Press Coverage

Dr. Afsaneh Rabiei discusses Composite Metal Foam, its performance, and the path to real-world applications. (Link)

AFCEA SIGNAL covers AMM’s path from long-term R&D to production readiness, including scale-up progress and recent test activity. (Link)

NC Military Report highlights AMM’s Composite Metal Foam and summarizes recent testing progress (ballistics, blast, vibration, fire) with links to supporting videos. (Link)

RealClearScience highlights Composite Metal Foam’s strength-to-weight benefits and why the material is being discussed for space and defense-adjacent use cases. (Link)

Interesting Engineering highlights Composite Metal Foam’s strength-to-weight advantages and discusses potential aerospace and defense applications. (Link)

TechEBlog highlights CMF’s strength-to-weight advantage and its readiness for production, including ballistic performance claims and potential defense/transportation applications. (Link)

Triangle Business Journal recently profiled Dr. Afsaneh Rabiei’s push to scale Composite Metal Foam manufacturing in Raleigh—highlighting both the promise of the material and the realities of transitioning into large-scale production. The story notes how the technology’s impact-absorbing behavior can be compared to protective packaging materials, but engineered for demanding industrial performance. It also underscores…

Business North Carolina recently featured Advanced Materials Manufacturing (AMM) and its Composite Metal Foam technology—highlighting the material’s distinctive structure and commercial potential. The article describes CMF as impact-absorbing hollow metal spheres embedded in a metal matrix formed from powdered or molten metal, a design aimed at delivering high energy absorption without the weight penalty typical…