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Apple Prefers Aluminum – Or At Least Steve Jobs Did
Apple co-founder is a lot of things to a lot of people. Everyone can agree he was a visionary in technology, but he was apparently forward-thinking about other things -- [...]
“Self-Healing” Aluminum Coatings Now A Reality
In the classic action film Terminator 2, the villainous T-1000 is made from liquid metal, an amorphous material that instantly seals up any wounds it suffers. Dev Chidambaram's research team [...]
It’s Aluminum Week!
As this post goes live -- yes, this very minute! – There’s a lot going on in Chicago, Illinois. Aluminum Week, the annual industry trade show put on by the [...]
Improving The Auto Industry’s Aluminum Manufacturing Process
The auto industry's been one of the biggest topics of this blog over the past few months, but we haven't gone too much into the specifics -- it's just known [...]
Uses Of Aluminum: Snowboard Bindings
We’ve talked about cars, bridges, industrial uses, but it’s easy to forget that aluminum is in everyday materials and sporting goods. Aluminum bats are common in non-MLB baseball, and aluminum [...]