It is known that in 2010, Apple invested in the developer's unique materials 20.6 million dollars, becoming the sole owner of the created Liquid-metal technology company manufacturing unique high-strength alloys.
If Korea's Samsung for Galaxy S III will use a ceramic, the manufacturer of the iPad for its new flagship, is said to have chosen super alloy Liquid-metal. It is an innovative material with non-crystalline atomic structure.
This metal is different unusual properties - with less weight it is almost 2.5 times the strength of the best titanium alloys, and 2-3 times faster than the resistance of deformation traditional metals. In addition, the material is extremely resistant to corrosion and has high thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity.
According to the Korea IT News, if you are from the "liquid metal» Apple makes a bracket to extract the SIM-card out of their smartphones, but now the company has decided to use it for more serious purposes. According to the Korean edition, the body of the sixth-generation iPhone will be made of an alloy of zirconium, titanium, nickel and copper, whose surface is reminiscent of the molten metal. The source said that to touch it really will feel like a "liquid metal".
It is worth noting that Apple was among the first to use all-metal housing for their mobile devices. And over the past few years reliable protection of aluminum have laptops MacBook, compact desktop Mac mini, and the plates iPad. Korea IT News claims that the new iPhone will be presented at the conference in the summer of WWDC 2012 .
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