Aerospace Innovation: Boeing Develops The Lightest Metal Ever With Latticework for Future Aircraft

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  • Опубликовано: 4 дек 2024

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  • @mattgillespie6457
    @mattgillespie6457 8 лет назад +7584

    99.99% Air. Too late Boeing, Lay's beat you to it.

  • @jmanistheboss13
    @jmanistheboss13 8 лет назад +5764

    Only available in supply drops

    • @RedTradesLIVE
      @RedTradesLIVE 8 лет назад +11

      lol

    • @jaesen737
      @jaesen737 8 лет назад +6

      tru

    • @eravaash
      @eravaash 8 лет назад +35

      Inb4 Butterfly Knives 8 times in a row

    • @egatr1ckz
      @egatr1ckz 8 лет назад +39

      trying to get away from call of duty and see this comment

    • @octoporosis
      @octoporosis 8 лет назад +5

      Honestly I wouldn't be suprised

  • @KC-up7hf
    @KC-up7hf 8 лет назад +1235

    Brings a new meaning to AIRplane.

  • @twinklebumblebee
    @twinklebumblebee 8 лет назад +1494

    Wouldnt this be pretty good for phone cases?

    • @d4vd1436
      @d4vd1436 8 лет назад +173

      or the phone itself

    • @jigglypudding6127
      @jigglypudding6127 8 лет назад +4

      most likely

    • @kelleygracep
      @kelleygracep 8 лет назад +1

      Yeah!!

    • @aarons.562
      @aarons.562 8 лет назад +105

      if Apple used this then maybe their phones won't break from a 6 inch drop.

    • @rafee9442
      @rafee9442 8 лет назад +2

      +ProGamerAaron 06 iPhone break from a foot.

  • @samdetroit89
    @samdetroit89 8 лет назад +5696

    This looks like an wire sponge for dishes...

  • @NickWells
    @NickWells 9 лет назад +300

    What kind of metal is it to make it the lightest or is it light because of the structure and not the metal?

    • @Boeing
      @Boeing  9 лет назад +223

      The metal is a nickel-phosphorus alloy that is
      coated onto an open polymer structure. The polymer is then removed, leaving a
      structure that consists of 100nm thick walls of the nickel-phosphorus, thus
      creating the lightest metallic structure

    • @biiiiiiiiiix
      @biiiiiiiiiix 9 лет назад +20

      +Boeing yeah, "metallic structure", STRUCTURE. Thanks.

    • @drsta804
      @drsta804 9 лет назад +135

      +Boeing So you just admitted your title is misleading..It is NOT the lightest metal, rather the lightest metal structure.

    • @cookiezillaevan
      @cookiezillaevan 9 лет назад +18

      +Boeing is it REALLY 99.99% air? I don't believe that. Also, you should try making it out of nanocarbon tubes.

    • @elijah28348
      @elijah28348 9 лет назад

      +cookiezillaevan doesn't that greatly disprove flexibility?

  • @paulpinargote5199
    @paulpinargote5199 8 лет назад +1399

    I thought the lightest metal was glam metal?

  • @Elmarfdk
    @Elmarfdk 8 лет назад +3066

    Time to make space elevator .

  • @age365
    @age365 8 лет назад +907

    can I order just a little bit of this stuff just to have fun with?

  • @Carrera718
    @Carrera718 8 лет назад +1968

    We need a phone made out of this material! Drop it and it just bounces back! 😂

    • @miabonnabeau3972
      @miabonnabeau3972 8 лет назад +80

      Lol but for real we need that😂

    • @HappySlappyFace
      @HappySlappyFace 8 лет назад +47

      you have a nice brain there xD

    • @blackmagnetica8714
      @blackmagnetica8714 8 лет назад +37

      +HappySlappyFace
      But what if the BATTERY was crushed? lol what are you thinking now?

    • @lickytime9683
      @lickytime9683 8 лет назад +512

      drop it and it'll take 5 days to reach the floor

  • @eat_ze_bugs
    @eat_ze_bugs 9 лет назад +776

    I see the future of mattresses!

    • @vampirebicth
      @vampirebicth 9 лет назад +52

      it's metal. regardless of how light it is, it's still as hard as metal.

    • @Kiwi-yx2fc
      @Kiwi-yx2fc 9 лет назад +6

      haha that would be awesome

    • @bukuriebeciri8496
      @bukuriebeciri8496 9 лет назад +1

      +Keily Camacho gghhhhjj n

    • @frtard
      @frtard 9 лет назад +4

      +Kevin Yeoh They must be trying to give NASA and Tempur-Pedic a run for their money!

    • @wolffish1211
      @wolffish1211 9 лет назад +15

      +Lily Fenster use it as the springs

  • @nbehrman0
    @nbehrman0 9 лет назад +850

    PLEASE DO A 25 STORY EGG-DROP IN MICROLATTICE!!!!! I know I'm not the only one wishing they were going to do that the whole video...

    • @hippasusofmetapontum6447
      @hippasusofmetapontum6447 9 лет назад

      +ArmchairDiaries ^THAT^

    • @behaliuagebryes4029
      @behaliuagebryes4029 9 лет назад

      I

    • @KemptonLam
      @KemptonLam 9 лет назад +3

      +ArmchairDiaries If I were a theoretical physicist, I would be happy to hear from Ms Sophia Yang or +Boeing what kind of volume of Microlattice would be needed to protect a theoretical egg from 25 story! :)

    • @Somebody-ct9zs
      @Somebody-ct9zs 9 лет назад

      ikr.

