Comments on: Scientists Develop World’s Lightest Metal, 100x Lighter than Styrofoam

By: jerry spencer

jerry spencer — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:15:15 +0000

wow! and, all your comments, ?s, etc, were logical. what a serendipity to find a blog that is devoid of sniping, screaming and is instead a place to actually make minds WORK! that’s almost as exciting as this new method of producing lightweight metal.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:07:17 +0000

WITCH WITCH!!!
Nawwww.. just kidding, this is awesome!
I’m just wondering it’s melting point, If it’s so thin would it not melt easier than other metals?
Or is this a stupid question? I’m not huge into science and properties of elements etc.. .etc… so I was just wondering.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:19:32 +0000

Just something I thought of last night… If a car was built out of this, and then I sat into this car with my sturdy 100kg/220lb frame, wouldn’t the car just topple over? Or be affected by my mass moving around as I turned corners and took bends at speed? Just a thought. A car would probably still require a solid “normal” steel chassis to be safe.

By: Lasse

Lasse — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:06:01 +0000

I think they mean it’s as strong as metal *per weight unit*, not per volume.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:13:23 +0000

If this is really as strong as they say, it will change so much. This is EXCITING.

By: Shaun Banks

Shaun Banks — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:57:07 +0000

Brilliant – What about making the electric car out of this stuff too wouldn’t that help with battery efficiency?

it would also make a good ever lasting bath loafer which would also be very efficient

Might be good to use for crash barriers.

By: Chris Moore

Chris Moore — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:22:24 +0000

Great Article Abeo. Hopefully they can incorporate this innovative material into clunky machines and modern architecture.
I apologise beforehand for going off topic in what i’m about to say. I got invited to a Reception recruitment day at a Premier Inn — in London — on the 14th of November. Within the email they had sent me, they asked me to bring with me ‘one’ item as an introduction that best describes me: I chose to bring Derren Brown’s book “Tricks of the Mind.” I arrived at the Premier Inn (travelling from Southend, Essex) to find 30 other people there. The first task out of 4, was to stand up in front of everyone, and speak about the personal item. I’m so gleeful I selected Derren’s book. They invited me for an interview which I attended yesterday, 25 out of 400! Fingers crossed.

By: Twilord

Twilord — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:52:05 +0000

That had to be built with Nanobots. It can’t not have been!

By: G.H

G.H — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:58:22 +0000

What current metal is it similar to in terms if its properties?

By: paul stewart

paul stewart — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:07:10 +0000

We’d better start thinking about our next planetary stop to distrib. N.A.S.A will love this!