Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., will acquire Gerdau Long Steel’s Bright Bar assets located in Orrville, Ohio, and Cartersville, Ga., for an undisclosed amount.
Energy-absorbing materials offer protection to buildings and athletes (with video)
Purdue University is collaborating with General Motors to develop a new type of energy-absorbing material that might be 3D printed and that could have an impact in areas ranging from earthquake engineering to safer football helmets.
New theory points the way to transform atom-thin materials into powerful conductors
In certain nanomaterials, electrons are able to race through custom-built roadways just one atom wide.
Taking the stress out of engineering new materials (with video)
A team including scientists at the NIST has taken a major step toward measuring stress usefully in cutting-edge materials.
Air Liquide agrees to acquire Airgas for $13.4 billion
Air Liquide, Paris, and Airgas, Radnor, Pa., announce an agreement under which Air Liquide will acquire Airgas for $143 per share for all outstanding shares of Airgas, representing a total enterprise value of $13.4 billion.