How do you stop bullets using the lightest material possible? This question has inspired a string of fascinating breakthroughs from material scientists in pursuit of advanced lightweight armor that ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – North Carolina State University professor Dr. Afsaneh Rabiei knew during the war in Iraq she could develop a technology that would save lives. It’s something strong, but ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio market research analysts forecast the global metal foam market to grow at a CAGR of over 4% during the period 2018-2022. The increasing demand for lightweight ...

Scientists at North Carolina State University are preparing to bring to market a lightweight composite metal foam that combines strength, thermal shielding and both ballistic and radiation protection.

Composite metal foams (CMFs) are intriguing materials, offering several big advantages over traditional solid metal. And while the welding of CMFs usually poses some challenges, it has now been been ...

Female-led Apheros has raised $1.85mn to tackle a pressing problem for the tech sector: the exponential energy consumption of data centres. Data centres are the foundation of our digital ...

A new material, called Composite Metal Foam (CMF), could advance the automotive and nuclear power industries. Interestingly, the material is both light and strong, capable of withstanding repeated ...

After two decades of development, a new lightweight metallic material created by North Carolina State University engineering professor Afsaneh Rabiei and her Raleigh-based company Advanced Materials ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — “It will be the next bubble wrap.” Bubble wrap wishes it was this stuff. Sure, bubble wrap gets your latest purchase from Amazon safely to your door … but can it block nuclear ...

The leading edges of aircraft wings have to meet a very demanding set of characteristics. New research shows that a combination of steel composite metal foam (CMF) and epoxy resin has more desirable ...

Researchers have identified a welding technique that can be used to join composite metal foam (CMF) components together without impairing the properties that make CMF desirable. CMFs hold promise for ...