Replies to post #102091 on Liquidmetal Technologies Inc (LQMT)

[lqmtapple]

Things are moving quickly behind the curtain.

The question is "who is pulling the strings"? And (to where)?

[Dell_Griffith]

To make large amounts of BMG, they need zirconium. Oh, forget it. GL and Bye. It's been real.

[u3ratsinabag]

You need to search for it's oxide - ZrO2 - that's the industrially applicable form of Zirconium. Often, when putting materials into corrosive service where there isn't really a metallurgy that is suitable, folks will look to ceramics like ZrO2.
zirconium-oxide

If abrasion or wear is an issue, you can "dope" the ZrO2 with another element like Yttrium to strengthen it's wear resistance.
Synthesis and thermal stability of zirconia and yttria-stabilized zirconia microspheres

With respect to applications to this industry, the technology below may be relevant; perhaps rather than just using Liquid Metal Technology to produce structural components in electronic devices, Lugee McDuck & Co. have considered allowing the amorphous alloy to play a more electro-functional role within the device in addition to providing rigid structure via Zr doping - purely speculative.
Patent_US_8741698

The primary inventor, Jinhong Tong, is an expert in Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) technology, which is how I suspect any material like this to be applied on a small scale.
Jinhong Tong
Also, check out ticker CVV ;-)