As fireflies are delighting children across the country with their nighttime displays, scientists are closing in on a better understanding of how the insects produce their enchanting glow.
What makes fireflies glow?
OSTP Calls for Nanotechnology-Inspired Grand Challenges
The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) is pleased to highlight an important request for information (RFI) issued by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) seeking suggestions for Nanotechnology-Inspired Grand Challenges for the Next Decade.
Materials Science and Engineering Data Challenge
People have successfully applied advanced analysis techniques to big data and have solved significant challenges in several areas of society including business, biology, and astronomy.
C.I. Hayes installs humpback furnace for annealing stainless steel
C.I. Hayes, a Gasbarre Furnace Group Company, Cranston, R.I., announces the recent installation of a Humpback Conveyor Belt Furnace for bright annealing of stainless steel materials.
Missouri S&T developing high-strength TRIP steel for autos
Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, announces that a third-generation high-strength steel being developed by Missouri S&T metallurgical engineers should be lighter and easier to make, while being strong enough to address automotive safety concerns.