- Scientists at Yale University have come up with a new type of glass with strengths greater than that of steel, by designing a novel method of quickly identifying and characterizing bulk metallic glasses.
- BMGs are complex metal alloys composed typically of three or more elements, such as magnesium, copper, and yttrium which have their applications in watch components, golf clubs, sporting goods, and have uses as implants and stents in bio medical technology.
- This novel method can screen about 3,000 alloys per day and ascertain certain properties, such as melting temperature and malleability, and will speed up the discovery of BMGs increasing their use and applications.
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