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Sheared Aluminum's Odd, Possibly Useful Behavior

Posted by timothy on from the sliced-at-the-root dept.

Chiggy_Von_Richtoffe writes "Researchers at Ohio State University have turned up some interesting things about aluminum when sheared at the atomic leavel. Apparently it mimics certain ceramics and semiconductors, as well as having a stronger shear-strength than copper. I can't wait until we can get all sorts of cool new toys from this vein of research."

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  1. Just imagine by standsolid · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    a beow....

    -1 : lame old joke -- first poster

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