December 28, 2015

At left a deformed sample of pure metal. At right the new material made of magnesium with silicon carbide nanoparticles (Image courtesy UCLA Scifacturing Laboratory. All rights reserved)

An article published in the journal “Nature” describes a research conducted at UCLA that led to develop an extremely strong and lightweight material. It’s magnesium infused with nanoparticles of silicon carbide. The material obtained may be useful in various industries ranging from aerospace to produce vehicle parts to electronics to produce various types of components.