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Posted on 10/16/15 at 1:21 pm to NYNolaguy1
I've seen the reports, but can't recall numbers. They did tout that it was really high performing on all the stress tests
Posted on 10/16/15 at 1:23 pm to illuminatic
Haha, yeah among other applications. The tough part of their job is figuring out how to bring the inventions to market. They own a ton of patents that they just can't figure out how to apply the tech to products.
Press release for NFL deal
Press release for NFL deal
This post was edited on 10/16/15 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 10/16/15 at 1:31 pm to Bullfrog
Posted on 10/16/15 at 1:33 pm to jose canseco
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Lighter than air? Does it float??
It's not lighter than air: Boeing says it's created the lightest metal ever, a microlattice material which it describes as 99.99% air.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 1:35 pm to Enadious
Sweet, a floating plane. How will it ever land?
Posted on 10/16/15 at 1:42 pm to bird35
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Sweet, a floating plane. How will it ever land?
Duh, it would not need to. Dont you remember THE NAVIGATOR?
Posted on 10/16/15 at 1:59 pm to Bullfrog
you can make transapent aluminum...
take a lighter to aluminum foil and scorch it a bit, it becomes transparent.
take a lighter to aluminum foil and scorch it a bit, it becomes transparent.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 2:30 pm to Cooter Davenport
Posted on 10/16/15 at 2:43 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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I've seen the reports, but can't recall numbers. They did tout that it was really high performing on all the stress tests
Stuff like that fascinates me. Literally the building blocks of future technology.
Would love to see this in use for a space elevator years down the line.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 2:51 pm to Cruiserhog
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you can make transapent aluminum...
take a lighter to aluminum foil and scorch it a bit, it becomes transparent.
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Cruiserhog
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Little Rock
not surprising...
Posted on 10/16/15 at 3:02 pm to goofball
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Boeing says it created lightest metal ever
Boom! Checkmate GE kid who can't lift a hammer.
Posted on 10/16/15 at 4:11 pm to Enadious
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The microlattice weighs only about one tenth as much as carbon fiber, and is actually slightly lighter than air itself,
Well....
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