Alcoa, Pittsburgh, has committed to 3D printing technology with the opening of a new powder atomization building at the Alcoa Technology Center in New Kensington, Pa.
Alcoa’s new facility to produce titanium, nickel, aluminum powders for 3D printing
One Minute Mentor: Annealing of Austenitic and Duplex Stainless Steels
The lower carbon content in an austenitic stainless steel slows the kinetics of carbide precipitation.
Microscopy technique could improve battery performance
There’s a new tool in the push to engineer rechargeable batteries that last longer and charge more quickly.
Could sand keep your cell phone cool?
Sandy silicon dioxide nanoparticles coated with a high dielectric constant polymer could inexpensively provide improved cooling for increasingly power-hungry electronic devices.
Bonbons predict thin shell thickness
A simple fabrication technique derived by engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, may help chocolate artisans create uniformly smooth shells and precisely tailor their thickness.