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Bruker launches NanoForce nanomechanical testing system

Bruker, Billerica, Mass., introduces the NanoForce nanoindenting and nanomechanical testing system.

Cadence system SoC verifier enables up to ten times improvement in productivity

Cadence Design Systems Inc., San Jose, Calif., has developed the Cadence Perspec System Verifier platform, a software-driven system-on-chip (SoC) verification solution.

Ultrasound treatment removes hydrogen from molten aluminum

Researchers at Brunel University London report that an ultrasound treatment could be a much cheaper and more environmentally friendly way to remove hydrogen from aluminum alloys than conventional methods.

Ipsen ships vacuum furnaces to aerospace companies

Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., reports that three separate companies recently purchased different Ipsen furnace models, all of which are for the aerospace industry.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum completes acquisition of Fox Metals and Alloys

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Los Angeles, announces that it has acquired all of the capital stock of Fox Metals and Alloys Inc., Houston.

Alcoa cuts production time for auto alloys from 20 days to 20 minutes

Alcoa, Pittsburgh, Pa., has developed a technology called Micromill, that is said to reduce production time for automotive aluminum alloys from 20 days to 20 minutes.

A heart of gold? Try platinum

A platinum-chromium alloy makes coronary stents stronger, more flexible and resistant to corrosion wins award from ASM International.

Composite materials replace titanium on Orion space capsule

TenCate Advanced Composites North America, Fairfield, Ca., developed a heat resistant composite for the heat shield and backshell structure of the Lockheed Martin Orion multi-purpose crew vehicle.

Tungsten-chromium-iron PM alloy has hardness of 21 GPa

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, announces that researchers have developed a tungsten-chromium-iron powder metallurgy alloy that could replace depleted uranium in armor-piercing projectiles.

3D printer builds first object in space

NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., announces that an object has been additively manufactured in space for the first time.