Engineering
A large team of researchers at the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, working with colleagues from Technische Universität Darmstadt, Delft University of Technology and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, has found ...
Engineering
The concept of short-range order (SRO)—the arrangement of atoms over small distances—in metallic alloys has been underexplored in materials science and engineering. But the past decade has seen renewed interest in quantifying ...
Jul 18, 2024
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Engineering
Researchers have developed a new method for 3D printing metal that could help reduce costs and make more efficient use of resources.
Oct 30, 2023
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Engineering
As the world looks for ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions, researchers from Sandia National Laboratories have shown that a new 3D-printed superalloy could help power plants generate more electricity while producing less ...
Feb 9, 2023
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Engineering
Cars, buildings, infrastructure—all are unimaginable without steels. While metallic materials have been known and manufactured for more than 5,000 years, there is permanent need for further property improvement, especially ...
Jan 17, 2023
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Engineering
A research group has developed a bulk copper-based alloy boasting the largest tensile elastic strain at room temperature to date.
Nov 28, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Hydrogen is a promising future fuel—especially if produced from water—but the necessary noble metal catalysts are rare, expensive, and have insufficient reserves. But now, in a study recently published in Advanced Materials, ...
Nov 11, 2022
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Engineering
If Rosie the Riveter had access to a new riveting technology, the character of WWII fame could have worked faster and made lighter products. Today, a newly patented riveting technique developed by Pacific Northwest National ...
Sep 3, 2021
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Engineering
What if our military could dramatically reduce the amount of materials and equipment held on the front lines by printing only what they need? Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory ...
Jan 16, 2018
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Engineering
With the development of additive manufacturing—often referred to as 3-D printing—engineers are limited only by their imagination—and the quality of the part that they can produce. By heating plastic or metal powders ...
Sep 7, 2017
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