-lightest\/","title":{"rendered":"Nanomaterial is world&#8217;s lightest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/p>\n<h4>Sent to you via Google Reader<\/h4>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/boingboing\/iBag\/~3\/4-UxAWZFYrk\/nanomaterial-is-worlds-light.html\">Nanomaterial is world&#8217;s lightest<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/craphound.com\/images\/lightmetal__01_dl_hr2000x2000.jpg?w=625\"><\/p>\n<p>A new material developed by scientists at UC Irvine is described as the &#8220;world&#8217;s lightest material,&#8221; so light it can perch atop a dandelion clock without disturbing the seeds. The material is documented in the Nov 18 <em>Science<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The new material redefines the limits of lightweight materials because of its unique &#8220;micro-lattice&#8221; cellular architecture. The researchers were able to make a material that consists of 99.99 percent air by designing the 0.01 percent solid at the nanometer, micron and millimeter scales. &#8220;The trick is to fabricate a lattice of interconnected hollow tubes with a wall thickness 1,000 times thinner than a human hair,&#8221; said lead author Dr. Tobias Schaedler of HRL.<\/p>\n<p>The material&#8217;s architecture allows unprecedented mechanical behavior for a metal, including complete recovery from compression exceeding 50 percent strain and extraordinarily high energy absorption.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/today.uci.edu\/news\/2011\/11\/nr_lightmetal_111117.php\" target=\"_blank\">Multidisciplinary team of researchers develop world&#8217;s lightest material<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(<i>Thanks, Fipi Lele!<\/i>)<\/p>\n<p>(<i>Image: Dan Little, HRL Laboratories LLC<\/i>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/click.phdo?s=ad9158810aadaf82dda636e2f25d070a&#038;p=1\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/img.phdo?s=ad9158810aadaf82dda636e2f25d070a&#038;p=1\"><\/a><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/segment-pixel.invitemedia.com\/pixel?code=TechCons&#038;partnerID=167&#038;key=segment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/insight.adsrvr.org\/track\/evnt\/?ct=0:dupdmqp&#038;adv=wouzn4v&#038;fmt=3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/boingboing\/iBag\/~4\/4-UxAWZFYrk\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sent to you via Google Reader Nanomaterial is world&#8217;s lightest A new material developed by scientists at UC Irvine is described as the &#8220;world&#8217;s lightest material,&#8221; so light it can perch atop a dandelion clock without disturbing the seeds. The material is documented in the Nov 18 Science. 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