Materials Properties and Performance Archives - Page 27 of 33

Improving aircraft safety in icy conditions

Pilots and safety officials worry about ice accumulating on the wings and tail of an aircraft flying during freezing rain. Abnormal ice buildup can disturb airflow to alter the physics of flight and lead to stalls, rolls, and high-velocity crashes.

Flexible solar cells could power wearable electronics

Scientists in South Korea made ultra-thin photovoltaics flexible enough to wrap around the average pencil. The bendy solar cells could power wearable electronics like fitness trackers and smart glasses.

ZEISS partners with ASM International to supply microscopes and collaborate on training

Instruments to be used for training on high precision manufacturing and materials testing techniques

Computer modeling pinpoints best material for nuclear fuel recycling

Researchers are investigating a new material that might help in nuclear fuel recycling and waste reduction by capturing certain gases released during reprocessing.

Hot isostatic press complements state-of-the-art AM center in Florida

A Quintus Technologies hot isostatic press (HIP) will round out the line-up of high-tech equipment in the 10,000-square-foot metal additive manufacturing (AM) center recently opened by Sintavia LLC, in Davie, Fla.

Glowing nanosubmarines to deliver drugs and cargo

The next generation of nanosubmarines has been upgraded with tags that fluoresce longer allowing them to be tracked for greater periods while being driven through solutions.

Coating improves implant-bone bonding

Researchers developed a technique for coating polymer implants with a bioactive film that significantly increases bonding between the implant and surrounding bone in an animal model.

Transparent metal film holds promise for smartphones

A touchscreen is an essential feature of many modern devices, but the material that gives most screens their touch sensitivity is in short supply.

IMS Welcomes the Failure Analysis Society

On behalf of the International Metallographic Society and its board of directors, I would like to welcome the new ASM affiliate, the Failure Analysis Society.

Simulation explains sphere properties

Scientists developed a simulation model to take the guesswork out of calculating the influence of roughness on mechanical properties of a sphere.

Turning weeds into fuel

A weedy plant found on the roadside in northern Australia has stems ripe for biofuel production.

3D-bioprinted placenta could treat preeclampsia

Preeclampsia is a pregnancy complication involving the placenta that can be serious—even fatal—for the mother or baby.

Rare-earth alternative could ensure future electronics

Technologies from wind turbines to electric vehicles rely on critical materials called rare-earth elements.

777X Composite Wing Center Opens in Washington (with video)

Employees at the Boeing Co. recently celebrated the grand opening of the new 777X Composite Wing Center (CWC) in Everett, Wash.

Microscale crystal dynamics key to new material design

Designing materials that better respond to dynamic loading can help vehicles minimize vibration, better protect military convoys, or potentially make buildings safer during an earthquake.

Iron molecules improve solar cells

Researchers at Lund University, Sweden, discovered how iron-based dyes work on a molecular level in solar cells.

Carbon-fiber hood improves fuel economy

Magna International Inc., Canada, won a 2016 JEC Americas Innovation Award in the automotive category for the molding process used in making carbon-fiber hoods for Cadillac.

Making safer robots

During human interaction, robots must first and foremost be safe. If a household robot, for example, encounters a human, it should not continue its movements regardless, but rather give way in case of doubt.

Coating poised to improve wind power

Researchers discovered that a particular form of carbon coating not necessarily designed for wind turbines may prove a boon to the wind industry.

Method produces green energy by mimicking plants

For artificial photosynthesis to become a viable alternative to fossil fuels, the efficiency and speed of water oxidation must be improved.

Nanowire array cools down clothes

A new nanowire array could lead to personal, lightweight cooling units, which could be incorporated into firefighting gear, athletic uniforms, or other wearables.

Earthquake-resistant concrete uses less reinforced steel

Buildings are designed to sway and deform without collapsing in response to earthquake shaking.

Understanding lithium ion batteries improves performance

Electron microscopy technique reveals the reaction pathways that emerge as lithium ions are added to magnetite nanoparticles

Materials Science Department Wins Alumni Cup

The Materials Science and Engineering Department won the Alumni Cup at the University of Maryland, College Park.

ASM forms strategic alliance with SVC

The new strategic alliance brings the complementary strengths of both organizations together to better serve their global members and the community at large.

Space telescope boasts a dozen flight mirrors

One dozen flight mirrors are now installed on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, out of the eighteen mirror segments that make up the primary mirror.

Nanoscale properties provide insight on material performance

Creating the batteries or electronics of the future requires understanding materials that are just a few atoms thick and that change their fundamental physical properties in fractions of a second.