The main thread is covered by “Bombs Away” - Oneula - earlier today. Sorry about not putting the post there.
Quote from website, visit http://www.physorg.com/news10850.html
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, Calif., have developed a low-density, energy-absorbing foam that, among other potential applications, could help avoid a complete wipeout for the nation’s $200 million surfboard manufacturing market. Sandia is a National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) laboratory.