    • @agedgar
      @agedgar 9 лет назад +3

      I like turtles

  • @KamataMusik
    @KamataMusik 9 лет назад +278

    Pretty cool, hopefully we won't see planes being blown around off the ground in tropical storms though

    • @tacomancer2772
      @tacomancer2772 9 лет назад +127

      seeing a Boeing get taken away by a mild breeze would be hilarious

    • @SangheiliSpecOp
      @SangheiliSpecOp 9 лет назад +13

      +The Boeing Kid lol

    • @davidfubuster1366
      @davidfubuster1366 9 лет назад

      +j bar yes there are. at any given time there are at minimum 1k flights just in the U.S., at peak times there are around 3k to 4k commercial flights taking place in just the U.S..that's not to mention the world or non commercial flights.

    • @acereph6594
      @acereph6594 9 лет назад

      +j bar dont forget about the wheels seats and mechanics to fly it that stuff alone has to weight over atleast 1000 lbs

    • @ross_skamerrossk8354
      @ross_skamerrossk8354 9 лет назад

      yeah thats what I was thinking about.......im never going to ride one of those plans

  • @sandycristina4948
    @sandycristina4948 8 лет назад +2999

    Ok RUclips,i watched it,happy?

  • @codywinnie9997
    @codywinnie9997 8 лет назад +25

    i did some research and its a nickel and phosphorous alloy, and as a nanomaterials scientist i dont understand why not graphene? or nanocarbon tubes? we have made mesh out of nanocarbon tubes and its easier to make and would serve the purpose of this metal structure

    • @ryanoceros9382
      @ryanoceros9382 8 лет назад

      … -.-

    • @jordinw4388
      @jordinw4388 8 лет назад +2

      You're a genius bro. A genius.

    • @jordinw4388
      @jordinw4388 8 лет назад +1

      +BalisongRED YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND!!!!! YOUR PIC IS ALBERT EINSTEIN

  • @drae
    @drae 9 лет назад +131

    that is really cool

    • @captainheat2314
      @captainheat2314 9 лет назад +6

      What are you doing here?

    • @Aw3somedud399
      @Aw3somedud399 9 лет назад

      Ayyy lmao

    • @Leo-xq6gx
      @Leo-xq6gx 9 лет назад

      Keel

    • @tejasmurthy6022
      @tejasmurthy6022 9 лет назад +2

      Drae... What on earth are you doing here??

    • @Derpness
      @Derpness 9 лет назад

      Am I the only one that came here after watching a draegast besiege vid?

  • @edwardwu7730
    @edwardwu7730 9 лет назад +147

    egg drop... use. a. parachute.

    • @alibombali8151
      @alibombali8151 9 лет назад

      +Edward Wu Or just a zero gravity generator

    • @Doobs110
      @Doobs110 9 лет назад

      +Edward Wu cut out a divot from two sponges and tape them together with the egg inside :)

    • @tattinaamari
      @tattinaamari 9 лет назад

      +Edward Wu umm... wind, buildings.... splat

    • @edwardwu7730
      @edwardwu7730 9 лет назад

      parachute + bubble wrap and cardboard :D

    • @mortache
      @mortache 9 лет назад

      you cant use parachute if you drop something from a small height and if there's wind. but i'm assuming they aren't gonna use it for dropping eggs

  • @ashtonhartley2662
    @ashtonhartley2662 9 лет назад +24

    This is the only ad I have ever clicked on. So awesome. How do they make it?

    • @Boeing
      @Boeing  9 лет назад +15

      The metal is a nickel-phosphorus alloy that is
      coated onto an open polymer structure. The polymer is then removed, leaving a
      structure that consists of 100nm thick walls of the nickel-phosphorus, thus
      creating the lightest metallic structure

    • @itskrude
      @itskrude 9 лет назад

      +Boeing Ok, I've seen you copy paste this a ton. So the real question that isn't addressed is how durable is it? If it's used publicly, will it be trashed within a day?

    • @ashtonhartley2662
      @ashtonhartley2662 9 лет назад

      +Boeing thank you!

    • @ImJustCj
      @ImJustCj 8 лет назад

      +Ashton Hartley you are a Legend you got boing to respond to you

    • @RichIdeas411
      @RichIdeas411 8 лет назад

      +Boeing are you the company that makes planes?

  • @charajepson6202
    @charajepson6202 8 лет назад +494

    This metal would be an excellent idea for shoes

    • @dippyfresh7676
      @dippyfresh7676 8 лет назад +3

      You're right!!!

    • @halibutnutz
      @halibutnutz 8 лет назад +25

      Dude if that were to happen I WOULD BUY IT That's a great idea

    • @jig7810
      @jig7810 8 лет назад

      right?

  • @hankwaffles
    @hankwaffles 8 лет назад +586

    clicking on an ad because it looked more interesting than the video you were watching.

