Purdue University is collaborating with General Motors to develop a new type of energy-absorbing material that might be 3D printed and that could have an impact in areas ranging from earthquake engineering to safer football helmets.
In certain nanomaterials, electrons are able to race through custom-built roadways just one atom wide.
A team including scientists at the NIST has taken a major step toward measuring stress usefully in cutting-edge materials.
Air Liquide, Paris, and Airgas, Radnor, Pa., announce an agreement under which Air Liquide will acquire Airgas for $143 per share for all outstanding shares of Airgas, representing a total enterprise value of $13.4 billion.
Can-Eng Furnaces Intl. Ltd., Niagara Falls, Ontario, recently received four contracts for the design, manufacture, and commissioning of its 6000 lb/hour continuous mesh belt atmosphere furnace system.
