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by AnonNo15 3194 days ago
I wonder what are the mechanical properties of the case material (aluminium foam filled with plastic). This seems like entirely new class of composites.
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This one is super coarse, there are much finer ones:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallic_microlattice

I've played around a bit with such super light metals and aerogels as well, they are very interesting materials with surprising properties.