    • @thyfleshh
      @thyfleshh 8 лет назад +1

      YES

    • @rtrthe3rd
      @rtrthe3rd 8 лет назад +1

      yep

    • @maebea3
      @maebea3 8 лет назад +1

      I clicked on it to see how silly it is and to critize the comments and be annoying 😆😤

    • @mitch2661
      @mitch2661 8 лет назад +18

      pretty much

  • @Someone-tl1xm
    @Someone-tl1xm 9 лет назад +793

    Nike should use them in shoes

    • @0Concept14
      @0Concept14 9 лет назад +201

      the shoes would then cost more than a car.

    • @Tripster60
      @Tripster60 9 лет назад +16

      Yeah sure shoes as heavy as metal, no one would want to feel that on their feet

    • @Tripster60
      @Tripster60 9 лет назад +3

      +Tripster60 and i meant rigid and tough not heavy

    • @jfandersson3223
      @jfandersson3223 9 лет назад

      Yeah

    • @muhammadkhan321
      @muhammadkhan321 9 лет назад +19

      Why not other brands

  • @averagesqueaker7121
    @averagesqueaker7121 9 лет назад +112

    Aw man I thought this was a weird genre of music, like the opposite of heavy metal.

  • @chainofenkidu9451
    @chainofenkidu9451 9 лет назад +47

    Why are there so many cuts between the speech? I had to sometime go back to listen to the audial again cause some of the big cuts are just badly connect

    • @jonnymiskatonic
      @jonnymiskatonic 9 лет назад +10

      +Kevin Chu editing for time. I understood all of it though.

    • @matthewg4882
      @matthewg4882 9 лет назад

      +Kevin Chu she probably said "um" a lot (most people do) and they edited those ums out.

    • @SamFirthDesigner
      @SamFirthDesigner 9 лет назад

      +John Klatt it's probably to focus the viewers attention, it's intentionally jarring. *&%#ing annoying though

    • @Doobs110
      @Doobs110 9 лет назад

      +Kevin Chu this needs to be the top comment

    • @soniiic
      @soniiic 9 лет назад +2

      +Kevin Chu It's terrible at 1:34.

  • @BreezytooSleezy
    @BreezytooSleezy 8 лет назад +409

    who has a 25 story egg drop at school

  • @bosengineer
    @bosengineer 8 лет назад +192

    1:37 her speech is so edited apart she sounds like a robot

  • @cebobbydg
    @cebobbydg 8 лет назад +782

    I'm glad there are some very smart people in the world because I'm obviously not one of them. 😂

    • @benbellino3596
      @benbellino3596 8 лет назад +13

      That's what all dumb girls say... 😒

    • @cebobbydg
      @cebobbydg 8 лет назад +64

      +Ben Bellino Don't call me dumb. You're obviously dumb for saying something like that to someone on the internet.

    • @snoop05
      @snoop05 8 лет назад +74

      Candice- But is the person you call dumb truly.. Dumb?

  • @mikaylawoods4356
    @mikaylawoods4356 9 лет назад +14

    I wonder if the can use it in the chairs? It could make them softer but still hold their structure possibly with the tension or maybe poles guiding it to form the shape of the seat, right? Kind of like a hammock seat but more sturdy, comfortable, and with a cloth cover you won't fall through possibly?

    • @mikaylawoods4356
      @mikaylawoods4356 9 лет назад

      And maybe if you took, for example, a 737 and were able to replace small things like the seats to even the buckles then there would be less weight on that plane? I'm no aerospace engineer, yet, but I'm just curious if that would work or not?

    • @LETHALF90
      @LETHALF90 9 лет назад

      +Mikayla Strange one buckle would cost more than a car...

    • @anishaaktar6709
      @anishaaktar6709 9 лет назад

      ludwx

    • @projectst6113
      @projectst6113 8 лет назад

      very good thought. yes should implemented for all such applications.

    • @ErojFeeding
      @ErojFeeding 8 лет назад

      +Mikayla Strange I would presume so..

  • @mtqgaming6218
    @mtqgaming6218 8 лет назад +251

    99.9 percent air but it's lighter than air?

    • @hayleeh18
      @hayleeh18 8 лет назад +196

      If it were lighter than air it would float. Microlattice is just the lightest material we've created.

    • @potentiallyToothersPToothers
      @potentiallyToothersPToothers 8 лет назад +16

      Good point, put some healing in the hallow places and enjoy some floating metal lol

  • @matarese2868
    @matarese2868 8 лет назад +2

    I've been seeing this ad for like 4 months, so I decided to finally watch it and was very impressed!!!!

  • @hiddenworldforge374
    @hiddenworldforge374 8 лет назад +80

    It isn't a metal, it's a metalic structure.

    • @thatsprettynito4155
      @thatsprettynito4155 8 лет назад +3

      A frog knows more than bowing...that's fun

    • @janmiller8518
      @janmiller8518 8 лет назад +2

      +Tory Benner o
      a

    • @kljl7468
      @kljl7468 8 лет назад +4

      It is made from alloys. Alloys are mixtures of metals.

  • @jeamon8969
    @jeamon8969 9 лет назад +29

    20 years later"ANOTHER MICROLATTICE AIR PLANE HAS FALLEN!"

    • @lordrevan773
      @lordrevan773 9 лет назад +9

      it's gonna be a bit windy out tonight, not too windy tho- OH GOODNESS NOT ANOTHER ONE

    • @the_dooof
      @the_dooof 9 лет назад +1

      It's not going to be all microlattice, it's going to be metal lining on the outside with microlattice inside.

