Researchers have developed an ultra - light and ultra - strong material using silver and based on the structure of glass and bone . The researchers used a type of silver printing to create a fog of tiny droplets of silver to make up the structure in a process similar to that which creates " desert roses " in arid parts of Africa . The process , published in the journal solar Advances , could be used in batteries , catalytic converters and biological scaffolds . Any material that could be turned into nanoparticles could be used , using Prof ##ek Panat , of Washington State University .
Researchers have developed an ultra-light and ultra-strong material using silver and based on the structure of wood and bone. The researchers used a type of 3D printing to create a fog of tiny droplets of silver to build up the structure in a process similar to that which creates "desert roses" in arid parts of Africa. The process, outlined in the journal Science Advances, could be used in batteries, catalytic converters and biological scaffolds. Any material that can be turned into nanoparticles could be used, said Prof Rahul Panat, of Washington State University.