---
title: "Researchers Develop Efficient Method to Produce Nanoporous Metals"
description: "Researchers have developed a cost-effective and more efficient way to manufacture nanoporous metals at all scales, from nanoscale to macroscale"
date: "2014-11-25"
modified: "2015-08-13"
authors:
  - name: "Radu Serban"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/techie1986"
url: "https://futurism.com/researchers-develop-efficient-method-produce-nanoporous-metals"
categories:
  - "Future Materials"
  - "Nanotech"
  - "Science & Energy"
tags:
  - "nanotech"
---

# Researchers Develop Efficient Method to Produce Nanoporous Metals

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- They posses a high surface area for better electron transfer
- Gold, silver and aluminum were used for the research project
- Other applications of nanoporous metals include supporting the development of new metamaterials (engineered materials).