aluminum
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The Questions That Remain About Apple’s New Carbon-Free Aluminium
By 2030, Apple has promised to make its products and supply chain carbon-neutral. That’s a lot of work to accomplish in fewer than 10 years, especially for a company responsible for a whole lot of extractive and energy-intensive products.
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Scientists Made Something Colder Than Ever Thought Possible
When it comes to cooling things in the lab, scientists have long found an experimental lower limit just above the theoretical coldest temperature. Well, a group of American scientists have now made things *lowers shades* …even cooler.
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Casting An Aluminium Skillet From Molten Metal Is Totally Worth It
Video: I’m not sure which is my favourite part in the making of this cast aluminium skillet. Is it the tight packing of the foundry sand around the original cast iron skillet? Is it the careful pour of the molten aluminium into the mould? Is it when the excess metal is sawed off? Is it…
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Here’s The Cool Thing That Happens When You Pour Molten Aluminium Inside Polymer Water Balls
The Backyard Scientist filled a tank to the brim with water balls, which are little polymer beads that expand to slimy squishy balls when soaked in water, and then poured in molten aluminium to create some wild designs. It’s cool because with all the different ways the molten aluminium can move within a vat filled…