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6a00d8341c5dea53ef017ee9f34a4b970d-800wi 6a00d8341c5dea53ef017c384fef0d970b-800wi Carbon aerogel – a ‘mass of atom-thick carbon sheets’, above, resting on a cherry blossom – made in China, is 0.16mg/cm³ – about one sixth the density of air.

The previous lightest solid – a 0.9mg/cm³ 99.99% air metal lattice made in California – was 100 times lighter than Styrofoam.

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