Watch European Space Agency astronaut, Matthias Maurer, and NASA astronaut, Kayla Barron, as they discuss electron microscopes, antimicrobial spoons, and other materials science topics aboard the International Space Station.
See how laser peening works in this animation from Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies.
Based on the “functional motif” idea, a study conducted by Dr. Xiao-Ming Jiang and Prof Guo-Cong Guo (Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences) presents a new research paradigm for material studies.
Scientists in Japan have found a common substance that can reversibly and rapidly store and release relatively large amounts of low-grade heat without decomposing. The research could lead to more efficient reuse of industrial waste heat.
Lehigh University, in partnership with The Ohio State University (Ohio State), has entered into a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Army Research Lab (ARL) to develop novel structural materials for high-strength applications.
