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This new course is designed to train new users on how to operate the Centar Frontier, an automated, computer controlled specimen preparation instrument for delayering and site specific EM sample preparation. This 2-day course will provide users with hands-on training on advanced specimen preparation techniques for challenging applications. Register on-line at: http://www.gatan.com/training/
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Gamma Ray Burst
Gamma-ray telescopes enable astronomers to see short but tremendously intense explosions called gamma-ray bursts, and there is nothing more powerful. This image from NASA shows an artist's concept of a gamma-ray burst destroying a star.
NASA's Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope, GLAST for short, will soon help in finding more such events.
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Electronic Device Failure Analysis Society (EDFAS)
Launches New Global Community Website
A new, highly-interactive and customizable website has been launched for members of the Electronic Device Failure Analysis Society, an Affiliate Society of ASM International, The Materials Information Society.
Members of EDFAS will have access to more than 200 conference papers from the 2006 and 2007 International Symposium on Testing and Failure Analysis (ISTFA), and more than 100 reference articles from the handbook Microelectronics Failure Analysis Desk Reference (5th Edition).
Visit the EDFAS Global Community Website.
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Video of the Week
Tour a Geothermal Energy Plant
The natural heat of the earth generates electricity in geothermal power plants. Geothermal power is a renewable source of energy and does not rely on coal or other fossil fuels to create electricity.
A Virtual Geothermal Power Plant Tour was created by MidAmerican Energy of Omaha, Neb., owner of the CalEnergy Co. Salton Sea geothermal power generation complex in southern California.
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Industry News
Electric & Hybrid Cars Focus of GM Green Engineering Group
General Motors Corp.
General Motors Corp. has formed a new global engineering group to speed up development of electric and hybrid vehicles and get them to market more quickly. The group is similar to one formed by Chrysler LLC in September as automakers race to develop battery and hydrogen fuel cell technology.
Honeywell to Develop Materials for Flexible Electronics
PR Newswire
Honeywell Electronic Materials and the U.S. Display Consortium (USDC) make up a public/private partnership chartered with developing the supply chain for the flat panel display industry. They have announced a new agreement to develop materials for flexible electronics.
ArcelorMittal Inaugurates Vacuum Plasma Steel Coating Line
Regulatory News
ArcelorMittal inaugurates Arceo, its industrial prototype for a vacuum plasma steel coating line located in Liege, Belgium. Developed by the Group's Research and Development in partnership with the Walloon Region, it will enable new uses for flat steel products.
Nippon Piston Ring Adopting Alloys Having 'Less Rare Metals'
Asia Pulse Pte. Ltd.
Nippon Piston Ring Co. is preparing a line of low-cost, high-strength engine components that are made using smaller amounts of rare metals. The Japanese company has completed materials development and hopes to have commercial versions of cylinder liners and valve sheets ready for the market by 2010.
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News from AM&P
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Rice University have created the darkest material ever made by man. The material is a thin coating comprised of low-density arrays of loosely vertically aligned carbon nanotubes. It absorbs more than 99.9% of light.
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Engineers at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in France have discovered an unstable form of lithium borohydride (LiBH4) that contains 18 wt% hydrogen and could be useful for hydrogen storage. It can release hydrogen at a lower temperature than most forms of this material, which are more stable and require higher energy to release the hydrogen.
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ThyssenKrupp Steel, Germany, and JFE Steel Corp., Japan have developed a multiphase steel said to provide a minimum strength of 780 MPa (113 ksi) and 40% higher elongation than conventional high-strength steels. Designated TP-N 68/78, its high strength and good formability are attributed to a bainitic-ferritic microstructure with embedded retained austenite in combination with nanometer-size precipitates.
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SAE International has approved an Aerospace Material Specification for QuesTek’s new alloy Ferrium S53. AMS 5922 covers the procurement of bars and forgings of S53 as a double vacuum melted (VIM/VAR) aerospace grade. The specification itself covers material chemistry, processing, heat-treatment, and minimum property requirements.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers say that energy now lost as heat during the production of electricity could be harnessed through the use of silicon nanowires synthesized by an electroless etching technique.
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Materials Innovations in an Emerging Hydrogen Economy
February 24-27, 2008
Hilton Cocoa Beach
Cocoa Beach, Florida USA
This is a new biannual conference that provides an opportunity for global experts in the hydrogen field to discuss materials needs and new technologies related to hydrogen-based alternative energy sources.
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The 8th International Conference on Trends in Welding Research
June 1-6, 2008
Pine Mountain, Georgia USA
This conference will feature five days of technically-intensive programming focused on both fundamental and applied topics related to welding and joining.
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Induction Hardening Engineer
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Mebane, North Carolina
The Induction Hardening Engineer is responsible for all engineering functions related to induction hardening - the ideal candidate will have a Bachelors degree in Manufacturing or Electrical Engineering, as well as education in materials / specific heat treatment. The person in this role must have or commit to achieving AIAG- CQI-9 minimum requirement.
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19th AeroMat Conference & Exposition
June 23-26, 2008
Austin Convention Center
Austin, Texas USA
Revolutionizing Materials & Processes for Air Vehicles & Space Systems
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