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Magnesium Foot Walks Naturally
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Jerome Rifkin has been building and rebuilding the flexible mechanical foot for more than eight years, according to an article on the Popular Science web site. This jointed magnesium foot has a heel, a forefoot, a big toe—and no joint at the ankle. Instead, a novel midfoot joint, which connects the heel and forefoot, does the job of both the ankle and the arch. Like an ankle joint, it flexes up and down to give the wearer a more natural step. And, like a real midfoot joint, it creates a flexible arch in the middle of the foot. For lots more details, pictures, and a video click here.
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ASM publishes breaking industry news articles to our web site every day! Below are the top news items of the week; view the full-text articles and more headline news online.
To increase the efficiency of thermoelectric generators, researchers at Ohio State University added trace amounts of thallium to lead telluride, a thermoelectric material that's been generating electricity onboard deep space probes for decades. The added thallium doubles the material's ability to convert heat into electricity by increasing the voltage that it produces. Contact Joseph Heremans.
An innovative, more stable new form of nanophase lithium titanate (LTO) has been developed at Argonne National Laboratory to replace the graphite in lithium-ion batteries. They also developed a new way of making the LTO that will allow for easier industrial processing and increase the battery's energy density. Learn more.
The Mesabi Nugget Project is a large-scale pilot demonstration of the innovative ITmk3 ironmaking technology developed by Kobe Steel for the North American steel industry. In the ITmk3 process, a rotary hearth furnace turns iron ore fines and pulverized coal into nuggets of high purity. Reduction, melting, and slag removal take only ten minutes as compared to hours for the traditional blast furnace process, while using 30% less energy. Learn more.
The U.S. Department of Defense has released $1 billion of funding to acquire six Lockheed Martin F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft as part of the second Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract for the F-35.
The LRIP 2 contract, worth $2.2 billion for a total of 12 aircraft, was awarded in May. At that time the government authorized six conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35As, with release of $933 million, and gave provisional approval for the STOVL jets pending certain requirements. For lots more pictures and videos, click here.
A super-resolution X-ray microscope developed by a team of researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) and EPFL in Switzerland combines the high penetration power of X-rays with high spatial resolution, making it possible for the first time to shed light on the detailed interior composition of semiconductor devices and cellular structures. The new instrument uses a Megapixel Pilatus detector (whose big brother will be detecting collisions from CERN's Large Hadron Collider), which can count millions of single X-ray photons over a large area. Learn more.
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. announces that its Engineering Systems Division has entered into a supply agreement for its solar silicon melting and crystallization furnace systems. Under this agreement, AMG has received the first purchase order, which is valued in excess of $90 million. Learn more.
Researchers at Auburn University's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering have produced antimicrobial coatings with single-walled carbon nanotubes mixed with solutions of lysozyme, a natural product with antimicrobial properties found in egg whites. Learn more.
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ASM-Indian Institute of Metals Seeks 2009 Visiting Lecturers
Qualified lecturers:
• Are ASM members who visit India
• Have experience with delivering technical presentations of interest to government, industrial or academic organizations.
• Can lecture on current technological conditions in India
• Will be available between April 1 and December 31, 2009
• Have definite travel plans to and from India using own funds
Award carries with it an $800 honorarium to be used for travel expenses within India during their visit and a certificate of recognition to be presented at the ASM Leadership Awards Luncheon scheduled for October 2009 in Pittsburgh, PA during MS&T’09.
Deadline for application is February 1, 2009. For more information, contact Carole Chesla at 440/338-5151 ext. 5330
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 The German Embassy in Beijing is showcasing itself at the Olympic Games with “Inform,” an art installation by Chinese artist Li Jiwei. One of his enormous objects is in the form of a giant sports shirt covering the entire embassy building. (That’s the big blue thing.) The second artwork (the light blue thing on the left) symbolizes the stands for spectators, and the red seats represent excited spectators. This art installation is made of 1300 square meters of Makrolon polycarbonate from Bayer MaterialScience. It was selected because of its lightness and in particular its transparency, which enables impressive visual effects.
Learn more.
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Can an artificial hip last 20 years longer? ASM members and surgeons seek answers
Last week, ASM’s Opportunities for Next-Generation Implants Conference attracted 150 clinicians and surgeons, biomedical engineers, and materials researchers to Cleveland. Their goal: To find solutions that will lead to better implants and improved quality of patient care. Event co-chairs Dr. Shuvo Roy of the Cleveland Clinic and Dr. Dana Medlin of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology describe the significance of the event - the fifth in ASM’s annual series on Materials & Processes for Medical Devices (MPMD).
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MS&T’08… The Leading Forum Addressing Structure, Properties, Processing and Performance Across the Materials Community
October 5-9, 2008
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Technical Program
MS&T’08 addresses eight diverse themes to cover the breadth of materials science and engineering.
• ELECTRONIC and MAGNETIC MATERIALS
• ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY ISSUES
• FUNDAMENTALS and CHARACTERIZATION
• IRON AND STEEL
• MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS
• NANOTECHNOLOGY
• PROCESSING and PRODUCT MANUFACTURING
• SPECIAL TOPICS
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The International Conference for Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies
September 21-25, 2008
Palazzo dei Congressi
Stresa, Italy
The technical conference and exposition brings together worldwide experts and promotes the technical and practical engineering of shape memory and superelastic alloys. Learn more.
Quenching & Control of Distortion in Heat Treated Gears
September 24-25, 2008
Radisson Hotel Milwaukee Airport
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
There’s a better way to control distortion and stress. Our heat treating experts will show you how.
Learn more.
Seeking Nominations for Thermal Spray Hall of Fame
The Thermal Spray Hall of Fame, established in 1993 by the Thermal Spray Society of ASM International, recognizes and honors outstanding leaders who have made significant contributions to the science, technology, practice, education, managements, and advancement of Thermal Spraying. For a copy of the rules, nomination form, and list of previous recipients, go to http://tss.asminternational.org/portal/site/TSS/ and click Networking and then Connections. Or, you can contact Sarina Pastoric.
Nominations are due September 30, 2008.
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New!
Pearson’s Crystal Data CD-ROM, Crystal Structure Database for Inorganic Compounds
2008/2009 Update
Edited by: Pierre Villars and Karin Cenzual, 2008
The most comprehensive database available for alloys, intermetallics and inorganics.
The updated CD includes 165,000 structural data sets (including atom coordinates and displacement parameters, when determined), 100,000 compounds, 22,600 prototypes and 50,000 publications. Also included in the CD are active links to ASM’s Alloy Phase Diagram Center, Landolt-Börnstein, Springer and original references.
To find out more information on the update, please contact Denise Smith at 440.338.5409.
Learn more.
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Research Scientist
Powdermet, Euclid, Ohio (Cleveland)
Exciting, cutting edge research scientist position, where the right candidate will lead SBIR and commercial product development projects in the areas of nanostructured metals and energetic materials, hydrogen storage materials, thermal spray coatings, powder processing, and ultracapacitor fabrication. For more information,
click here.
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