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The transformation of metal into ultragic
2005/12/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria
The transformation of metal into ultragic
01/12/2005 | Elhuyar
Researchers from the United States and Switzerland have jointly developed a method of compacting metals. The emission of pressure waves caused by a high energy laser against metal has allowed to compress the metal by approximately 20%. On a microscopic scale, metals are not continuous or rigid, but tiny crystal mosaics. Pressure waves create cracks in the lens and the material is compact. The consequence is an ultra-fast metal. At the moment, this technique has been applied in very small amounts of metals.
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