How to create selective holes in graphene

Researchers devised a way of making tiny holes of controllable size in sheets of graphene, a development that could lead to ultrathin filters for improved desalination or water purification.

ASM Announces Emerging Technologies Survey Results

ASM International’s Emerging Technologies Awareness Committee recently conducted a survey of several hundred ASM members to gain feedback on technologies that members believe will have the most impact on the future of materials science and engineering.

MX3D printing

3D printing of metal in air with no support or special chamber This video shows a freely articulating 3D printer, developed by Joris Laarman Lab, Amsterdam.  A robotic arm typically used in car manufacturing is combined with a welding machine to melt and deposit metal such as steel or copper, to create lines that can […]