Oerlikon, Switzerland, has signed an agreement to acquire the business of Laser Cladding Services, Houston, Texas, which specializes in laser cladding applications for the energy industry.
Oerlikon to acquire Laser Cladding Services
One Minute Mentor: Atmospheres for Water-Hardening Tool Steel
Excellent results are obtained by austenitizing water-hardening tool steels in a slightly oxidizing atmosphere, as indicated by the data in the graph, obtained in tests on type W2.
Building the Largest Space Telescope Ever
In a global collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency, a team of more than a thousand scientists and engineers are building the largest telescope ever sent into space—the James Webb Space Telescope.
The Cubli: a cube that can jump up, balance, and ‘walk’
The Cubli is a 15 × 15 × 15 cm cube that can jump up and balance on its corner. Reaction wheels mounted on three faces of the cube rotate at high angular velocities and then brake suddenly, causing the Cubli to jump up.
Pickin’ up good vibrations with rock hard guitar picks
Genvac Aerospace Inc., Cleveland, launched a crowdfunding campaign introducing Rock Hard Metal, a line of diamond-enhanced guitar picks.