Bodycote, Macclesfield, England, has produced the Periodic Table of Fictional Metals, elements that have appeared in classical myths, books, films, comic books, and computer games for many years, as creative people invented metals with mythical or magical qualities.
Nitrex Metal Inc., Quebec, Canada, announces its fourth Nitriding Symposium, dedicated exclusively to controlled nitriding and nitrocarburizing presentations by academic researchers and industry professionals.
Researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and partners Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Eck Industries announce that they have developed aluminum-cerium alloys that are lower in cost, easier to cast, and more resistant to high temperatures than existing products.
The diagram illustrates the various trajectories that particle distributions may follow. Each trajectory shown represents extremes in particle heating, and this affects the average condition of the particles on impact (liquid, solid + liquid).
The Gotthard Tunnel, which opened June 1, is a 35-mile railroad tunnel at the base of the Gotthard Mountain in Switzerland.
