Foam (3 of 3) (IMAGE)

Rice University

Foam (3 of 3)

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An illustration shows sheets of graphene oxide that self-assemble into the floors and walls of structured foam with help from platelets of hexagonal boron nitride that bind the sheets together. The tough, ultralight foam was created by materials scientists at Rice University.

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Illustration by Pedro Alves da Silva Autreto/Rice University

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