On November 19, 2015, Novelis was honored with an ASM Historical Landmark at its facility in Kingston, Ontario.
ASM Historical Landmark Honors Novelis (with video)
Buehler introduces fully automated hardness tester
Buehler, Lake Bluff, Ill., an ITW company, created the fully automatic Wilson VH3300 Vickers/Knoop hardness test system to meet virtually any requirement in the area of automated precision micro hardness testing.
One Minute Mentor: Hardening Type W1 Tool Steels
W1 steels are capable of hardening to high surface hardness and soft core which is useful in some shock applications.
Dry Salt Mining
This video shows how salt is mined in huge underground caverns supported by pillars of salt.
Spider webs could inspire stickier glues
Spider webs are notoriously sticky. Although they only take a second to swat down, shaking them off your hands can be an exercise in frustration.