This first lightweight syntactic foam also holds promise ... withstand rigorous conditions faced in the marine environment. Researchers have demonstrated a new metal matrix composite that is ...

Now, they've combined it with metal to create a composite that has a much wider range of potential applications. The original foam is made by grinding down wood particles to the point that they ...

has revealed the strongest metal foam ever. It can compress up to 80% of its original size under loading and still retain its original shape. The applications for this type of material are too ...

Metal foam. Over a decade ago, engineer Afsaneh Rabiei of North Carolina State University invented Composite Metal Foam (CMF)—a material made of hollow metal “bubbles” embedded in steel ...

According to Discovery News, the team developed a composite metal foam (CMF) that is both stronger and lighter than the metal currently used in protective plating for cars and body armor—and it ...