Plastometrex continues global expansion with Japanese partnerships

Published: November 15, 2023

Plastometrex, an advanced mechanical testing technology provider in Cambridge, England, announced its strategic expansion into the Japanese market in partnership with two leading technology companies, Kobe Material Testing Laboratory (KMTL) and AeroEdge. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in Plastometrex’s journey towards transforming the global mechanical testing industry. Since its inception, Plastometrex has had a... View Article

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Intertek opens new state-of-the-art Battery Center of Excellence Italy, reinforcing its commitment to sustainable transport and energy solutions worldwide

Published: November 15, 2023

Intertek, England, a leading total quality assurance provider to industries worldwide, unveiled its new Battery Xcellence Center in Mestre, Italy. Featuring the latest technologies for battery and energy storage systems testing, paired with unrivalled industry expertise, this new center of excellence will meet industry’s increasing need for fast and reliable testing, certification, and assurance services.... View Article

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Understanding battery thermal runaway propagation

Published: November 15, 2023

As the energy density of battery packs for vehicles and grid energy storage increases, how can we make high-density energy systems less hazardous and more reliable? That’s the question explored by scientists at Exponent Inc., Menlo Park, Calif. Their new technical paper, “Understanding the Fundamental Mechanisms of Battery Thermal Runaway Propagation and Mitigation” published by... View Article

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Plasma FIB services are now available

Published: November 15, 2023

EAG Laboratories, Tempe, Ariz., announced a new addition to its wide range of advanced microscopy techniques – Plasma FIB (PFIB) services. PFIB can be used for both material characterization and failure analysis.  It differs from traditional FIB as it uses various gases such as Xe, Ar, O, or N to generate a focused ion beam... View Article

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GE Aerospace service operators: meet your “mini” robot inspector companions

Published: October 06, 2023

Sensiworm (Soft ElectroNics Skin-Innervated Robotic Worm), a highly intelligent, acutely sensitive soft robot from GE Aerospace, Niskayuna, N.Y., could serve as extra sets of eyes and ears for aerospace service operators, enabling less invasive inspection and repair of jet engines on wing to reduce downtime.

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Oxford Instruments Asylum Research releases Cypher ES Atomic Force Microscope package for battery research

Published: August 11, 2023

Oxford Instruments Asylum Research released its new atomic force microscope package developed for battery research, the Cypher ES Battery Edition.

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Turbine fatigue issue forced F-22 engine retrofit, Air Force says

Published: August 10, 2023

The Air Force and engine builder Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, Conn., completed a $21 million, fleet-wide retrofit effort for the F-22 Raptor’s dual F119 engines, after identifying a fatigue issue with turbine blades that led to seven class A mishaps, nearly $23 million in damages, but no operational interruption.

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New laser-based method could help scientists discover new puncture-resistant materials

Published: August 09, 2023

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., developed a laser-based method that uses high-intensity laser to blast microscale projectiles into a small sample at velocities close to the speed of sound to analyze the energy exchange and predict the puncture resistance of materials against larger projectiles encountered in real-world situations.

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Stunning discovery: metals can heal themselves

Published: August 09, 2023

For the first time, scientists at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M. and Texas A&M University, have witnessed pieces of metal crack, then fuse back together without any human intervention, overturning fundamental scientific theories in the process.

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Knots smaller than human hair make materials unusually tough

Published: May 12, 2023

In the latest advance in nano- and micro-architected materials, engineers at Caltech, Pasadena, Calif., developed a new material made from numerous interconnected microscale knots that made the material far tougher than identically structured but unknotted materials.

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