Hi Tech & Innovation
An advanced approach to fix wear damaged rails in remote locations using a repair technology has been shown to be viable for large-scale use using neutron scattering experiments.
Nov 30, 2021
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Engineering
For airliners, cargo ships, nuclear power plants and other critical technologies, strength and durability are essential. This is why many contain a remarkably strong and corrosion-resistant alloy called 17-4 precipitation ...
Sep 22, 2022
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Engineering
Researchers at North Carolina State University have now identified a welding technique that can be used to join composite metal foam (CMF) components together without impairing the properties that make CMF desirable. CMFs ...
Dec 14, 2023
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Engineering
These spur gears—seen here with a euro cent coin for scale—have been produced in stainless steel to a space standard of quality using nothing more than an off-the-shelf desktop 3-D printer.
Dec 1, 2020
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Engineering
It might look like some bizarre alien artwork but this is actually a frictionless gear mechanism, 3D-printed all in one in high-performance stainless steel, designed to enable the precise rotation of items such as satellite ...
Jul 21, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Washington University researchers have developed a filter that treats wastewater and also generates electricity—an advance that could reshape energy use at treatment plants.
Jun 3, 2021
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Engineering
A research project led by Professor Mingxin Huang at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has made a breakthrough in conventional stainless steel and the development of stainless steel ...
Nov 17, 2023
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Engineering
Taking a cue from the structural complexity of trees and bones, Washington State University engineers have created a way to 3D-print two types of steel in the same circular layer using two welding machines. The resulting ...
Jun 22, 2023
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Engineering
To make the European maritime industry more competitive globally, innovative materials are needed to improve ships' performance and make them more environment friendly. In recent years, other industries have made a lot of ...
Apr 10, 2019
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Engineering
A team of researchers from Imperial College London and the University of Sheffield has developed a way to mimic the attributes of crystal lattices to make stronger 3D printed materials. In their paper published in the journal ...
