An international team of scientists investigating the electronic properties of ultra-thin films of new materials – topological insulators (TIs) – has demonstrated a new method to tune their unique properties using strain (“Tuning Dirac states by strain in the topological insulator Bi2Se3”).
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML), Gaithersburg, Md., have devised an idea for determining the 3D shape of features as small as 10 nm wide.
Materion Performance Alloys, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, has added nickel aluminum bronze (AMS 4881 C95520) continuous-cast hollow bars to its product line of high performance alloys.
Aichelin Group, Austria, has signed a cooperation agreement and license contract with BSN Thermoprozesstechnik, Germany, to produce press-hardened steel sheet for the automotive market.
Coherent Inc., Santa Clara, Calif., introduces the HighLight D-Series direct-diode laser system with higher power, which translates into increased throughput for applications in metal cladding and heat treating.
