News articles tagged with 'metallic'
Caltech-led team creates damage-tolerant metallic glass
— 13 Jan 2011 16:51 | TechnologyGlass is inherently strong, but when it cracks or otherwise fails, it proves brittle, shattering almost immediately. Steel and other metal alloys tend to be tough - they resist shattering…
Princeton-led team discovers 'exotic' superconductor with metallic surface
— 3 Nov 2010 11:47 | PhysicsA new material with a split personality - part superconductor, part metal - has been observed by a Princeton University-led research team. The discovery may have implications for the…
Magical BEANs: New nano-sized particles could provide mega-sized data storage
— 18 Sep 2010 08:46 | TechnologyThe ability of phase-change materials to readily and swiftly transition between different phases has made them valuable as a low-power source of non-volatile or 'flash' memory and data…
Metal-mining bacteria are green chemists
— 2 Sep 2010 14:52 | BiologyMicrobes could soon be used to convert metallic wastes into high-value catalysts for generating clean energy, say scientists writing in the September issue of Microbiology…
Diatoms as a new indicator of metal pollution?
— 9 Jul 2010 11:52 | EnvironmentThere are thousands of species of diatoms in rivers. These microscopic, unicellular algae react to organic pollution from agricultural and industrial sources, which explains why they…
Magnets trump metallics
— 9 Jul 2010 09:46 | TechnologyMetallic carbon nanotubes show great promise for applications from microelectronics to power lines because of their ballistic transmission of electrons. But who knew magnets could stop…
Printed origami offers new technique for complex structures
— 14 Apr 2010 10:28 | TechnologyAlthough it looks small and unassuming, the tiny origami crane sitting in a sample dish in University of Illinois professor Jennifer Lewis' lab heralds a new method for creating complex…
Metallic glass yields secrets under pressure
— 17 Mar 2010 11:53 | TechnologyMetallic glasses are emerging as potentially useful materials at the frontier of materials science research. They combine the advantages and avoid many of the problems of normal metals…
Metallic glass for bone surgery
— 29 Sep 2009 17:46 | HealthIt is possible that broken bones will in the near future be fixed using metallic glass. Materials researchers at ETH Zurich have developed an alloy that could herald a new generation…
Low cost aluminium foams for industrial application
— 23 Jul 2009 17:18 | TechnologyAluminium foams have a porous structure that makes them excellent materials to absorb sound, impacts and vibrations. Their metallic nature allows their use as electromagnetic shields…