Ultralight material withstands supersonic microparticle impacts
A new study by engineers at MIT, Caltech, and ETH Zurich shows that "nanoarchitected" materials - materials designed from precisely patterned nanoscale structures - may be a promising route to lightweight armor, protective coatings, blast shields, and other impact-resistant materials. The researchers have fabricated an ultralight material made from nanometer-scale carbon struts that give t