Photo: World’s lightest material can perch on top of dandelion fluff
Scientists at the UC Irvine, HRL Laboratories and the California Institute of Technology say they’ve developed the world’s lightest material, so airy that it can perch on top of a dandelion’s fluff. The “micro-lattice” consists of 99.99% air, researchers say. (Photo: Dan Little, HRL Laboratories LLC)