A team of researchers at the University of Manchester has developed a new material called StarCrete, which is twice as strong as regular concrete and made from a mixture of extra-terrestrial dust, potato starch, and salt.
Advanced Materials & Processes, Volume 181, Issue 3, April 2023
The April issue of Advanced Materials & Processes magazine has an editorial focus on Additive Manufacturing.
Mysteries of atomically thin mica resolved
Mica, a common mineral found in granite, and has been extensively studied from geological, chemical, and technical perspectives. But recently a team from the Vienna University of Technology presented a study that explains the distribution of potassium ions on the mica surface. The researchers used a new type of atomic force microscope to conduct their investigation. Prior to this, the physical surface details of mica have never been studied on an atomic scale.
Neutrons aid in discovery of strengthening behavior in alloys
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researchers used neutron diffraction to identify a mechanism in a 3D-printed alloy—coined “load shuffling”—that could enable the design of better-performing lightweight materials for vehicles.
Contributor Corner: David L. Bourell, Ph.D., FASM
Dr. David L. Bourell recently retired from The University of Texas at Austin, where he was the Temple Foundation Professor Emeritus and served for 43 years as a professor in the Walker School of Mechanical Engineering, and in the Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Program. Dr. Bourell, a Fellow of ASM International (FASM), has always […]