New Metal That's Full of Holes

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New Metal That's Full of Holes

Posted by timothy on Wednesday September 17, 2003 @02:53AM from the yeah-right dept.

anoopsinha writes "Wired reports: 'Caltech researchers have made a metallic glass-based foam that is stronger than traditional metal alloys, providing industry with a revolutionary lightweight material.' Currently the applications envisioned for metallic foams are in automobile and aircraft crumple zones, which absorb the impact of collisions, and in artificial bone. Some imagine using the foam to create structures in space."

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Ouch... by EABird · 2003-09-17 02:56 · Score: 4, Funny

Aircraft crumple zones....

That can't be good
bubbloy? by jguevin · 2003-09-17 02:57 · Score: 3, Funny

At first I thought the "dept." was unnecessarily pessimistic, but the name "bubbloy" alone is enough to doom this stuff.
1. Re:bubbloy? by Theresa+Bean · 2003-09-17 03:57 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I thought the name was cute.:-p
  
  But they'll have to come up with a really catchy "space-agey" name to market it to the general public. The idea of a commercial VO saying "The new BMW 7-series, now with BUBBLOY!" makes me giggle a little bit.
  
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One Step . . . by Dausha · 2003-09-17 03:00 · Score: 3, Funny

So, we are one step closer to transparent aluminum, aren't we?

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1. Re:One Step . . . by KDan · 2003-09-17 03:32 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Just keep on going in this direction, increase the bubble/metal ratio and soon we'll have transparent aluminium which looks like air, feels like air, and has the structural strength of air! Think of all the applications!!!
  
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2. Re:One Step . . . by zangdesign · 2003-09-17 03:51 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I spent the whole morning talking into my mouse, trying to convince my computer to display the formula, but alas ...
  
  I'm stuck with this quaint keyboard thing.
  
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Metal that's full of holes? by vasqzr · 2003-09-17 03:10 · Score: 5, Funny

Nobody told me Microsoft opened a steel mill?
Name for the metal by MobyDisk · 2003-09-17 04:43 · Score: 5, Funny

Researchers are debating over the name for this new metal. Currently, the top two contenders are "Mithril" and "Adamantium" :-)
I, for one... by mraymer · 2003-09-17 05:08 · Score: 3, Funny

...welcome our repetitive "can this be used to make a space elevator?" posts.

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He had a mind... by cybermace5 · 2003-09-17 05:36 · Score: 4, Funny

...like a steel sponge.

(source: the hilarious "Use Bizarre Metaphors" idea at the Halfbakery)

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did she also... by emilng · 2003-09-18 03:36 · Score: 3, Funny

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