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iPhone 5 Casing: Terminator's 'Liquidmetal'?

New alloy said to be stronger than titanium, but versatile

By Mark Russell,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 22, 2012 7:41 AM CDT

(Newser) – The new iPhone 5, coming this fall, may not go back in time to kill John Connor, but it could be made from Liquidmetal, at least according to the latest rumors. Unlike normal metals, which are crystalline, Liquidmetal is an alloy more like metallic glass, with the elasticity of plastics but two or three times harder than titanium. All of which could make the new iPhone much thinner and more durable, reports the Telegraph. Apple signed an exclusive deal with Liquidmetal Technologies in August 2010, believed to be in the $11 million to $20 million range. However, reports caution that these are just rumors, and Apple is being as secretive as always.

It's not a T-1000, like in Terminator 2 (pictured here), but Apple's new iPhone 5 is rumored to be made of Liquidmetal.
It's not a T-1000, like in "Terminator 2" (pictured here), but Apple's new iPhone 5 is rumored to be made of Liquidmetal.   (BarnabyJames37)
The new iPhone 5, believed to be coming this autumn, is rumored to be made of an metallic alloy called Liquidmetal.
The new iPhone 5, believed to be coming this autumn, is rumored to be made of an metallic alloy called Liquidmetal.   (AP Photo/Karly Domb Sadof)
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bagopeas
Apr 22, 2012 11:41 PM CDT
"...Apple is being as secretive as always." sure, until one of their techies leaves the prototype in a bar's bathroom!!! This has happened twice, BTW!
Shmeh
Apr 22, 2012 6:51 PM CDT
It would actually be the iPhone 6... sixth-generation iPhone.
dungbeetle
Apr 22, 2012 11:59 AM CDT
This isn't a rumor, it's bullshit. Apple is not the god of the universe and a material like this wouldn't get past the pentagon. Three times harder than titanium? Really? Just more delusions from Apple fans. Just sayin' . . .

 
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