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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
Aluminium foil (or aluminum foil in American English; occasionally called tin foil) is aluminium prepared in thin metal leaves. The foil is pliable and can be readily bent or wrapped around objects. Thin foils are fragile and are sometimes laminated with other materials such as plastics or paper to make them stronger and more useful.
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.
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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.
A foil is a very thin sheet of metal, typically made by hammering or rolling. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Foils are most easily made with malleable metal, such as aluminium , copper , [ 3 ] tin , and gold . Foils usually bend under their own weight and can be torn easily. [ 2 ]
For more facts about aluminum foil, here’s why it has a shiny and a dull side. Americans have been using aluminum foil for over 100 years, since it was first used to wrap Life Savers, candy bars ...
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