ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – Forward Operating Bases are typically surrounded by barbed wire, concrete barriers, gates, watchtowers and other infrastructures. A new material – aluminum foam – may be ...

Americans have long been promised high-speed rail, but to date, we're still far behind Europe and Asia when it comes to rolling stock. Now, we have one more train technology to envy our brethren ...

Researchers have developed aluminum foams using calcium carbonate, a low cost and easy to use foaming agent that could multiply the many applications of these materials in different sectors of ...

Aluminum foam is used for applications that requires high level of energy and sound absorption characteristics. Researchers have developed an innovative process to make high strength cellular aluminum ...

Metal foams, also called cellular materials, are metallic bodies with interdispersed voids called cells. They have a reputation for high strength, low density, and absorbing impact. This combination ...

Alusion™ ALFG-12.7-LM-2S - Lightweight panels, exterior facades, interior walls, ceilings, cabinets, doors, tabletops, furniture, showroom displays, lighting ...

When a speeding object strikes a piece of plastic foam such as polystyrene, the work required to crush the walls of the millions of air cells in the foam slows the object down. That’s why polystyrene ...

A drive-in movie theater situated outside Palm Springs California uses aluminum foam from Alusion to create its screen. The structure itself consisted of a screen mounted on bubblegum-color pillars, ...

Scientists at North Carolina State University have already had success using composite metal foams (CMFs) to stop bullets and block radiation. Now, they've determined that a new one should also ...

How cool would it be if there was a material that couldn’t be cut or drilled into? You could make the baddest bike lock, the toughest-toed work boots, or the most secure door. Really, the list of ...