Researchers at NC State University created a way to print solid metals at room temperature using metallic gels that can be used for 4D printing (3D printed structures that change shape with respect to time in response to an external stimulus).
Living materials are the future of green building
The Convergence Center for Living Multifunctional Material Systems, a transatlantic research partnership between Penn State and the University of Freiburg in Germany, is focused on this emerging field. Working together and across disciplines, researchers from Penn State and Freiburg are applying living materials to the challenges of adaptive architecture.
Fusion power breakthrough successfully repeated
For the second time, U.S. researchers have achieved net energy gain in a nuclear fusion reaction. The amazing feat, which uses lasers to fuse two atoms, brings investigators one step closer to discovering a near-limitless, safe, and clean source of energy.
One Minute Mentor: Distortion in Tool Steels
Distortion in tool steels encompasses all irreversible dimensional changes. There are two main types: size distortion and shape distortion. Size distortion involves expansion or contraction in volume or linear dimensions without changes in geometrical form. Shape distortion entails changes in curvature or angular relations, as in twisting, bending, and/or nonsymmetrical changes in dimensions. In most […]
Aluminum Heat Treating – How it Works
This video from Jones Metal Products explains the heat treating methods used for aluminum.