Quanex Building Products Corp., Houston, a leading components supplier for the global window and door industry, signed a purchase agreement to sell its interest in Nichols Aluminum LLC.
Micro-windmills to recharge cell phones
A University of Texas-Arlington research associate and electrical engineering professor designed a micro-windmill that generates wind energy and may become an innovative solution to cell phone batteries.
Microglass-processing technology incorporates pulsed carbon dioxide laser
Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Tokyo, developed micro glass-processing technologies that use a pulsed CO2 laser to drill the world’s smallest holes.
3D surface metrology solution
Leica Microsystems, Wetzlar, Germany, launched the DCM8 for nondestructive 3D surface profiling.
Aluminum Smelting
Aluminum smelting is the process of extracting aluminum from aluminum oxide by an electrolytic process. It involves carbon electrodes and electric arcs, and requires large amounts of electricity. This video from Alcoa shows how the process is done.