Data-driven alloy design integrates computational methods, machine learning, and advanced manufacturing to create metallic alloys and composites with tailored properties. Emphasis is placed on metal 3D printing and related additive processes as platforms for controlling solidification, microstructure, and defect formation in systems such as aluminum, titanium, magnesium, high-entropy, and shape-memory alloys. By linking processing parameters, atomic-scale mechanisms, and multiscale models to mechanical, thermal, and environmental performance, this area accelerates discovery and optimization of structural and functional materials for demanding applications.
Energy & Green Tech
As the world races to build the first commercial nuclear fusion plant, engineers from the University of Surrey have made a breakthrough in understanding how welded components behave inside the extreme conditions of a reactor—offering ...
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Lithium-ion batteries have been a staple in device manufacturing for years, but the liquid electrolytes they rely on to function are quite unstable, leading to fire hazards and safety concerns. Now, researchers at Penn State ...
Apr 24, 2025
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In metamaterials design, the name of the game has long been "stronger is better." Metamaterials are synthetic materials with microscopic structures that give the overall material exceptional properties. A huge focus has been ...
Apr 23, 2025
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Billions of heat exchangers are in use around the world. These devices, whose purpose is to transfer heat between fluids, are ubiquitous across many commonplace applications: they appear in HVAC systems, refrigerators, cars, ...
Apr 17, 2025
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A research team at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) has developed a new alloy that maintains its strength and ductility across extreme temperatures ranging from –196 °C to 600 °C. The findings, which ...
Apr 16, 2025
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A team of Lehigh University researchers has successfully predicted abnormal grain growth in simulated polycrystalline materials for the first time—a development that could lead to the creation of stronger, more reliable materials ...
Apr 16, 2025
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A combined team of metallurgists, materials scientists and engineers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shandong University and the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a way to make stainless steel more resistant ...
Engineering
Andrew Iams saw something strange while looking through his electron microscope. He was examining a sliver of a new aluminum alloy at the atomic scale, searching for the key to its strength, when he noticed that the atoms ...
Apr 7, 2025
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A team of Penn State researchers has used a new 3D-printing method to produce a complex metal build that was once only possible with welding: fusing two metals together into a single structure.
Apr 3, 2025
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An international research team coordinated at KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) has developed mechanical metamaterials with a high elastic energy density. Highly twisted rods that deform helically provide these metamaterials ...
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