    • @durdleduc8520
      @durdleduc8520 9 лет назад

      +Dragon Trainer Asif yes sooo true

    • @meaganfisher968
      @meaganfisher968 9 лет назад

      So true LoooooL

  • @eggroll9000
    @eggroll9000 9 лет назад +6

    The cuts in the
    audio are really
    obvious and
    really
    awkward.

  • @XDarkTricksterX
    @XDarkTricksterX 8 лет назад +27

    This is actually one of the only ads I actually like

  • @greninja9872
    @greninja9872 8 лет назад +1

    two questions,1 does it come in black? and 2 can it protect you from bullets?

  • @icecube7923
    @icecube7923 8 лет назад +109

    So basically its a bag of chips o_o

    • @sreASEH
      @sreASEH 8 лет назад +3

      and then here comes tumblr

  • @wolfuii4171
    @wolfuii4171 8 лет назад +144

    A metal that is 99.99 percent air that can go on top of a dandelion and won't fall but is still strong...WTF

    • @threeterrifictriplets8946
      @threeterrifictriplets8946 8 лет назад +1

      IKR

    • @DankBlank
      @DankBlank 8 лет назад

      Science fish

    • @ianblanchet5500
      @ianblanchet5500 8 лет назад +40

      It's not strong, it absorbs a lot of energy

    • @simpleregret2848
      @simpleregret2848 8 лет назад +5

      well I'm guessing to were it has a strong structure it stays together but still light weight and I could go on and in about this but I wont

  • @cadenp.38
    @cadenp.38 8 лет назад +83

    How much would it cost? I'm guessing at least $100..But I'm not sure. Could this also be a replacement to Bubble wrap?

  • @lucasr6587
    @lucasr6587 8 лет назад +120

    Should be put on world trade centers

  • @J0lly_jackson
    @J0lly_jackson 8 лет назад +6

    does this cost a lot? where can someone buy it?

  • @chase6790
    @chase6790 8 лет назад +65

    This could be rebuilt into body armor... stronger metal and a tighter lattice pattern could make an effective chainmail of sorts.

    • @deannadavis8261
      @deannadavis8261 8 лет назад +2

      those look like wired sponges for dishes

    • @markd.9918
      @markd.9918 8 лет назад +1

      halo armor maybe??? lol sorry....

    • @galahad5658
      @galahad5658 8 лет назад +1

      Or power armor, that would be great

    • @brandonstark177
      @brandonstark177 8 лет назад +1

      I was thinking almost the exact same thing. It is kind of like chain armor in the sense that it is light, but still effective. Though I wonder if a layer or two of this could potentially replace Kevlar.

    • @wilsonstoddard7028
      @wilsonstoddard7028 8 лет назад +1

      it would be interesting to see if it holds up against that much concentrated force.

  • @johno1544
    @johno1544 8 лет назад +7

    I think aerogel still has the record for the lightest solid. Aerogel is not made of metal and probably not as strong as this so this is very impressive. I wonder if you could create aerogel around this metal and create a super lightweight composite material. Aerogel is amazingly resistant to heat flow which I doubt this metal is

    • @Aztesticals
      @Aztesticals 8 лет назад

      One of the main reasons behind the use of metal is due to carbon having an affinity to become brittle at hight temperatures. However as this material contains phosphorus it could also decompose at very high temps. Phosphorus is a bitch with fire around.

    • @dndndjddjdjdjdjd4582
      @dndndjddjdjdjdjd4582 8 лет назад +1

      it's 99.99% air (insulator obv) so even tho it's metal (conductor obv) it probably still is

  • @TanmayChhatbar
    @TanmayChhatbar 9 лет назад +4

    When it is so flexible, you won't be able to use it as a primary chassis for the aeroplane, right? Because in turbulence, this would probably bend to a very high extent. So, if you have to use another, heavier chassis in the first place, what is the use of this? Please, correct me if I'm wrong.
    Frankly, I see this under the cushion of my bed in 15 years.

    • @a1ph4bet_s0up
      @a1ph4bet_s0up 9 лет назад

      I can see it in soles of shoes somehow

    • @TanmayChhatbar
      @TanmayChhatbar 9 лет назад

      Silver the Hedgehog Another potentially good usage.

    • @almostfm
      @almostfm 9 лет назад

      +Tanmay Chhatbar You could use it as part of a honeycomb sandwich structure. Microlattice core bonded to aluminum or carbon fiber. Think about a piece of cardboard. If you look at a cross-section, it's just three (or five) pieces of paper cleverly glued together, but it's a lot stronger than it would be just stacking the paper.

    • @TanmayChhatbar
      @TanmayChhatbar 9 лет назад

      *****​ That could be done. But again, that would increase the density of the material. So, the main attraction of the structure would be lost.

    • @almostfm
      @almostfm 9 лет назад

      Tanmay Chhatbar It would be heavier than the microlattice by itself, but it would be lighter than a piece of aluminum of the same thickness, so there would still be a gain.

  • @alnoso
    @alnoso 8 лет назад +25

    neat, but why is this an ad?

    • @esp-32board
      @esp-32board 8 лет назад

      so people who make planes buy the metal that cost about 99% more than a original air plane.

    • @alnoso
      @alnoso 8 лет назад +3

      Tide's detergent
      Pretty sure those guys already have employees constantly on the lookout for this sort of thing.

