Category: Industries and Applications

Winners of Materials Genome Toolkit competition announced

ASM International’s CMD Network is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 ASM Materials Genome Toolkit competition.

Program focuses on future materials scientists

With advances in science and technology, today’s high school students could end up working with materials that don’t even exist today.

NASA Langley recognized for advancing helicopter research

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden was at NASA’s Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va., on May 8 to participate in a ceremony recognizing Langley’s decades of contributions to improving helicopters and other vertical flight aircraft.

23rd International Congress of Advanced Thermal Processing 2016 Dates Announced

Call for papers submission is now open.

Release agent designed for lightweight composite materials

Chem-Trend is helping the aerospace industry remove mass, lower fuel consumption, and respect the environment with a release agent targeted for use with composite materials.

Nucor to acquire Gallatin Steel for its flat-rolled mill products

Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has entered into an agreement to purchase all the equity of Gallatin Steel Company for a cash purchase price of approximately $770 million.

MGI strategic plan released for public comment

The National Science and Technology Council’s subcommittee on the MGI released for public comment a draft of its first strategic plan, to serve as a roadmap for Federal agencies as they execute on the initiative vision going forward.

ASM Fellow Dr. Pradeep Rohatgi elected Fellow of Wisconsin Academy of Sciences

Pradeep Rohatgi, Fellow of ASM International and Distinguished Professor of Materials Engineering at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, has been elected Fellow of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters.

Castrip to build build steel plant for thin-strip casting process

Castrip LLC, Charlotte, N.C., has signed a license agreement with one of North America’s fastest growing steelmakers to build and operate a plant utilizing the Castrip thin-strip casting process.

IBC Advanced Alloys to collaborate with Nu-Cast on Be-Al investment casting projects for aerospace

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.