The DOE Ames Laboratory at Iowa State University announces that ASM Fellow Iver Anderson, Senior Metallurgist, has been inducted into the National Academy of Inventors for demonstrating a “highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating and facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society.”
Euroflex, Germany, announces that its parent company, G. Rau Group, has acquired the remaining shares of Admedes Schuessler GmbH from the co-founder Dr. Andreas Schüssler, making the G. Rau Group the sole owner.
Lockheed Martin’s Hybrid Air Vehicle can transport people or cargo to any type of landing area, or can act as an “eye in the sky,” staying aloft for up to three weeks at an altitude of 20,000 feet.
Using state-of-the-art theoretical methods, University of California, Santa Barbara, researchers identified a specific type of defect in the atomic structure of an LED that results in less efficient performance.
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory found a potential path to further improve solar cell efficiency by understanding the competition among halogen atoms during the synthesis of sunlight-absorbing crystals.
