Magnesium, magnesium, magnesium!
September 2017
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Possible implications of the proposed new harmonised classification (CLH) for cobalt metal, which includes a proposal for lowering the specific concentration limit (SCL) for cobalt to 0.01% (from the generic…
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Powder Metallurgy (PM) is a continually and rapidly evolving technology embracing most metallic and alloy materials, and a wide variety of shapes. PM is a highly developed method of manufacturing…
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A team of researchers of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), in collaboration with a colleague from RIKEN (Institute for Physical and Chemical Research in Japan), has provided theoretical proof…
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The Himalayan leucogranite is unique, with petrological characteristics similar to well-known rare-metal granites worldwide. However, relatively few studies on the rare-metal mineralization in this region have been published. Research groups…
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Molybdenum disulfide is an inorganic compound composed of molybdenum and sulfur. Its chemical formula is MoS2 The use of molybdenum disulfide dates back hundreds of years. (see box on page…
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It may not be as catchy as chains and weak links, but physicists and engineers know “a material is only as strong as its weakest grain boundary.” OK, that’s not…
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Dear Members Albeit just past the middle of August, we are currently having a wonderful summer here in New York. OK, so there was the most terrific thunderstorm last night…
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Theresa May will travel to Florence to make a major speech on Brexit on Friday 22 September. She is expected to give European dignitaries her view on the state of…
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The Crucible: September 2017
Good news! More bad news for fossil fuel vehicles
by MMTA September 20, 2017China’s big electric vehicle push is about to get even bigger: the country is planning to end the sale of fossil fuel-powered vehicles entirely, with regulators working currently on a…
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A thin vapour cloud in front of a liquid metal may be the solution to protecting the reactor walls of future fusion power plants from the extreme heat fluxes encountered.…
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目前,英国仅有5000多台风力发电机组,丹麦等国家通过风力发电获取三分之一的能源,但这项技术是如何运作的?
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近日,莱斯大学的研究人员们宣布了一种新型锂基可充电电池原型,其容量可达到当前锂离子电池的三倍。该技术有望成为锂金属电池的一项新进展,特别是解决掉了严重影响电池寿命、甚至造成短路起火爆炸危险的“树突”问题(由于锂沉积导致)。
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通过使用镁基金属植入物的可生物降解涂层可以更有效地修复骨折.