Modern engineering is still in pursuit of the materials that give more with less weight and bulk. High-performance foam ...

Aluminium foams represent an innovative class of lightweight, porous materials that combine low density with impressive mechanical performance. Their unique cellular structure, often featuring ...

A porous titanium foam encourages bone in-growth in implant applications. Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing and Advanced Materials (Dresden) have developed a titanium foam ...

Developing the ideal structural medical implant is a complicated task, and different applications require different approaches. We have reported on the need for higher strength titanium that allows ...

Scientists have shown that a type of foam long studied by scientists is able to block particular wavelengths of light, a coveted property for next-generation information technology that uses light ...