When a liquid metal cools and turns into a solid, its atoms come together to form crystals. The structure of these crystals is not perfect. Sometimes an extra layer of atoms squeezes between other ...

A model showing how metallic bonds are formed - the first diagram shows the outer electrons in their atoms, and the second diagram shows that the electrons have become delocalised ...

Many pure metals are too soft for many uses. They can be made harder by adding another element to the pure metal, so forming an alloy. This explains why an alloy often has more uses than the pure ...

Revived rumors of Apple using liquid metal for the iPhone Fold's hinge have been assisted by a leaker claiming that it will ...

Researchers in the US have developed a new copper alloy that shows minimal loss of yield strength even at temperatures near ...

The rigid hinge might help with the display crease too. Apple's foldable iPhone has become a mythic creature at this point, ...

The vibrations ease the flow of sand into all the nooks and crannies, fully supporting the delicate mould structure against the weight of the metal ... A356 aluminium alloy, but there’s no ...

Apple is reportedly planning to use liquid metal for the hinge, a move that could significantly improve the device's ...

Macworld Back in 2010, when the iPhone was still a small player in the smartphone game, Apple made a move that was seemingly ...

Last week, we covered a report claiming that Apple's book-style foldable iPhone (or "iPhone Fold," as we are provisionally ...