Gallium is one of the few metals that turns into a liquid at room temperature. When that happens, its surface oxidizes, forming a “skin” over the fluid, almost like a water balloon or a water bed.
Finding new use for liquid metal
Salt, Diamonds and DNA: 5 Surprising Facts About Crystals
Did you know that 2014 is the International Year of Crystallography? This video from the American Chemistry Society celebrates an array of beautiful crystals, highlighting five surprising facts about crystals.
Seco-Warwick gas-quench furnace equipped with PreNit to heat treat dies and tool steels
Seco-Warwick Corp., Meadville, Pa., announces that a commercial heat treater in the United States has purchased a 15-bar high-pressure gas quench furnace for its facility in the southeast.
International Molybdenum Association reports on global molybdenum market
The International Molybdenum Association, London, reports that global use of molybdenum in the first quarter of 2014 decreased to 136.1 million pounds, down 2% from 138.2 million pounds in the previous quarter, but 7% higher than the same quarter in 2013.
KPS Capital Partners to sell Waupaca Foundry to Hitachi Metals
KPS Capital Partners LP, New York, has signed a definitive agreement, through an affiliate, to sell its portfolio company Waupaca Foundry Inc., Waupaca, Wis., to Hitachi Metals Ltd. for $1.3 billion in cash.