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Title of the Article: World's Lightest Material Is a Metal 100 Times Lighter Than Styrofoam
Author(s) of the Article: The above story is reprinted from materials provided by University of California - Irvine.
Source of the Article: Science Daily: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111117154643.htm
Date of the Article: November 17, 2011
Summary: This article talks about how a team of researchers of UC Irvine, HRL Laboratories and the California Institute of Technology developed the World’s Lightest Material. It is a metal with a density of 0.9 mm/cc, and is about 100 times lighter than Styrofoam! In fact, it is so light (is 99.9 % air!) that it can sit upon a dandelion fluff without damaging it. "Materials actually get stronger as the dimensions are reduced to the nanoscale," explained UCI mechanical and aerospace engineer Lorenzo Valdevit, also UCI's principal investigator on the project.
This discovery and discoveries like this one will affect our society positively because soon our world will change completely and be completely remade and redesigned. Soon, we will create lighter materials which are even lighter than this one, our society is developing. I found this article on a reliable resource: www.sciencedaily.com used for finding science-related current events. I know this website is a good place for finding science-related current events because it features excellent articles (my opinion). When I finished reading this article, I learned that our society is developing and NEVER will come a day when we DO NOT learn something new. I felt delighted reading this article because I think our society is developing and will CONTINUE to develop.
Interesting topic!
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