A team of researchers led by Tobias Schaedler of HRL Labs has developed an ultralight metallic microlattice that’s 10,000 times lighter than ultralight aerogels and carbon nanotube foams. Ultralight cellular materials weigh less than 10 milligrams per cubic centimeter. “An ordered lattice is inherently stronger than a foam with random porosity,” Schaedler told TechNewsWorld. Uses for ultralight cellular materials include thermal insulation, battery electrodes and damping for acoustic, vibration and shock energy.
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New Mighty Microlattice Material Weighs Next to Nothing
Posted by: Richard Adhikari November 18, 2011 11:53 AMA team of researchers led by Tobias Schaedler of HRL Labs has developed an ultralight metallic microlattice that’s 10,000 times lighter than ultralight aerogels and carbon nanotube foams. Ultralight cellular materials weigh less than 10 milligrams per cubic centimeter. “An ordered lattice is inherently stronger than a foam with random porosity,” Schaedler told TechNewsWorld. Uses for ultralight cellular materials include thermal insulation, battery electrodes and damping for acoustic, vibration and shock energy.