ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – Forward Operating Bases are typically surrounded by barbed wire, concrete barriers, gates, watchtowers and other infrastructures. A new material – aluminum foam – may be ...

In 2021, the Foundry Seoul gallery and flagship Gucci store opened within one building located in Hannam-dong, one of Seoul's most lively districts. Foundry Seoul is an extension of the world-famous ...

A drive-in movie theater situated outside Palm Springs California uses aluminum foam from Alusion to create its screen. The structure itself consisted of a screen mounted on bubblegum-color pillars, ...

Facade panels are critical these days to enhance physical appearance, heat conservation, and energy stability. Aluminum facade panels introduce lightweight robustness, improving thermal efficiency and ...

Composite metal foams (CMFs) are little-known materials that are beginning to show some big promise. Last year we saw researchers adapt these lightweight materials to stop various forms of radiation ...

Stainless steel composite metal foam can replace rolled homogeneous steel armor with the same protection for one-third of the weight. According to the material’s inventor the material would make a ...

New research shows that stainless steel composite metal foam (CMF) can block blast pressure and fragmentation at 5,000 feet per second from high explosive incendiary (HEI) rounds that detonate only 18 ...

Back in 2014, we heard how scientists from Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research had developed a wood-based foam that could be used as eco-friendly insulation. Now, they've combined it with ...

New research from North Carolina State University and the U.S. Army's Aviation Applied Technology Directorate shows that stainless steel composite metal foam (CMF) can block blast pressure and ...