2016 J. Willard Gibbs Phase Equilibria Award winner

ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, is pleased to announce that Dr. Ursula R. Kattner, FASM, Physical Scientist, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., is the 2016 J. Williard Gibbs Phase Equilibria Award recipient.

Winners of Head Health Challenge III announced

The National Football League (NFL), Under Armour, General Electric , and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), recently announced the five winners of Head Health Challenge III, an open innovation competition to support the discovery, design, and development of advanced materials that better absorb or dissipate impact.

Roads that de-ice themselves

With the arrival of winter, stores, cities, and homeowners are stocking up on salt, gravel, and sand in anticipation of slippery roads.