An outer skin consisting almost
completely of aluminium provides a protective shell for the body.
Not exact matches
«This new ion - assisted manipulation
of matter on the tiniest
of length scales
completely changed the behaviour
of the
aluminium oxide: when we applied moderate exposure to helium ions, its pores shrank, when we increased exposure to the ions this normally brittle and porous ceramic turned into a superplastic and gained the ability to stretch more than twice without breaking.»
Like the coupe, it's a combination
of carbon fibre and lightweight
aluminium, the spyder losing a few inches out
of the wheelbase, doing away with the rear seats
completely.
While some
of that will be down to a lighter powerplant, the Vision has the weight
of batteries to contend with, and uses a
completely aluminium chassis and suspension system and polycarbonate glass to slice mass.
On the other hand, the underpinnings
of the new executive saloon aren't
completely new as Jaguar decided to just modify the existing all -
aluminium platform to re-use it for the code - named X351 which will make its official debut as soon as July this year!
With 90 percent
of the car's mechanical ingredients new or improved, this 911 features
completely new axle dimensions, electromechanical power steering, a downsized engine, a construction richer in
aluminium than ever before and the passenger car's first seven - speed manual gearbox.
Mercedes - Benz achieves this feat
of lightweight construction by various measures, including a
completely new structural design and the use
of an unusually high proportion
of aluminium for a mass - produced range.
To the front, an innovative, double - axis strut set - up with numerous
aluminium components is not only 7.5 kg lighter than a comparable MacPherson strut system, but also, through entirely divorcing the steering axis from the damping system,
completely removes any hint
of torque steer.
A total
of seven manual processes are necessary — from grinding to polishing — to transform the components, which are milled
completely from
aluminium, into their final decorative form.
The sculptures, with their clean lines and surfaces, often in sleek lucite or
aluminium,
completely dispense with the earthy, gritty qualities
of those «sculptural landscape» canvases.
The technology is also capable
of scanning through device materials, including device cover glass,
aluminium, stainless steel, sapphire, and plastics so Xiaomi will be able to conceal the scanner
completely below a seamless surface (even the screen for that matter).
The Pixel opts for a mostly
aluminium build with a panel
of glass featuring on the rear at the top, while the S7 has an
aluminium frame with a
completely glass rear.