    • @therandomdumpling.9832
      @therandomdumpling.9832 8 лет назад +3

      BECAUSE IT CAN, LIKE TODAY, I WANNA BE PURPLE!
      NO, Y'KNOW WHAT? IMMA BE A LOLLIPOP TODAY.

    • @sivaramireddybapathi8289
      @sivaramireddybapathi8289 8 лет назад

      aaa

    • @sivaramireddybapathi8289
      @sivaramireddybapathi8289 8 лет назад

      2

  • @erinbsullivan444
    @erinbsullivan444 8 лет назад +2

    OMG! This is exactly what I was looking for to replace my hip joint! Do they make hip joins with this stuff? I'm a runner & I need something strong, but light weight 😃

  • @daepicpigeon3274
    @daepicpigeon3274 8 лет назад +1

    Saw this I'm my recommended box for days. Finally watched it.

  • @HyperGriffin
    @HyperGriffin 8 лет назад +63

    Isn't this the same description of the material that people found at the crash site of the Roswell UFO crash?

    • @crispyken1493
      @crispyken1493 8 лет назад +17

      no, thats called memory metal.

    • @HyperGriffin
      @HyperGriffin 8 лет назад +2

      Oh

    • @abdelkabirbahhous3032
      @abdelkabirbahhous3032 8 лет назад +2

      +HyperGriffin N

    • @DieselOBS
      @DieselOBS 8 лет назад +3

      +ken simpkins all metal has memory

    • @crispyken1493
      @crispyken1493 8 лет назад +2

      Testacticle
      Of course they all do, But they all don't automatically fix: holes, cuts, dings, like memory metal.

  • @jorgetanaka2793
    @jorgetanaka2793 9 лет назад +4

    How do you make it?

    • @Boeing
      @Boeing  9 лет назад +14

      The metal is a nickel-phosphorus alloy that is
      coated onto an open polymer structure. The polymer is then removed, leaving a
      structure that consists of 100nm thick walls of the nickel-phosphorus, thus
      creating the lightest metallic structure

    • @AustinSteingrube
      @AustinSteingrube 9 лет назад +5

      Do you think this could be replicated by the hobbyist that might 3D print a similar lattice in HIPS, use vacuum thermal deposition to coat the print in a given metal, and then use D-Lemonene to dissolve the HIPS?

    • @BillCarter
      @BillCarter 9 лет назад

      +CS Steingrube Yep! It'd be easier to plate the 3D printed material.

    • @penny6031
      @penny6031 8 лет назад

      +Boeing that is cool I ges

    • @xxkarlosxxxxxx7233
      @xxkarlosxxxxxx7233 8 лет назад

      with air apparently

  • @70navigator
    @70navigator 9 лет назад +139

    Language matters. This is not a metal, nor is it a material. Clever though it is, It is an engineered structure of existing materials. I'm light on trust of an engineer who doesn't know the difference. regardless how clever or innovative the effort. Maybe its the Boeing PR department that needs to go back to English comp 101 and drag out their dusty Funk & Wagnalls.

    • @Boeing
      @Boeing  9 лет назад +182

      The metal is a nickel-phosphorus alloy that is
      coated onto an open polymer structure. The polymer is then removed, leaving a
      structure that consists of 100nm thick walls of the nickel-phosphorus, thus
      creating the lightest metallic structure

    • @tonywardd
      @tonywardd 9 лет назад +12

      +70navigator Yeah... Let's leave the science to the people who know what they're talking about.

    • @meanmachinezzz
      @meanmachinezzz 9 лет назад

      +70navigator you are wrong.

    • @ShelliG
      @ShelliG 9 лет назад +4

      +Boeing I think you are missing 70navigator's point by just putting in this stock comment (with unnecessary carriage returns as well). You are making the public believe this is a "new" material or metal when it is NOT. It is an innovative example of engineering and design but terminology *is* important.

    • @onepcwhiz
      @onepcwhiz 9 лет назад

      +70navigator Yeah this is not new.. I've seen that picture a few years ago.

  • @23esparami
    @23esparami 8 лет назад +2

    Beautifull! That was beautiful!

  • @freddyolvera7311
    @freddyolvera7311 8 лет назад +2

    Do u guys sell it and how much also where

  • @oktayyildirim2911
    @oktayyildirim2911 8 лет назад +3

    Is it possible to make a super light, yet rigid material this way? I noticed that it had the consistency of a sponge. Maybe a version for use it the frame of an aircraft?

  • @tidemover
    @tidemover 9 лет назад +8

    If you say it takes three feet of bubble wrap an egg you really should know how much of the metal you would need to protect the egg. Because three feet of bubble wrap is maybe a dollar how much is the unknown quantity of metal?

    • @antivanti
      @antivanti 9 лет назад +1

      +Niño Rata No. In something like a huge airliner or spaceship things like strength and light weight are much more valuable than cost. Saving weight and space can allow new things to be done or simply save more money over time than the initial material cost was.

    • @plasticguitar
      @plasticguitar 9 лет назад

      +Crash Forty Five Everything is valued in money

    • @nutellablop
      @nutellablop 9 лет назад

      +Dave Preston But bubble wrap isn't used in planes. Also the microlattice is a lot more durable and infinitely more reusable.

