Multiple unsinkable metal tubes linked together in a raft formation could be the basis for the ships, buoys, and floating platforms of the future. (J. Adam Fenster / University of Rochester via SWNS)
“Unsinkable"" metal tube made from chemically-etched aluminum floats in distilled water at the lab of University of Rochester professor Chunlei Guo. (J. Adam Fenster / University of Rochester via SWNS)
“If you severely damage the tubes with as many holes as you can punch, they still float,” says Guo. (J. Adam Fenster / University of Rochester via SWNS)
Multiple unsinkable metal tubes linked together in a raft formation could be the basis for the ships, buoys, and floating platforms of the future. (J. Adam Fenster / University of Rochester via SWNS)
By Stephen Beech
Metal tubes said to be "unsinkable" have been engineered by scientists.
“Unsinkable"" metal tube made from chemically-etched aluminum floats in distilled water at the lab of University of Rochester professor Chunlei Guo. (J. Adam Fenster / University of Rochester via SWNS)
“If you severely damage the tubes with as many holes as you can punch, they still float,” says Guo. (J. Adam Fenster / University of Rochester via SWNS)
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