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Watch: This is the world’s lightest metal

A few years ago, researchers created the world's lightest metal for Boeing, and now the airline has shown it off for the first time in this new video. Called microlattice, the material is 100 times lighter than styrofoam but is as rigid as metal, which means that it has some pretty exciting applications - not limited to being able to balance on top of a dandelion. (more…)