    • @NUTTA1997
      @NUTTA1997 9 лет назад

      +Niño Rata +Dave Preston Yes but not always in the "how much of the cheapest stuff do we need". For example, in boeings case it'd be "how much money will we save in five years if we use the more expensive but much lighter material." And in this case, the egg drop example was to simply demonstrate what is possible with the material, not the cost side of it at all.

    • @meetpiboogy3627
      @meetpiboogy3627 9 лет назад

      +Dave Preston Consider that it might be a Faberge egg drop hosted by the one percenters....then the expense is justifiable and there premise is therefor plausible....

  • @richardnixon5036
    @richardnixon5036 8 лет назад +3

    does this use graphene, by any chance?

  • @ShizaP
    @ShizaP 8 лет назад

    It is very flexible, how will it stand against fire and also weight pressure and many other type of scenarios?

  • @ozobat
    @ozobat 8 лет назад

    where do you find the materials to make these things? do you make them or do you bye them?

  • @thebeesdude7300
    @thebeesdude7300 8 лет назад +46

    99.99 percent air.... wow.

    • @brendonowens4950
      @brendonowens4950 8 лет назад +80

      like a bag of lays chips

    • @ditzyrose700
      @ditzyrose700 8 лет назад +1

      +BRENDON OWENS HA, truuue!

    • @alexaleman3350
      @alexaleman3350 8 лет назад +2

      +BRENDON OWENS Bruh, OMG lol 😂

    • @awasp6344
      @awasp6344 8 лет назад +2

      +BRENDON OWENS only good brand is pringles

  • @mattafaak
    @mattafaak 8 лет назад +6

    I'm confused as to why this ad was recommended to me. Very cool tech, but I'm definitely not the target demographic. The only thing I contribute to this planet is diarrhea.

  • @WideWorldofTrains
    @WideWorldofTrains 8 лет назад +6

    Cool video, very interesting stuff

  • @Adv_A7
    @Adv_A7 8 лет назад +1

    Is this a work in progress thing or is it being used in structures and stuff already?

  • @boing0head
    @boing0head 8 лет назад

    Could it be a replacment for Bubblewrap? Could it be used for school projects? If so then how much would it cost?

  • @MostafaMansoori
    @MostafaMansoori 9 лет назад +4

    Awesome, and really cool, I like this kind of stuff. Amazing how we advanced in the technology industry in the 21st century. Imagine what there will be to come in the unforeseen future? Nice stuff, look at how the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is built with lighter more stronger metals, conserving 20% less fuel consumption, that's millions of dollars in fuel savings yearly for airlines.

  • @AbsurdJosh
    @AbsurdJosh 9 лет назад +11

    Cool!

  • @dave_riots
    @dave_riots 9 лет назад +4

    Let's hope this can be developed further into being used in body armor. Our soldiers can run faster, farther, and can still have the protection of the heavier body armor of today.

    • @jinsuhawng2455
      @jinsuhawng2455 9 лет назад +14

      it cant stop a bullet

    • @dougmcpheters1546
      @dougmcpheters1546 9 лет назад

      Good call David.

    • @PunchAPeach
      @PunchAPeach 9 лет назад

      maybe so, depending on the type of alloy used!

    • @JackalGYT
      @JackalGYT 9 лет назад

      +Doug McPheters It can't stop a bullet.

    • @theyoutubegamer4221
      @theyoutubegamer4221 9 лет назад +6

      And of course we have the guy who wants to use a new invention for war.....

  • @kevinpeterson5131
    @kevinpeterson5131 8 лет назад

    what i want to know is can this be used for more than just the skin of the plane or is it unable to handle the loads of something structural like say the engines or landing gear because if it could handle those kinds of things i have a few ideas of other uses for it

  • @felafnirelek8987
    @felafnirelek8987 8 лет назад

    While it is lightweight, which is good for flight, and can hold up under pressure, how does it hold up to corrosion, or to heat?
    I would also like to know what the chemical makeup of it is, along with is it available to the common consumer and what temperature it melts at.

  • @johnprice1099
    @johnprice1099 8 лет назад +4

    this would be good in a bike company to make really light weight bikes

  • @alexkrause7285
    @alexkrause7285 9 лет назад +7

    CalTech/HRL researchers demonstrated this stuff first back in 2011.... Just google "Caltech Lightest material" and see bunch of posts.

    • @BillCarter
      @BillCarter 9 лет назад

      +Alex Krause Yea, that got lost in translation. :-(

    • @glennvanh.9099
      @glennvanh.9099 9 лет назад

      +Alex Krause it's funny how people try to run away with inventions of others.

    • @BillCarter
      @BillCarter 9 лет назад +1

      I am one of the inventors.

    • @alexkrause7285
      @alexkrause7285 9 лет назад +3

      Glenn Van H.​, its not as bad as it seems, because Boeing is a ~50% owner of HRL so they would've had a hand in funding this work. Just as a Caltech alum and admirer of HRL's work I wish it had been mentioned :).
      Bill Carter​, very nice, it's great work!

    • @BillCarter
      @BillCarter 9 лет назад +1

      Thanks for the kind words Alex Krause! Most major media outlets did get the history right. This was supposed to be about Boeing use of the invention. A bit of PR confusion and here we are.

  • @kthot2416
    @kthot2416 8 лет назад +60

    THERE RUclips. I WATCHED YOUR STUPID AD.

