Aluminum Alloy Manufacturing (IMAGE) DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Caption Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion (ShAPE™), developed by researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, improves the energy efficiency of producing extruded high-performance aluminum alloys. Credit Composite image by Cortland Johnson | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.