Public Release: 13-Apr-2018
Artificial intelligence accelerates discovery of metallic glass
EVANSTON, Ill. -- If you combine two or three metals together, you will get an alloy that usually looks and acts like a metal, with its atoms arranged in rigid geometric patterns.
But once in a while, under just the right conditions, you get something entirely new: a futuristic alloy called metallic glass. The amorphous material's atoms are arranged every which way, much like the atoms of the glass in a window. Its glassy nature makes it stronger and lighter than today's best steel, and it stands up better to corrosion and wear.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-04/nu-aia041318.php
