NASA, Washington, introduces the largest spacecraft welding tool in the world, the Vertical Assembly Center at its Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.
NASA’s welding tool for spacecraft is the largest in the world
Metallurgy Europe initiates a 180-company, billion-euro effort to develop advanced metals
The European Space Agency, Paris, has joined forces with other leading research institutions and more than 180 European companies in a billion-euro effort to develop new types of metals and manufacturing techniques.
Stainless steel boat much lighter than typical steel boat
Outokumpu Oy, Finland, announces the first-ever boat built entirely out of stainless steel. The boat was constructed and built by Swedish Steel Yachts (SSY) based in Gävle, Sweden.
Two-dimensional phosphorus provides stable semiconductor properties
Researchers at Rice University, Houston, Texas, report that semiconducting phosphorus sheets do not contain the rows of defects that reduce the electronic properties of other materials.
Intel releases new high-density modular test platform
Intel Corp., Santa Clara, Calif., has announced the availability of its revolutionary high-density modular test (HDMT) platform.