IBC Advanced Alloys Corp., Vancouver, has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Nu-Cast Inc., Londonderry, N.H., to collaborate on new beryllium-aluminum investment casting projects and opportunities, initially for the aerospace sector.
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Ametek Inc., Berwyn, Pa., announces that it has acquired VTI Instruments, Irvine, Calif., which manufactures a wide range of signal conditioning and switching instruments, data acquisition solutions, and integrated test systems.
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Penn Stainless Products, Quakertown, and Lehigh University, both of Pennsylvania, have announced a collaborative effort to provide metal users with access to the expertise in Lehigh’s Materials Science and Engineering Department.
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Alcoa, Pittsburgh, introduces the surface-treated Dura-Bright EVO commercial truck wheel, said to be ten times more resistant to corrosion that is primarily caused by road salts and weather.
Continue readingNovelis Inc., Atlanta, will invest an additional $205 million to further expand its global manufacturing operations serving the rapidly growing automotive market.
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Micromeritics Instrument Corp., Norcross, Ga., introduces the 3Flex Surface Characterization Analyzer.
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Micromeritics Instrument Corp., Norcross, Ga., introduces the 3Flex Surface Characterization Analyzer.
Continue readingPark Systems, Santa Clara, Calif., announces the debut of Park XE15, a powerfully versatile atomic force microscope featuring a unique MultiSample scan.
Continue readingNovelis, Atlanta, completed a two-year, $400 million expansion program in South Korea.
Continue readingThe National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Md., selected a consortium led by Northwestern University, Ill., to establish a new NIST-sponsored center of excellence for advanced materials research.
Continue readingMaterion Brush Beryllium & Composites, Elmore, Ohio, completed a significant milestone of its capabilities and operations for proprietary investment cast AlBeCast aluminum beryllium products.
Continue readingLiquidmetal Technologies Inc., Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., delivered missile canards that are being fitted for a future test of Lockheed Martin’s (Bethesda, Md.) EAPS (Extended Area Protection and Survivability) missile.
Continue readingResearchers at Kyushu University, Japan, report that they have developed a new technique to produce thin films of germanium crystals at a temperature of 250°C. Using gold as a catalyst, Prof. Taizoh Sadoh and his colleagues were able to grow germanium crystals in such a way that their crystal structure has the proper orientation and electrical properties. The new method can be used to produce germanium films with a very large area, allowing for more potential applications.
Continue readingThe University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, reports that its researchers have developed a thallium-doped bismuth telluride topological insulator, a material that conducts electricity on its surface, but not in its interior. With their new approach, the researchers can tweak the properties of the bulk of their material from a so-called “p-type” semiconductor, which conducts electricity because of a deficiency of electrons, to an “n-type,” which conducts because of an excess of electrons.
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