Quaker Houghton, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania announced that Dr. Arisbeth Rodwick has joined the company as senior product application manager (PAM) for heat treatment and forging, effective July 14, 2025. In this role, she will support business development, commercial, and application teams in advancing the company’s heat treatment and forging portfolio across the Americas region. Dr. Rodwick […]
For the first time, the Cornell Nanoscale Science and Technology Facility (CNF) is using virtual reality to inspire and train the next generation of semiconductor professionals. CNF has launched a free VR outreach module that immerses students in its 17,000-square-foot clean room, where microchips are made, using high-definition, 360-degree video accessible via VR headsets, laptops, or tablets.
To meet the growing demand for metal in the U.S. military—estimated at 750 million tons annually for uses ranging from ship repairs to tank construction—the U.S. Army Research Laboratory is investing millions over five years in advanced manufacturing research.
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineering team, led by Eric Markvicka and graduate students Ethan Krings and Patrick McManigal, has advanced the development of soft robotics and wearable systems that mimic the self-healing properties of human and plant skin.
detrimental to electronic performance—can actually enhance device efficiency by leveraging quantum properties. This discovery challenges decades of conventional thinking and paves the way for a new generation of ultra-low-power spintronic devices, which utilize the electron’s spin in addition to its charge to process and store data, offering a promising alternative to traditional electronics.
