Sectioning of a sample; wet grinding in several stages; polishing in several stages; etching; and observation with a metallographic microscope.
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H.C. Starck and Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing partner to develop 3D products
H.C. Starck, Newton, Mass., and Rapid Prototype and Manufacturing (RP+M), Avon Lake, Ohio, announce an agreement to develop advanced, innovative products using the latest 3D printing and technology metal manufacturing.
Stress Relief: Brainy crows ace card game
Crows can remember faces and use tools. Now new research shows they also have the brain power to spontaneously solve higher-order matching tasks—without being trained to do so. That means crows join humans, apes, and monkeys in exhibiting advanced relational thinking. “What the crows have done is a phenomenal feat,” says Ed Wasserman, a psychology […]
Grow your own snowflakes
California Institute of Technology physicist Ken Libbrecht studies the science and beauty of snow crystals.