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Hybrid plastic/metal oil pan is lighter and less costly than aluminum systems

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Hybrid Nylon/Aluminum Modular Oil Pan

Plastics & Rubber Weekly - Plastic coil spring has sprung for Audi

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Plastic coil spring in cars

3D printed Cortex Exoskeleton concept could crack plaster casts

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3D printed Cortex Exoskeleton

A type of glass that is 97% air

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AirGlass

Arpro is a expanded polypropylene bead foam compressed into a dense panel suitable for ceilings and walls

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Arpro foam panels

The 2014 Corvette will incorporate a heat-activated "smart material"

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Heat-activated “smart material” debuts in new Corvette

World's Thinnest Pane of Glass

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World's Thinnest Pane of Glass

This composite material is made of metal and hollow glass beads and has a smooth metal-like surface

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Composite material made of metal and hollow glass beads

the 10µm thick electronics heat shield from Panasonic

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Super thin graphite heat shield

The graphene aerogel created by a team at China's Zhejiang University

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Graphene aerogel, the new lightest material

EuroLight is a wood based panel that opens up a new dimension for furniture construction and interior

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Eurolight wood panel

Belt driven single speed bicycle

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Belt Bike

A microscope image of aerographite, which is now officially the world's lightest solid material

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Aerographite, the new world's lightest solid material

Ultra thin table made of fibreglass threads

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Lumi-Line

A hollow bike frame

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Hollow bike frame

Tubes that create a micro-lattice consisting of 99.9 percent air

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Ultra Light Metal-like Material

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