Crystal turns space inside out

[Evo]

A NEW kind of crystal is so riddled with holes that a mere gram of the material has an internal surface area equivalent to 17 tennis courts, a record, the British science journal Nature reports today.

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,8588873%255E1702,00.html

[zoobyshoe]

I am so happy because I was running out of space to store my tennis court collection!

[Tsu]

Originally posted by zoobyshoe
I am so happy because I was running out of space to store my tennis court collection!
GASP!!! ME, TOO!!!! [o)]

[Ivan Seeking]

tennis courts per gram

My new favorite ratio.

[jimmy p]

grrrrr an annoying ratio...at least its not "rubber duck" measurements...which annoy me!! how dense are these crystals?? one in my bedroom would sort out the mess NO PROBLEM!! [:D]

[tribdog]

Zen thought of the moment: Setting these crystals in a tennis bracelet.