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- 3D Printing High-Strength Aluminum https://futurism.com/engineers-have-found-a-way-to-3d-print-super-strong-aluminum/ 31 comments
- Aluminum and strength http://leancrew.com/all-this/2015/08/aluminum-and-strength/ 29 comments
- High strength aluminum now 3D printable https://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v549/n7672/full/nature23894.html 4 comments science
- A method has been developed that might open up the 3D printing of all metals because engineers finally managed 3D print high-strength aluminum, solving ages-old welding problem using nanoparticles. https://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v549/n7672/full/nature23894.html 12 comments science
- iPad 2 switching from aluminum to a lightweight high-strength carbon fiber body? http://daringfireball.net/2011/02/eleventh_hour 3 comments apple
- Guy shows (unscientifically) the strength difference between aluminum rims and carbon fiber rims. http://youtu.be/5dkuaNX2zEs 22 comments bicycling
- Give your wireless network a tinfoil hat! Scientists figure out how to shape Wi-Fi signal strength using 3D-printed (or even cardboard) shapes wrapped in aluminum foil https://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~xia/papers/buildsys17-3dprint.pdf 6 comments technology
- Kobe Steel, supplier of over 200 companies, including Toyota, falsified data related to strength and durability of some aluminum and copper products used in aircraft, cars and maybe even a space rocket. https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/75elnu/kobe_steel_supplier_of_over_200_companies/ 166 comments investing
- Researchers from North Carolina State University and Qatar University have developed a new "high-entropy" metal alloy that has a higher strength-to-weight ratio than any other existing metal material, with density comparable to aluminum, but stronger than titanium alloys http://phys.org/news/2014-12-high-entropy-alloy-aluminum-strong-titanium.html#jcp 395 comments science