Over the next decade, large amounts of aluminum auto body scrap will enter salvage systems, but its impurities have traditionally limited reuse in critical automotive parts. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have addressed this challenge by developing RidgeAlloy, an innovative aluminum alloy that transforms low-value scrap into high-quality material […]
Researchers have long sought to make semiconductors—essential for computer chips and solar cells—function as superconductors, which can carry electricity without resistance for faster, more efficient performance. This has been difficult because it requires a precise atomic structure that enables free electron movement. Now, an international team has achieved a breakthrough by creating a form of […]
Shimadzu Corporation, Japan, launched the inspeXio 7000 microfocus X-ray CT system, a high-end industrial model that builds on the high-resolution, high-contrast imaging capabilities of its predecessor while offering improved image quality through new scanning modes and a larger maximum sample capacity.
Allium Engineering, Billerica, Mass., founded by two MIT PhDs, is tripling the lifetime of bridges and other structures with a new technology that uses a stainless steel cladding to make rebar resilient to corrosion.
This is video from Sawblade University describes Tantalum and its heat treatment. Tantalum is an exotic metal commonly used in the healthcare industry. It is hard, dense, and ductile, but also easily machined – a rarity when it comes to exotic metals.
