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  2. Aluminium foil - Wikipedia

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    Tin was first replaced by aluminium in 1910, when the first aluminium foil rolling plant, Dr. Lauber, Neher & Cie. was opened in Emmishofen, Switzerland. The plant, owned by J. G. Neher & Sons , the aluminium manufacturers, was founded in 1886 in Schaffhausen , Switzerland, at the foot of the Rhine Falls , whose energy powered the process.

  3. List of Swiss inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    Aluminium foil by Robert Victor Neher [3] Cellophane by Jacques E. Brandenberger; DDT by Paul Hermann Müller; Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) by Albert Hofmann; Nickel–steel alloys he named invar, elinvar and platinite [it] by Charles Édouard Guillaume; Reichstein process by Tadeus Reichstein; Glyphosate by Henri Martin

  4. Alusuisse - Wikipedia

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    Alusuisse was a Swiss industrial group founded as Aluminium Industrie Aktien in 1898, Zurich, Switzerland. The organisation was named Schweizerische Aluminium AG from 1963, Alusuisse-Lonza Holding AG from 1990, and Algroup from 1998.

  5. This Is Why You Should Put Aluminum Foil in Your Dishwasher - AOL

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    Aluminum foil might be all you need to clear up scratches and grimy silverware stains, which is great news. Next time you’re loading your dishwasher , take a second to rip off a piece of ...

  6. NASA used kitchen aluminum foil to save a legendary ... - AOL

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    So NASA’s scientists wrapped the cables in a whole lot of aluminum foil and found that in 1979 Voyager 1 had safely swung past Jupiter and would continue on its legendary journey. Show comments ...

  7. Swiss flag concerns over Trump's US tariff hike proposals - AOL

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    Switzerland said on Tuesday it was concerned by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's proposals to raise tariffs and is considering how to respond if his new administration does so. Trump aims to ...

  8. Constellium - Wikipedia

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    Constellium SE is a Paris-based global manufacturer of aluminium rolled products, extruded products, and structural parts based on a large variety of advanced alloys. . Constellium's C-TEC research center has been credited for advancing technology in the field of advanced aluminium a

  9. History of aluminium - Wikipedia

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    Aluminium cookware began to be produced in the late 19th century and gradually supplanted copper and cast iron cookware in the first decades of the 20th century. Aluminium foil was popularized at that time. Aluminium is soft and light, but it was soon discovered that alloying it with other metals could increase its hardness while preserving its ...