Zhejiang University ultralight material auctioned for $1.6 million

Updated: 2014-07-01 21:37

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Zhejiang University ultralight material auctioned for $1.6 million

This photo taken at Zhejiang university on March 19, 2013, shows Gao Chao, a professor at the macromolecule and engineering science department of the university, holding "all-carb aerogel," which can absorb 900 times its own weight in oil. [Photo/IC]