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Science 20 March 2009:
Vol. 323. no. 5921, pp. 1571 - 1572
DOI: 10.1126/science.1171169
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MATERIALS SCIENCE:
Stiffer Than Steel

John D. W. Madden

A new material is as light as air and expands like rubber, yet is stiffer than steel by weight.

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Advanced Materials and Process Engineering Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada. E-mail: jmadden{at}ece.ubc.ca

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