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Thor_MN

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2. I swear critical thinking skills are banned in writing these days...

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sat Jan 2, 2016, 11:47 AM

Jan 2016

"inject silicon carbide nanoparticles into a magnesium zinc alloy"

"the alloy is 14 percent silicon carbide, 86 percent magnesium."

Leaving us either with sloppy writing or weightless zinc....

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Nanoparticle-enhanced metals could radically change cars [View all] n2doc Jan 2016 OP

K&R - cool, thanks for the post! nt. jonno99 Jan 2016 #1

I swear critical thinking skills are banned in writing these days... Thor_MN Jan 2016 #2