Edgy films are perfect catalysts for fuel cells

Chemists at Rice University, Houston, found an easy and inexpensive way to create flexible films from molybdenum disulfide, a versatile chemical compound with edges that are highly efficient catalysts.

New plastics face the heat

For much the same reason LCD televisions offer eye-popping performance, a thermomagnetic processing method developed at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory can advance the performance of polymers.

Additive Manufacturing of Precious Metal

How to Make Gold Pieces by Direct Metal Laser Sintering This video animation shows the laser-sintering additive manufacturing process inside the EOS Precious M 080, where M stands for the precious metals gold, silver, or platinum. The system allows tool-free manufacturing of high-quality metal parts directly from CAD data. The Precious M 080 builds the […]

Domesday Competition 2014 MS&T

Domesday Competition Videos ASM DomesDay – Virginia Tech’s “VT Composite” ASM DomesDay – UCONN’s “Dima-Dome” ASM DomesDay – RPI’s “Monsieur Poisson” ASM DomesDay – Georgia Tech’s “B.E.S.T” Dome ASM DomesDay – University of Puerto Rico’s “CAAMBOO” ASM DomesDay – Virginia Tech’s “VT Fire” ASM DomesDay – Arizona State University’s “Iron Lotus” ASM DomesDay – Arizona […]