Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Calif., in close collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and other institutions, has developed a large interactive stability map of the ternary nitrides, highlighting nitride compositions.
Continue readingMineral and organic acids extract rare earth elements from phosphate rock waste
Researchers from Rutgers University-New Brunswick, N.J., and members of the Critical Materials Institute in Ames, Iowa, announce that they have found a possible new source of rare earth elements in phosphate rock waste, and have developed an environmentally friendly way to extract the elements.
Continue readingAustralian scientists develop molten metal catalyst to change carbon dioxide into coal
RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, announces that its researchers have developed a molten metal catalyst technique that can efficiently convert carbon dioxide from a gas into solid particles of carbon.
Continue readingLindberg ships 130 heat treating systems to automotive, aerospace, and other industries
Lindberg MPH, Riverside, Mich., reports that in 2018 the company shipped a total of 130 units to companies in industries such as automotive, aerospace, foundry, electronics, R&D, oil & gas, and technology.
Continue readingAdvantest develops test capabilities for 5G medical devices, mobile electronics
Advantest Corp., Tokyo, has developed advanced test solutions that enable 5G connectivity for such diverse applications as mobile electronics, medical devices, automotive systems, retail business, and big data.
Continue readingGoodfellow to offer Victrex mineral-filled semicrystalline and amorphous PEEK film
Goodfellow, Coraopolis, Pa., announces a major expansion of its range of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) materials to include 12 different forms: film, sheet, fiber, monofilament, powder, granule, tube, rod, mesh, bolt, nut, and washer.
Continue readingU.S. Department of Energy grant to advance electrolysis process for copper production.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, announces that associate professor of metallurgy Antoine Allanore has received a $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to run larger scale tests of a new way to produce copper using electricity to separate copper from melted sulfur-based minerals, which are the main source of copper.
Continue readingBraidy Industries acquires nanostructured aluminum producer NanoAl
Braidy Industries Inc., Ashland, Ky., announces that it has acquired NanoAl LLC, a world leader in the science of nanocrystalline strengthening technology applied to sheet aluminum, as a third wholly owned subsidiary.
Continue readingU.S. manufacturer of electronic components orders Despatch ovens worth $3 million
Despatch Industries, Minneapolis, announces that a major U.S. manufacturer of electronic components has placed an order worth over $3 million for Despatch PND inert atmosphere ovens.
Continue readingWalk-in oven can heat 8000 pounds of steel from 70 to 150°F in 180 minutes
Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, Wis., has shipped a natural-gas-fired enhanced duty walk-in oven to a technology company for post-curing refractory materials.
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