Movies such as 1987’s Predator, in which an alien who sees in the infrared hunts down Arnold Schwarzenegger and his team, introduced a generation of sci-fi fans to thermal imaging.
Graphene amps up night-vision technology
Grant awarded to study key energy materials
Researchers at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, will use a $374,621 federal grant to investigate fundamental properties of materials that are considered key to advances in energy generation, storage, and conversion.
Harvesting more energy from photons
Quantum process increases the number of electrons produced when light strikes a metal-dielectric interface
Boron-doped graphene enhances sensor sensitivity
An international team of researchers, led by Pennsylvania State University, State College, developed ultrasensitive gas sensors based on the infusion of boron atoms into the tightly bound matrix of carbon atoms known as graphene.
Heat treat 2015 finishes with a “bang!”
ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, announces that the ASM Heat Treating Society Conference and Exposition (Heat Treat 2015) in Detroit, co-located with the American Gear Manufacturer’s Association Gear Expo, attracted over 7000 heat treating and gear professionals from all over the world.