Solar Atmospheres extends contract to inspect Boeing 787 titanium seat tracks

Solar Atmospheres of Western PA, Hermitage, announces that it has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with RTI Claro, a business unit of RTI International Metals Inc., to extend its contract for the vacuum stress-relieving and fluorescent liquid penetrant inspection of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner titanium seat track system until December 2021.

Student Board Member Programs

ASM, EDFAS, FAS, HTS, IMS, SMST and TSS Seek Student Board Member Programs We’re looking for Material Advantage student members to provide insights and ideas to the ASM, EDFAS, FAS, HTS, IMS, SMST, and TSS Boards! We are pleased to announce the continuation of the successful ASM, EDFAS, FAS, HTS, IMS, SMST, and TSS Student […]

See U.S. Army hybrid vehicle in action

Ultralight vehicle (ULV) is the U.S. Army’s latest “research prototype.” It is a hybrid tactical vehicle that targets safety, fuel-efficiency, and versatility. Using commercial technologies, it took only 16 months from design to build last year.        

Edgy films are perfect catalysts for fuel cells

Chemists at Rice University, Houston, found an easy and inexpensive way to create flexible films from molybdenum disulfide, a versatile chemical compound with edges that are highly efficient catalysts.

New plastics face the heat

For much the same reason LCD televisions offer eye-popping performance, a thermomagnetic processing method developed at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory can advance the performance of polymers.