Liquidmetal (r) alloys....

[Dr Mordrid]

http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/technologies/liquidmetal.html

http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003757.html

http://www.liquidmetal.com/technology/

Initially developed by the DoE, NASA and CalTech, Liquidmetal is a zirconium, titanium, nickel, copper, and beryllium alloy that cools to a solid at room temperature without forming a crystaline structure, making it a metallic "glass". It has many properties superior even to titanium alloys.

These characteristic properties are:

* High Yield Strength
* High Hardness
* Superior Strength/Weight Ratio
* Superior Elastic Limit
* High Corrosion Resistance
* High Wear-Resistance
* Unique Acoustical Properties

You very likely already have products using Liquidmetal. Sandisk is using it in the cases of some of their products. Other applications include military, space etc.

Dr. Mordrid

[Chucky Cheese]

...WOW...that bouncing steel ball demo is amazing!!!

a full 1 min. and 21 sec. !!!

cc

[cjolley]

http://www.liquidmetal.com/technology/

Please tell me I was hallucinating and they didn't start out their introduction:

Liquidmetal® alloys are a revolutionary class of materials that redefines performance and cost paradigms.

The ball bounce is really impressive.
Especially near the end.

[gt40]

Very interesting,
the only real issue seems to be the Berylium component. If the manufacturing of products using this material would
be performed in a country with less stringent safety measures , there could be a great deal of health issues.