«Syntactic foam sandwich fills hunger for lightweight yet strong materials: New way to expand the applications of metal matrix syntactic foams to autos, ships, trains, and more.» (sciencedaily.com)
«This new development of very light metal matrix composites can swing the pendulum back in favor of metallic materials,» forecasted Nikhil Gupta, an NYU School of Engineering professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the study's co-author. (sciencedaily.com)
Although syntactic foams have been around for many years, this is the first development of a lightweight metal matrix syntactic foam. (sciencedaily.com)