Fantastic payoff for years of sustained research, and demonstrated excellence in the field. Looking forward to seeing this everywhere soon. Retrofit the R?
Rabiei’s invention isn’t the first metal foam, but she says it’s the strongest. The main weakness of existing metal foams is the varying sizes of their cells — tiny pockets of space inside the material. Instead, Rabiei used cells of standard sizes and combined them with a metallic matrix to support the cell walls.
via Foamy Invention Could Save Energy and Lives | LiveScience.