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1.7.16, 6:00 PM EST by Jolene Creighton

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Meet the World's Lightest Metal: The Material That's 100 Times Lighter than Styrofoam

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1.7.16, 6:00 PM EST by Jolene Creighton

This is the world's lightest metal. The microlattice looks like a sponge or a mesh, and it is simultaneously flexible and exceptionally strong,

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