Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, announces that its scientists have developed a tungsten-based alloy that can withstand unprecedented amounts of radiation without damage.
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 readingOne Minute Mentor: Austenitizing ductile cast iron
The usual objective of austenitizing is to produce an austenitic matrix with as uniform a carbon content as possible prior to thermal processing. The graph shows the 2% silicon section of the Fe-C-Si phase diagram.
Continue readingOlympus launches industrial ultrasonics R&D program at engineering school in Quebec
Olympus Scientific Solutions Americas (OSSA), Montreal, one of three divisions at Olympus,
announces the launch of the Olympus Industrial Research Chair on Ultrasonic Nondestructive Testing with the Quebec engineering school, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS
Australian 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 readingLinde Group signs contract with U.S. Praxair to supply a hydrogen plant in Louisiana
The Engineering Division of the Linde Group, Bridgewater, N.J., announces that it has signed a contract to design and supply hydrogen production equipment for the core components of Praxair Inc.’s hydrogen plant in Louisiana.
Continue readingHarper develops on-line cleaning system for hot carbon-fiber production furnaces
Harper International, Buffalo, N.Y., has developed an on-line furnace cleaning system that is located in the entrance section, which enables cleaning while the furnace is hot.
Continue readingLuxfer acquires Neo Performance Materials for its rare-earth-based functional materials
Luxfer Holdings, England, and Neo Performance Materials Inc., Toronto, announce a definitive agreement under which Luxfer would acquire Neo Performance Materials for its rare-earth-metals-based functional materials.
Continue readingEU-developed hybrid additive-subtractive machine ready to build large demo parts
The Large Additive-Subtractive Integrated Modular Machine (LASIMM) project of the European Union has announced that the hybrid machine, which offers both metal additive manufacturing and subtractive manufacturing capabilities, is now ready to build demonstrator parts.
Continue readingNorsk Titanium, SAE International develop first directed energy deposition specifications
Norsk Titanium, Plattsburgh, N.Y., and SAE International announce the release of the first specifications for direct energy deposition additive manufacturing.
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