Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, has shipped a natural gas direct-fired batch oven with a separate cooling chamber to a manufacturer of automotive parts for curing rubber automotive hoses.
Nickel-titanium shape memory alloy spring tire designed for Mars rover
NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, announces that its engineers have developed an airless compliant tire that consists of several hundred coiled wires of nickel-titanium shape memory alloy woven into a flexible mesh, giving the tires the ability to support high loads while also conforming to the terrain.
Concentrations of rare earth elements >300 ppm found in American coal basins
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, reports that its engineers have found high rare earth element concentrations in coal samples taken from the Illinois, Northern Appalachian, Central Appalachian, Rocky Mountain Coal Basins, and the Pennsylvania Anthracite region.
Northrop Grumman acquires Orbital ATK for its aerospace and defense technologies
Orbital ATK Inc., Dulles, Va., announces that its stockholders have overwhelmingly approved a merger agreement providing for the acquisition of Orbital ATK by Northrop Grumman Corp.
One Minute Mentor: Maps of Wear Resistance
The images show wear maps for (a) treated and (b) nontreated 316 stainless steel. The T316 stainless steel was treated by low-temperature carburization.