VindictivePantz writes "Scientists have made a breakthrough discovery in the bizarre properties of glass, which behaves at times like both a solid and a liquid...Knowing the structure formed by atoms as a glass cools represents a major breakthrough in the understanding of meta-stable materials and will allow further development of new strong yet light materials called metallic glasses, [Paddy Royall] said, already used to make some golf clubs. This stuff is generally shiny black in color, not transparent, due to having a lot of free electrons (think of mercury in an old thermometer)....Metallic glasses could be suitable for a whole range of products, beyond golf clubs, that need to be flexible such as aircraft wings and engine parts." Link to Original Source
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