ClassOne Technology, Kalispell, Montana, announces that its Solstice gold plating systems can save money for makers of electronic devices by eliminating gold waste, reducing the amount of gold needed, and simplifying the gold plating process.
Long-life flexible printed electronics encapsulated with Picosun ALD
Picosun Oy, Finland, brings to the printed electronics market ALD equipment specifically designed for large-area flexible electronics encapsulation.
Nanolaminated MoAlB coating resists corrosion at high temperatures
Drexel University, Philadelphia, announces that a research team from Drexel, Linkoping University in Sweden, and Imperial College London, has produced a nanolaminated molybdenum-aluminum-boride coating that resists corrosion at high temperatures.
The world loses Karl A. Gschneidner
Ames Laboratory Senior metallurgist Karl A. Gschneidner Jr., known around the world as Mr. Rare Earth, passed away April 27 at the age of 85.
One Minute Mentor: Alpha-Prime Inhibits Toughness in Ferritic Stainless Steels
The graph shows how alpha-prime formation reduces toughness in ferritic stainless steels.