Korean news Web site ETNews reported that tech giant Apple's next generation iPhone will be made out of "liquid metal" alloys, which is thinner and lighter and more resistant to impact damage.

LiquidMetal is a series of exotic alloy components developed by researchers at CalTech and is often referred to as "bulk metallic glass". This is due to its atomic structure that makes it glass-like while offering a super-strong yet extremely flexible material that is resistant to corrosion and is scratch-proof as well.

In 2010, Apple, Inc. managed to acquire the rights to Liquidmetal Technologies' "amorphous metal alloys." Soon after the acquisition, the company started hiring engineers to work on the materials. However, apart from the engineers working on the said material, there is no further news on Apple since that time.

ETNews also reported that the new iPhone will be released in June at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). It is expected that Apple will return back to its tracks to its mid-year schedule seen up until last year with the launch of iPhone 4S in October. However, many people speculated that iPhone 5 will be launch around the same time in September or October this year.

The new iPhone is speculated to sport the same 3.5-inch screen or very close to it, support 4G LTE networks and come with a new micro dock connector. There have been a lot of rumors about the new iPhone 5 such as it will be equipped with a variant of A5X chip, 1GB RAM in iPhone 4S/iPhone 4 casing. There is also a rumor that the next generation of iPhone will be released in June. However, other rumors say that iPhone 5 will be released in the fall of 2012, which will sport the same screen size; support 4G LTE like the new iPad 3 and will come with a new micro dock connector.

It is still unknown if Apple will call it the new iPhone (like the new iPad) or iPhone 6 (sixth generation iPhone) or as iPhone 5. The Cupertino-based company still has not comment on all of the rumors about iPhone 5.

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