More than a dozen professional societies were represented at a recent workshop, responding to a call to determine where and how organizations such as theirs can help in the development of the nation’s materials data infrastructure.
Robot helps develop carbon composite structures
A robot named ISAAC, which features a versatile spinning head and a robust, acrobatic arm, will help NASA’s Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va., create and test new composite structures faster, less expensively, and with more room for experimentation than ever before.
SSAB Hardox Tube 500 high strength steel tube provides extreme wear resistance
SSAB, Sweden, has launched the Hardox Tube 500 range of tubular high strength steel that provides the same hardness and toughness as Hardox steel wear plate, but in tubular form.
Femtosecond lasers make metals superhydrophobic
Scientists at the University of Rochester, N.Y., have reportedly transformed platinum, titanium, and brass into superhydrophobic materials with femtosecond laser pulses.
Solar Atmospheres installs 1500-sq.-ft. climate-controlled room
Solar Atmospheres, Souderton, Pa., has installed a new 1500 ft2 room in its shop that incorporates temperature and humidity controls, as well as a slight positive pressure environment.