How the roundest object relates to the kilogram

In this video, see how NIST researchers and their German counterparts are working to bridge the tiny gap in defining the kilogram, using one of the world’s roundest objects to ensure consistent measurements for everyone, everywhere.

Locating and Accessing ASM Content

Locating and Accessing ASM International Online Technical Content This page is a concise guide to locating ASM materials information content available in online platforms. ASM Digital Library The ASM Digital Library is the current source for ASM International reference content, including ASM Handbooks Online, ASM Technical Books, ASM Failure Analysis Database, and Alloy Digest. The […]

Making concrete green

In the construction materials technology lab, three high school students worked with Dr. Pranshoo Solanki, a professor in the Department of Technology, to research and build green concrete made of recycled waste materials and industrial by-products instead of cement, which accounts for 8% of the planet’s carbon dioxide. Students designed, manufactured, and tested their own […]

High Entropy Alloys

This video from Taylor Sparks dives into the revolutionary discovery of high entropy alloys (HEAs) that revitalized the field of metallurgy.