CFMoto’s 2027 Ibex 800 E combines aluminium components with radar safety technology
CFMoto's 2027 Ibex 800 E combines an aluminium swingarm and forged aluminium pistons with radar-based safety technology, while starting at USD 9,799 in the US. The Ibex also comes with an 8-inch touchscreen, adjustable KYB suspension and several touring features as standard. The Ibex 800 E comes...
Vedanta Aluminium brings 4 AI Control Towers into logistics, safety and plant maintenance
Vedanta Aluminium is using artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital tools across its operations as part of its efforts to improve day-to-day decision-making, logistics, safety and equipment monitoring. At BALCO in Korba, Vedanta Aluminium has introduced four AI-enabled Control Towers to keep...
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Swedish bike maker launches utility e-bike Cake Åik with aluminium framework
Swedish mobility brand Cake has unveiled Cake Åik, a utility bike that can be termed an SUV on two wheels. With the emergence of the Paris Pact in 2015, all the micro-mobility units are facing immense backlash forcing the companies to cut down the possible carbon emissions. The Cake Åik is...
WWW and Hydro sign agreement for exploration of floating wind turbines built using recycled aluminium
Norsk Hydro, the Norwegian aluminium giant, signed a letter of intent (LoI) on January 3, 2023, with World Wide Wind AS (WWW), a newly established Norwegian company presenting a novel solution and technology - counter-rotating vertical axis turbines - to explore using recycled aluminium to build a...
2022: Key investments in aluminium-ion battery development
The degrading environmental conditions of the world have persuaded able minds to upgrade the technology available to mankind, which means a gradual shift from fossil fuels to green energy. Moreover, fossil fuel is very much limited on the surface of Earth, and the continuously depleting levels are...
TISICS to develop demisable one-piece aluminium tanks for UK Space Agency
An aviation industry innovator, TISICS has accepted the UK Space Agency's funding to create self-depleting launcher parts lowering the chances of a spacecraft being hit by space debris. They are about to replace the contemporary HPV liner with the introduction of a one-piece aluminium liner or...
Nomad Goods unveils new aluminium watch bands for Apple entry-level wearables
The California-based consumer electronics and lifestyle products company, Nomad Goods recently unveiled its aluminium watch bands for Apple's entry-level wearables. Following the popularity of its titanium and stainless steel metal link, Nomad revealed its latest aluminium watch bands for Apple at...
Kingston unveils its latest graphene aluminium heatsink for the FURY Renegade SSD range
Kingston unveiled its latest heatsink option for its FURY Renegade SSD storage devices, designed to support both console and PC games. The second-generation PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 storage drive offers read and write speeds of up to 7,300/7,000 MB/s and up to 1,000,000 IOPS. In gaming laptops and PCs,...
Tecno’s new Phantom X2 5G showcases 100% recyclable aluminium frame
Tecno has become famous in the Indian sub-continent for its pocket-friendly range of smartphones in India. Last year, in April, the organisation revealed its Phantom X flagship model, and now the brand has launched its second version, the Phantom X2 5G, that displays an aluminium frame. The Tecno...
Versa 4 from Fitbit comes in aluminium watch case with 40+ exercise modes
The Versa 4 fitness watches from Fitbit come loaded with 40+ exercise modes, allowing users to view their health statistics in real-time. The platinum aluminium or waterfall blue edition showcases other exciting features like responding to text messages and notifications directly from the watch...
Alan Doolittle and his team unlock new possibilities for aluminium nitride-based semiconductors
Alan Doolittle, a professor of computer engineering at Georgia Tech, and his team discovered a way to use aluminium nitride (AlN) to create an ultrawide bandgap (UWBG) semiconductor that can be used at significantly higher power and temperature levels than previously possible — and at more than...
JONSBO uses aluminium-magnesium alloy frame for its UMX6S series medium tower PC case
With more than ten years of experience in designing, JONSBO products are renowned for their well-thought-out designs, premium materials, impeccable craftsmanship, and exceptional performance-price ratio. JONSBO's UMX6S series is a medium tower PC case made from aluminium-magnesium alloy. The...
Hydro invests in green transitions and Norwegian aluminium smelters
Investing in Norwegian aluminium smelters will enable Hydro to take the lead in climate-efficient aluminium solutions through continued industrial development and green transition initiatives. This will extend the lifespan of the aluminium smelters and will convert the products to low-carbon...
Birmingham University demonstrates direct reuse of aluminium, copper current collectors from spent Li-ion batteries
Researchers from The University of Birmingham have reportedly discovered and demonstrated the possibility of directly reusing aluminium and copper current collectors from spent lithium-ion batteries. An open access paper on their study is published in the RSC Journal Green Chemistry. The ever...
Hublot Big Bang Automatic Purple Sapphire sports rare shade due to aluminium oxide use
Hublot has initiated the new tourbillon Automatic Purple Sapphire to its Big Bang collection. The exotic purple hue of the watch was achievable due to the use of an aluminium oxide compound and chrome. The Swiss watchmaker has come up with an exclusive wristwatch by combining the extremely complex...
Movano to launch Evie aluminium smart rings: Women's health guide
Founded in 2018, a USA-based fitness firm, Movano, has introduced the Evie smart ring, specifically crafted for women. The key would be displayed at CES 2023, but the brand is already proudly flaunting the primary features of the aluminium-forged ring. This model has been developed as a...
Danish bike maker creates tadpole trike ‘MATE SUV’ with aerospace-grade aluminium frame
Danish bike specialist, MATE has unveiled a tricycle named 'SUV' with two wheels in the front. Though the construct resembles an Indian rickshaw, it is more like a tadpole trike that flaunts an aerospace-grade aluminium framework. MATE SUV is larger than a conventional two-wheeler bike and thus...
CNC aluminium casing underpins Keychron Q10 keyboard with 75% Alice layout
The Keychron Q10 mechanical keyboard comes packed with milled aluminium chassis and a 75 per cent Alice layout. It also features Computer Numerical Control (CNC) aluminium casing, QMK/VIA compatibility, hot-swappable double-gasket mounts, etc. The Alice Keyboard, also known as the Arisu Keyboard,...
End user weekly recap: Oneplus to launch first Nord keyboard with lightweight aluminium structure; UAE releases Lunar Rover ‘Rashid’ into space featuring rigid aluminium construct
Last week witnessed some notable activities in the aluminium end-user market, with UAE launching the very first lunar rover ‘Rashid’ into space, weighing only 10 kg due to the use of aluminium in the making. Oneplus, the Chinese gadget maker, has announced launching its first keyboard along with...
Downstream weekly recap: AddUp introduces the FormUp® 350 Evolution for printing parts up to 1 meter tall; Gränges breaks ground on Newport facility expansion
The Guangzhou Futures Exchange, China's newest commodities market, saw a decline of 1 per cent on Thursday from China, the world's largest producer of industrial silicon. To focus on "new energy" components like lithium and rare earths, the market was founded in that year. Gränges began...
