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| Materials Inspired by Mother Nature: One-Pound Boat That Could Float 1,000 Pounds Posted: 25 Mar 2012 02:30 PM PDT Combining the secrets that enable water striders to walk on water and give wood its lightness and strength yielded an amazing material so buoyant that, in everyday terms, a boat made from 1 pound of it could carry five kitchen refrigerators, about 1,000 pounds. It is one of the lightest solid substances in the world. |
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