NEI Corp., Somerset, N.J., reports that it has enhanced the performance of its anti-ice coating, Nanomyte SuperAi, a nanocomposite coating that imparts anti-ice properties to the underlying substrate.
Optomec, Albuquerque, N.M., announces that the Center for Remanufacturing and Resources Recovery (C3R) at the Rochester Institute of Technology is restoring legacy components with the Optomec LENS 3D Hybrid Vertical Milling Center system.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Wash., is working with several partners to develop cold spray technology for repair of cavitation-damaged turbines in hydropower dams to improve performance and service life.
Engineers at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, used bits of metal scraps and a household chemical to create the world’s first steel-brass battery that can store energy at levels comparable to lead-acid batteries.
When the Wright brothers accomplished their first powered flight more than a century ago, they controlled the motion of their Flyer 1 aircraft using wires and pulleys that bent and twisted the wood-and-canvas wings.
