This is neat stuff yet I am having trouble with the use of the term "material", somebody help me.
To me this isn't a new material any more than aluminum honeycomb is a new material. The material is aluminum or steel. They are then fabricated into honeycomb sheets or lattices.
I don't see it as discovering a new material but rather fabricating an existing material in a different way.
Other examples of this might be aluminum truss used in staging and the use of trussed steel in bridge building.
To me this isn't a new material any more than aluminum honeycomb is a new material. The material is aluminum or steel. They are then fabricated into honeycomb sheets or lattices.
I don't see it as discovering a new material but rather fabricating an existing material in a different way.
Other examples of this might be aluminum truss used in staging and the use of trussed steel in bridge building.
What is a material?