Leica Microsystems, Buffalo Grove, Ill, announces a new educational partnership with ASM International, the preeminent association for connecting materials professionals with the finest resources available – to solve problems, improve materials performance, and support professional development.
Continue readingUniversity at Buffalo receives $2.9 million for modeling/simulations lab
The University at Buffalo, N.Y., has received a $2.9 million National Science Foundation grant to transform the traditional role of a database as a repository for information into an automated computer laboratory that rapidly collects, interprets, and learns from massive amounts of information.
Continue readingASM Appoints New Managing Director
The ASM International Board of Trustees announces the appointment of William T. (Bill) Mahoney as Managing Director effective immediately.
Continue readingOne Minute Mentor: Heat Treating of Ferritic Stainless Steel: Properties
Ferritic stainless steels are quite similar in their mechanical behavior to carbon steel. The main influence of chromium is to produce some solid solution hardening.
Continue readingZEISS partners with ASM International to supply microscopes and collaborate on training
Instruments to be used for training on high precision manufacturing and materials testing techniques
Continue readingWomen in engineering profile: Lesley D. Frame
This new profile series introduces leading materials scientists from around the world who happen to be females. Here we speak with Lesley D. Frame, Director of Product Development for Thermatool Corp.
Continue readingIMS Welcomes the Failure Analysis Society
On behalf of the International Metallographic Society and its board of directors, I would like to welcome the new ASM affiliate, the Failure Analysis Society.
Continue readingASM forms strategic alliance with SVC
The new strategic alliance brings the complementary strengths of both organizations together to better serve their global members and the community at large.
Continue readingSpace telescope boasts a dozen flight mirrors
One dozen flight mirrors are now installed on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, out of the eighteen mirror segments that make up the primary mirror.
Continue reading3D-printed metal aircraft parts
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, entered into an agreement with Airbus, France, to supply 3D-printed metal parts for commercial aircraft.
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