The lower carbon content in an austenitic stainless steel slows the kinetics of carbide precipitation.
One Minute Mentor: Annealing of Austenitic and Duplex Stainless Steels
Microscopy technique could improve battery performance
There’s a new tool in the push to engineer rechargeable batteries that last longer and charge more quickly.
Could sand keep your cell phone cool?
Sandy silicon dioxide nanoparticles coated with a high dielectric constant polymer could inexpensively provide improved cooling for increasingly power-hungry electronic devices.
Bonbons predict thin shell thickness
A simple fabrication technique derived by engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, may help chocolate artisans create uniformly smooth shells and precisely tailor their thickness.
3D printing creates and assesses alloys
A 3D printer allows researchers at Ames Laboratory, Iowa, to rapidly create and assess alloys of varying composition to find just the right combination to produce materials with the desired characteristics.