Engineers from UCLA have developed a way to make an aluminum alloy known as AA 7075 so strong that it can be welded without breaking. In a paper published in Nature Communications, the researchers ...

Titanium and its alloys have been intensively investigated in biomedical applications including artificial joints, because of their excellent resistance to corrosion, elastic modulus characteristics, ...

Large, monolithic titanium aircraft components, such as this jet fighter bulkhead component, frequently have deep pockets and thin walls to reduce weight. The prolific use of complex, monolithic ...

Scientific research on nanoparticles has discovered the most unexpected behavior of elements by altering their atomic and molecular states. These unexpected properties have found a variety of ...

Metal-matrix composites are either in use or prototyping for the Space Shuttle, commercial airliners, electronic substrates, bicycles, automobiles, golf clubs, and a variety of other applications.

When I was drilling through a hardened steel I went to a specialty metals shop and they recommended cobalt bits. They were also much cheaper than lows but unfortunately have since gone out of business ...

Researchers develop an economic and energy-efficient nanomaterial that can degrade formaldehyde using UV light Indoor air pollution poses serious health risks due to contaminants like formaldehyde.