Metals – Page 5

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    Feature

    Magical mixtures of metals

    2013-10-18T00:00:00Z

    From bronze axes to jet engines, alloys have enabled humanity’s cutting-edge technology, as Fiona Case finds out

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    Research

    Alloy rewrites phase-change rules

    2013-10-02T00:00:00Z

    Zinc-gold-copper alloy experiences unprecedentedly low stress during transition, boosting time to failure

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    Feature

    Quasicrystals scoop prize

    2011-10-28T08:49:00Z

    The 2011 Nobel laureate in chemistry, Daniel Shechtman, fought hard to win acceptance of his discovery: quasicrystals. Laura Howes tells how perseverance led to the ultimate recognition