Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute, Germany, have reportedly developed load-bearing, biodegradable implants made of a composite of iron reinforced with tricalcium phosphate (TCP), which stimulates the healing process of the bone.
Continue readingEFD Induction automatic brazing machine installed at Thermo King
EFD Induction, Norway, announces that Thermo King recently installed an automatic brazing machine from EFD Induction.
Continue readingIpsen ships Titan furnace by air for the first time
Ipsen, Cherry Valley, Ill., announces that for the first time it has shipped a Titan vacuum furnace by air.
Continue readingUnited Technologies Research Center wins R&D 100 Awards
United Technologies Research Center (UTRC), East Hartford, Conn., has been recognized by R&D Magazine as a recipient of R&D 100 Awards for two breakthrough eco-friendly technologies: Ecotuff corrosion inhibitor for high-strength aluminum alloys, and a portable aluminum deposition system for field repair of large structures.
Continue readingMix tapes make a comeback thanks to 3D printing
This is so old school, it is totally cool. Back by popular demand, the MakerBot Mixtape is making a resurgence.
Continue readingASM International Elects Sunniva R. Collins ASM Board President
Case Western Reserve University professor and former ASM Board Vice President to assume Presidency.
Continue readingASM International Welcomes Jon Tirpak as ASM Board Vice President
Senior program manager of SCRA Applied R&D brings decades of experience to ASM.
Continue readingASM International Elects 2014-2015 ASM Board Officers and Trustees-Elect
President, Vice President, Treasurer and three Trustees elected by ASM membership.
Continue readingHarper partners with University of Colorado to process magnesium for auto parts
Harper International, Buffalo, N.Y., has finalized a contract for a research-scale high-temperature reactor to support University of Colorado Boulder’s development of magnesium for lightweight vehicle parts.
Continue readingImaging innovation could detect acoustically invisible cracks
The University of Bristol, UK, announces that its researchers have developed a nonlinear acoustic imaging technique that can detect cracks that cannot be seen by conventional acoustic imaging methods.
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