Invent by Number: Researchers predict, then produce superior titanium alloys
Ingenious people have produced alloys since ancient times. By trial and error, they mixed metals and other elements until the whole came out better than any component alone. In recent years, some scientists have said that alloy development is a mature field with little room for improvement.
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This week, however, researchers report a new method for making titanium-based alloys with many qualities far superior to those in any alloy previously known.