http://www.thelatestnews.com/carbon-nanofoam-the-worlds-lightest-material/A new material has been developed at University of Hawaii at Mānoa physics department. The new material is incredibly light and it has been created from carbon with nanoscale pores and extremely low density. This carbon nanofoam is among the lightest materials ever produced, it may even be in the running for the world’s lightest human created material. The material is composed of micropearls with a nanoporous internal structure. The structure has a mass density 30 times lower than the density of graphite. The super-light material was made by hydrothermal processing of an aqueous sucrose solution. This required a combination of high pressure and high temperature, to create the physical conditions found in an autoclave or pressure cooker.
