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Bientôt, l'ingénieur aura trouvé un nouveau métal.

Bientôt, l'ingénieur aura trouvé un nouveau métal.
Soon, the engineer will have found a new metal.
From Lesson 208:The future perfect tense·French

Questions & Answers about Bientôt, l'ingénieur aura trouvé un nouveau métal.

What makes aura trouvé the futur antérieur (future perfect) tense?
It is formed by combining the simple future tense of the auxiliary verb (in this case, aura from avoir) with the past participle of the main verb (trouvé). This structure translates directly to "will have found".
Why does this sentence use aura instead of sera as the auxiliary verb?
The rule for choosing between avoir and être in the futur antérieur is exactly the same as in the passé composé! Because you would say il a trouvé in the past tense, you use avoir again here to make il aura trouvé.
Why is the adjective nouveau placed in front of métal?
While most French adjectives follow the noun, nouveau is a common exception. It falls under the BANGS rule (Beauty, Age, Number, Goodness, Size) which dictates that short adjectives describing age or newness go before the noun.
How would the phrase un nouveau métal change in the plural?
It becomes de nouveaux métaux. Nouns ending in -al typically change to -aux in the plural, and adjectives ending in -eau add an -x. Also, remember that the plural article des changes to de when it is placed directly before an adjective!

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