Every material can bend and break. Through nearly a century’s worth of research, scientists have had a pretty good understanding of how and why.
Understanding how things deform (with video)
New material holds promise for low power electronics
Scientists have successfully paired ferroelectric and ferrimagnetic materials so that their alignment can be controlled with a small electric field at near room temperatures, an achievement that could open doors to ultralow-power microprocessors, storage devices, and next-generation electronics.
Bodycote relocates to new Haltom City heat treatment facility
Bodycote, England, announces its plan to open a new Texas heat treatment facility near Dallas/Fort Worth, in Haltom City.
Nucor to acquire Independence Tube for its hollow structural sections
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has agreed to acquire Independence Tube Corp., a leading independent manufacturer of hollow structural section steel tubing, for $435 million, or approximately six times the average EBITDA over the 2013-2015 period.
Weldaloy adds aluminum aging oven to Warren facility
Weldaloy, Warren, Mich., has added a new low-temperature aluminum aging oven to its facility in order to increase aluminum heat-treating capacity.