Posts Tagged ‘metal’

Polyal

Polyal is produced from manufacturing overruns that were once discarded directly into landfills. The extra polystyrene and aluminum (hence the name Polyal) from the production of yogurt containers are heated and compressed into a solid sheet. As the sheet hardens, the aluminum slivers begin to stratify...

January 18th, 2006 | plastic | Read More

EcoSmart Fire

So deeply embedded is our notion of what a fireplace should be that one’s first look at an EcoSmart Fire is typically surprising. The source of fuel is not at all apparent: EcoSmart Fire utilizes denatured ethanol rather than wood, so only the flame is visible. Unlike natural-gas fireplaces, EcoSmart...

January 5th, 2006 | metals | Read More

Glare

After a bomb went off in 1988 on Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 passengers onboard, the Federal Aviation Administration created standards that industry would have to meet if it chooses to deploy luggage containers capable of withstanding such a blast. During the 1990s, the...

January 4th, 2006 | metals | Read More

Almute

Almute is an engineered metal panel that absorbs sound. Manufactured by Peer Inc., Almute represents the culmination of many years of development in advanced sintering and fine-grain metal processing. Peer Inc. mixes aluminum grains mixed with pre-alloyed metal powders and forms them into rigid panels...

November 18th, 2005 | metals | Read More

Liquidmetal

In the same way that the inventions of steel in the 1800s and plastic in the 1900s sparked revolutions for industry, a new class of amorphous alloys is poised to redefine materials science as we know it in the 21st century. Welcome to the 3rd Revolution, otherwise known as the era of Liquidmetal alloys,...

November 10th, 2005 | feature, metals | Read More