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I wonder if anyone is exploring metallic foams as an orthogonal technology.
by csours 9y ago
I wonder if anyone is exploring metallic foams as an orthogonal technology.
- blacksmith_tb 9y agoThis foamed-metal watch case was recently in the news [1] (though it's less exotic than the escapement inside it). 1: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/zenith-defy-lab-oscillator-introducing https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/zenith-defy-lab-oscillator...
- hwillis 9y agoMetal lattices have been a pretty common 3d printing thing for a while, but its obviously cheaper to make them traditionally. Most metals print more easily than aluminum- aluminum is highly dependent on precipitation hardening/aging, to the point that it never would have been used in airplanes otherwise.