The not-for-profit National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS), Ann Arbor, Mich., partnered with the National Science Foundation (NSF), Arlington, Va., under the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) to conduct its fourth study of trends in nanotechnology and nanofabrication.
Robotic fish moves like the real thing (with video)
Soft robots—which don’t just have soft exteriors but are also powered by fluid flowing through flexible channels—have become a sufficiently popular research topic that they now have their own journal, Soft Robotics.
NACE International’s Innovation of the Year Award
Abakan Inc., Miami, announces that its 72% owned subsidiary, MesoCoat Inc., Euclid, Ohio, received the highly prestigious National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) Materials Performance (MP) Corrosion Innovation of the Year Award in the coatings and linings category.
QuesTek to serve as research partner for lightweight materials innovation institute
QuesTek Innovations, Evanston, Ill., announces that it has been selected as a research partner by the U.S. Department of Defense under the Lightweight and Modern Metals Manufacturing Innovation (LM3I) solicitation.
Ambrell induction heating equipment enables fast repeatable heating for aerospace manufacturers
Ambrell, an Ameritherm Company, Scottsville, N.Y., designs fast, repeatable, controllable, noncontact heating equipment with a minimal footprint that makes it an ideal solution for aerospace manufacturers.