  • @ranger6600
    @ranger6600 9 лет назад +1

    Could this possibly be used in body armor after some modifications, or is it no where near strong enough to stop bullets?

    • @ranger6600
      @ranger6600 9 лет назад

      Or fighter jet hull.

    • @L1nkn1vy
      @L1nkn1vy 8 лет назад

      I am actually curious about this

  • @joshthebrawler
    @joshthebrawler 8 лет назад +2

    if I were to smelt this to use it for something (so it doesn't have spaces in it) will it still be light?

    • @hayleeh18
      @hayleeh18 8 лет назад

      No. Without the hollowness the metal would be heavier. I guess it depends on how much of the metal you melted.

    • @ryanhirsch3505
      @ryanhirsch3505 8 лет назад

      Well, No, because it is lightweight due to the fact that it is mostly air

    • @Name-km6bx
      @Name-km6bx 8 лет назад

      No, the light weight comes from the lack of material in it. It is built to maximize strength and minimize metal usage.

    • @playboiiplutoo6801
      @playboiiplutoo6801 8 лет назад

      🤔

    • @huntertaylor7103
      @huntertaylor7103 8 лет назад

      Probably not, when you melt a metal the heat typically changes the molecular make-up of that substance, so very likely it would not do so. It would have to be tampered with again on the molecular level most likely.

  • @superdau
    @superdau 9 лет назад +9

    "Lightest. Metal. Ever"? I guess that's still Lithium and the periodic table tells me that it's pretty improbable that will change. Ever.

    • @olafurssonkyllian8153
      @olafurssonkyllian8153 9 лет назад +4

      +superdau very nice comment, the title is a lie , it should be lightest metal structure ever.

  • @_rajenderjoshi
    @_rajenderjoshi 9 лет назад +10

    Did Boeing used that in MH370?

    • @nshire
      @nshire 9 лет назад +1

      +Sonu Joshi No.

    • @SamFirthDesigner
      @SamFirthDesigner 9 лет назад

      +Sonu Joshi oh do grow up
      no you tool, it's not in existing products

    • @webmasale
      @webmasale 9 лет назад

      +Kid Ink
      +Boeing

  • @mirkodiego171
    @mirkodiego171 8 лет назад +9

    The wind is gonna end up blowing the first prototype into the ocean

  • @andgate2000
    @andgate2000 8 лет назад

    Is the lattice light? Or the metal it's made of? Would a solid block of that metal still be light?

  • @mumonster9968
    @mumonster9968 8 лет назад

    This is the only ad I will ever enjoy

  • @simonaxelsson6779
    @simonaxelsson6779 8 лет назад +3

    Is it strong or just light and weak

  • @trexmaniac4
    @trexmaniac4 8 лет назад +9

    if its so light, wouldn't the jet blow away if there were high winds?

    • @puglord1176
      @puglord1176 8 лет назад +12

      If the people on the plane are from the south, it does not matter what the weight of the metal is

    • @trexmaniac4
      @trexmaniac4 8 лет назад

      I don't get it...

    • @jabnaff2103
      @jabnaff2103 8 лет назад +2

      +Pug lord 117 *virtual high five*

    • @squiddi1393
      @squiddi1393 8 лет назад +2

      They didn't say they would make airplanes out of it, they said the interior cabin can benefit from multiple uses if they were to implement it somewhere. Beside the plane can't be made of that, you need the cabin to be pressurized. Also any commercial airline made of that would still be as heavy as a small plane.

    • @starofsouls1232
      @starofsouls1232 8 лет назад

      No it wouldn't blow away. The plane still has a massive amount of weight, just becomes slightly lighter due to the use of the light metal

  • @snazzysnake5051
    @snazzysnake5051 8 лет назад +13

    So putting "ever" at the end of the title to blow the subject out of proportion will make people click on it thinking that statement is true, will get the video Tons of views...
    RUclips is weird...

  • @javiergomez8064
    @javiergomez8064 9 лет назад

    is it any sturdy for planes? It looks as if you squished it with so much ease

  • @commanderbrickbreaker45
    @commanderbrickbreaker45 8 лет назад +1

    wow, the first actually interesting recommendation.

  • @RiceReaper
    @RiceReaper 9 лет назад +10

    matter is 99.99% free space so. That opening statement is kinda moot lol

    • @RiceReaper
      @RiceReaper 9 лет назад

      +noahdouble0u
      and air is a gas composition of matter. which goes back to my original statement
      take a second to reflect on how stupid you sound before responding

    • @RiceReaper
      @RiceReaper 9 лет назад

      +Noahdouble07

    • @UndarkAido
      @UndarkAido 9 лет назад +7

      air ≠ free space

    • @dougankrum3328
      @dougankrum3328 9 лет назад

      +RiceReaper In a way...you're right..in an atom of hydrogen...if the nucleus was the size of a golf ball...the electron would orbit a mile in diameter...

    • @liverpooler1997
      @liverpooler1997 8 лет назад

      +Aidoboy i think he meant most of the atoms space is empty.

  • @madelinestead6337
    @madelinestead6337 8 лет назад +11

    Oops I meant to click on Thomas Sanders not this 😂😂😂

    • @kailey108
      @kailey108 8 лет назад +1

      Same 😂😂😂

    • @cornycontent1915
      @cornycontent1915 8 лет назад +1

      Did you enjoy your mistake tho'?

