2013 Selected Artists ASM International and this year’s Graduate Curator, Kathryn Shinko, would like to congratulate the following students for their acceptance in the 2013 1st Annual ASM and Kent State University Art Show: Best of Show: Melissa Roth, Elephants (Undergraduate: Painting) Veronica Ceci, Connecting (Graduate: Printmaking) Crystal Cooper, Anna (2) (Undergraduate: Textiles) Julie Deutschman, […]
ASM and Kent State University Art Show
About the Show This is the second year that ASM International has sponsored an art show featuring undergraduate and graduate students from Kent State University.The show offers ASM an opportunity to support KSU students by showing their work at their world headquarters and awarding students an $100 honorarium for each work accepted. The program also […]
Balancing Nails – Cool Science Trick
The object of the challenge is to balance all of the nails on the head of a single nail. All of the nails have to be balanced at the same time and cannot touch anything but the top of the nail that is stuck in the base.
Reducing the cost and time of making UTC ceramics
A key to building denser, stronger materials that will not fail or fracture under extreme conditions is the manufacture of ultra-high-temperature (UHT) ceramics. UHT ceramics can withstand highly extreme conditions, such as the heat coming out of a rocket as it’s launching into space. With support from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Small Business Innovation […]
Theory could reduce sensors required for high-resolution imaging
Terahertz imaging, which is already familiar from airport security checkpoints, has a number of other promising applications—from explosives detection to collision avoidance in cars.