Nikon Metrology Inc., Brighton, Mich., announces a unique 750 kV x-ray source with micron level spot size.
Alcoa to build $100 million superalloy plant in La Porte
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, has broken ground on a new state-of-the-art, $100 million, 320,000-square-foot facility in La Porte, Indiana, where it will produce nickel-base superalloy jet engine parts.
Advanced Materials & Processes, Volume 172, Issue 6, June 2014 (ASM International)
June 2014 Issue of Advanced Materials & Processes, featuring: HTPro, Composites Testing/Characterization, Dynamic Testing of Composites, Using Composites to Fight Corrosion, and Composites Testing for Automotive Lightweighting
Science explains bed of nails magic trick
You may have seen your favorite circus performers or magicians perform the classic Bed of Nails Trick… but what is the secret? Using a smaller version of the bed and a clear balloon, you can see the science behind the trick.
Secret of pigment’s ability to absorb a broad spectrum of light
Melanin—and specifically, the form called eumelanin—is the primary pigment that gives humans the coloring of their skin, hair, and eyes.