Scientists from General Atomics and the U.S. DOE’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) discovered a phenomenon that helps improve fusion plasmas, which could ultimately speed fusion energy development.
Tinkertoy materials hold promise as temperature regulators
Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, Calif., researchers made the first measurements of thermoelectric behavior by a nanoporous metal-organic framework (MOF).
CHiMaD consortium releases first annual report
The Center for Hierarchical Materials Design (CHiMaD), a NIST-sponsored center of excellence for advanced materials research and a critical component of the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI), has released its first annual report.
How Laser Peening Improves Fatigue Strength
This video from the Metal Improvement Co. shows how lasers improve properties by inducing residual compressive stress.
New method for friction stir welding aluminum is ten times faster
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Wash., in partnership with General Motors, Alcoa, and the Tailor Welded Blank (TWB) Co., have developed a friction stir welding technique that is said to be ten times faster than current FSW techniques.