Engineers have long used sponge structure to design lightweight structures. I am more interested in the process by which the sponges, according to the article, grow glass. If it really is glass--silicon dioxide--then perhaps some new production processes can be developed.
Speaking of intricate glass structures, has anyone ever seen the double-walled glass bowls the Romans designed?
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