Boeing: Lightest. Metal. Ever.

Microlattice is the lightest metal ever made. At 99.99% air, it's light enough to balance on top of a dandelion, while its structure makes it strong. Strength and record breaking lightness make it a potential metal for future planes and vehicles.

Oct 12th, 2015

Microlattice is the lightest metal ever made. At 99.99% air, it's light enough to balance on top of a dandelion, while its structure makes it strong. Strength and record breaking lightness make it a potential metal for future planes and vehicles.

Learn more about Boeing Innovations at http://www.boeing.com/innovation/.

Your Complete Guide to Inventory Forecasting

Your Complete Guide to Inventory Forecasting

An accurate inventory forecast is invaluable, especially when supply chains and consumer demand are changing rapidly. Effective inventory forecasting can mean the difference between profitability and piles of unsold goods that eat up your available cash.

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Privacy Groups Challenge Facial Scan Firm Clearview

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In this file photo, visitors walk at a Toyota showroom in Tokyo.

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In this file photo, people walk out of an Amazon Go store, in Seattle.

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