[–] leshake 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) 5.1 years ago
"Boeing describes the new microlattice as an "open cellular polymer structure."
That's not a metal, it's a polymer. Furthermore it sounds like aerogel, which was invented in 1931.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerogel
That picture is probably inaccurate as well.
[–] Ilikebordercollies [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) 5.1 years ago
aircraft made from metal foam sound slightly frightening
[–] leshake 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
"Boeing describes the new microlattice as an "open cellular polymer structure."
That's not a metal, it's a polymer. Furthermore it sounds like aerogel, which was invented in 1931.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerogel
That picture is probably inaccurate as well.