Amorphous metal selected for cell phone component. (Metals).

A thin frame component for a liquid-crystal display screen in a Samsung cellular phone is to be made of a hard amorphous metal called Liquidmetal, reports Liquidmetal Technologies, Tampa, Fla. The alloy combines elements that fit very poorly together: titanium, copper, nickel, zirconium and beryllium. These atoms are of different sizes, with the result that they do not ...