    • @willowanimates4158
      @willowanimates4158 8 лет назад

      omg same!!!!

    • @madelinestead6337
      @madelinestead6337 8 лет назад +1

      +Max Pare For one, YOU need to get off of RUclips. This is not a place for haters even though many of them are here. Second of all, you couldn't make better vines. And third of all, "😂😂😂" isn't spamming emojis, 3 of them is not spam. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 is spam. -.-

  • @jayosis7132
    @jayosis7132 8 лет назад +3

    I wonder if we can use it as a subdemal body armor

  • @alfredandersson6374
    @alfredandersson6374 8 лет назад

    You can get/buy this yourself?

  • @F10-b7e6q
    @F10-b7e6q 8 лет назад +1

    Imagine making a car with this ;)

  • @jakemode
    @jakemode 9 лет назад +4

    I thought aerogell was lighter

    • @dixoncider7256
      @dixoncider7256 9 лет назад

      +Jacob Devine I think you can purchase a sample of that on Amazon. been wanting to see a piece for 20 years.

    • @jakemode
      @jakemode 9 лет назад +1

      Dixon Cider that's cool. I'll look into it. It's one of my favorite substances

    • @The1stDukeDroklar
      @The1stDukeDroklar 9 лет назад

      +Jacob Devine Another article on this says "it is considerably lighter than aerogel".

    • @BillCarter
      @BillCarter 9 лет назад +1

      +Jacob Devine Depends on the aerogel!

    • @GamesFromSpace
      @GamesFromSpace 9 лет назад

      +Jacob Devine But it's not metal. Super misleading title though, they might as well make a big hollow sphere out of tinfoil, and say it's 99.999% air.

  • @marcelinethevampirequeen7388
    @marcelinethevampirequeen7388 8 лет назад +6

    It reminds me of a sponge

  • @PierceIsButtery
    @PierceIsButtery 8 лет назад +11

    Idk why I came to see this.

  • @usernameuser5573
    @usernameuser5573 8 лет назад

    Boeing is my favorite post-metal band.
    Heavy metal is dead.
    Long live heavy metal.

  • @sophiesage6823
    @sophiesage6823 8 лет назад

    Just seeing the metal is satisfying

  • @thestateofalaska
    @thestateofalaska 8 лет назад +12

    five bucks says the military takes this idea to make really light and accurate guns

  • @soldierxs
    @soldierxs 8 лет назад +4

    JET FUEL CANT MELT STEEL BEAMS!!! YEAAAAAAAAAH

  • @bananavroom3691
    @bananavroom3691 8 лет назад +16

    time to sell this to delta..........

    • @jsipes2864
      @jsipes2864 8 лет назад

      who is delta?

    • @tyson8254
      @tyson8254 8 лет назад +5

      Delta is just an airline. They use many of Boeing aircraft so there wouldn't be much of a point.

  • @shiannebennett9394
    @shiannebennett9394 8 лет назад

    what's the type of the materials for the use of the making

  • @jimmartin243
    @jimmartin243 8 лет назад

    You could also use this to generate an infrasound cusion rather then a magnetic levitation effect that would have many different applications.

  • @MrGear2458
    @MrGear2458 8 лет назад +3

    If it's 99.99% air, how is it metal?

    • @lpspupsrockthebeat9561
      @lpspupsrockthebeat9561 8 лет назад +1

      Well it's 1% metal..... So it's metal XDD

    • @trainermac3889
      @trainermac3889 8 лет назад +4

      beacuse 00.01 percent is metal

    • @MrGear2458
      @MrGear2458 8 лет назад

      Yeah but it kinda defeats the purpose of it being metal by 1 percent

    • @frikinrawr1014
      @frikinrawr1014 8 лет назад

      Cause it's metal tubes that are 100 nanometers thick... 1 nanometer is 1 billionth of a meter, so the insides of it is just air.

    • @xxkarlosxxxxxx7233
      @xxkarlosxxxxxx7233 8 лет назад

      +Jarred Seidelman that's .01% please pay attention... this isn't metal at all lmao

  • @mohamedfarah7211
    @mohamedfarah7211 8 лет назад +61

    This should be a phone case. Comment if you agree

  • @kenfuller6883
    @kenfuller6883 8 лет назад +8

    if they stuck this under the cushions in the airplane seats... oh my god that would be so comfortable

    • @Moefuca
      @Moefuca 8 лет назад

      would you even be able to feel it?

    • @kenfuller6883
      @kenfuller6883 8 лет назад

      the way they were squishing it in the video though. imagine that squish under your cushions

    • @idioticpersons8809
      @idioticpersons8809 8 лет назад

      ikr

    • @gilbert21567
      @gilbert21567 8 лет назад +1

      +Ken Fuller It's metal.

    • @kenfuller6883
      @kenfuller6883 8 лет назад

      Alpha Giraffe that's why they would put it under the cushions. Notice how they were squezeing it and moving it? Allowing that against you body under the already cushioned seats gives more of a get comfortable feel for the chair, especially for long flights.

  • @nekoexe1a
    @nekoexe1a 8 лет назад

    could this be used for making a space elevator?

  • @jep179571
    @jep179571 8 лет назад

    what if you stack a lot together and compressed in could it be used as bullet proof armor