Engineering
Mechanical parts in industrial machinery and structures that develop thinning or cracks need to be replaced with new ones. In recent years, attempts to repair them have been considered, in order to improve industrial sustainability. ...
Jan 12, 2023
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Engineering
Skoltech researchers have used a 3D printer to fabricate samples of bronze-steel alloys previously unknown to materials science and investigated their mechanical characteristics. Blending the distinct properties of bronze ...
Jan 9, 2023
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Engineering
Additive manufacturing of tools using a laser powder bed fusion process offers a great number of advantages: It is economical, precise and allows for customized solutions. That said, it can be difficult to determine the optimal ...
Jan 3, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Silicon (Si) has been the focus of the semiconductor industry and the modern electronic industry for the last half-century. However, its surface properties remain a mystery.
Dec 7, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
Everyone knows that the Computer—an artificial intelligence (AI)-like entity—on a Star Trek spaceship does everything from brewing tea to compiling complex analyses of flux data. But how are they used at real research ...
Oct 6, 2022
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Engineering
Sandblasting—that was yesterday. Laser beams can now clean and structure surfaces more precisely and cost-effectively and in more environmentally friendly ways than conventional systems. The Fraunhofer Institute for Material ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Engineering
An example of hybrid technology in its purest form has been developed and built by the Fraunhofer ILT for the DVS research project KoaxHybrid. In Aachen, the institute engineers have developed a new optical system with glass ...
Aug 30, 2022
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Engineering
Whether in photosynthesis or in a photovoltaic system: If you want to use light efficiently, you have to absorb it as completely as possible. However, this is difficult if the absorption is to take place in a thin layer of ...
Aug 29, 2022
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Engineering
On a scorching day in July, representatives from multiple colleges at the University of Arkansas, as well as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, gathered at the University of Arkansas Harvell Civil Engineering Research ...
Aug 3, 2022
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Engineering
Powder-based laser beam melting (LPPF) is probably the best-known AM process and has great potential for industrial applications. But how can the limited range of materials for this process be circumvented and the market ...
Jul 25, 2022
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