A new technique from Purdue University is designed to improve missiles, engines and drinking glasses made from ceramic materials. (Stock photo) Something as simple as an electric field could soon make ...

The KAIST research team led by Professor Seungchul Lee from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, in collaboration with ...

The alloy, developed by German researchers, has a rare combination of ductility at room temperature and oxidation resistance at temperatures up to 1100 °C, important qualities for durable materials in ...

In a landmark advancement for structural materials engineering, researchers have developed a novel heterostructured titanium matrix composite that demonstrates exceptional mechanical performance from ...

Thanks to a new strategy in the development of materials related to steel, high strength and ductility are no longer mutually exclusive. For the steel industry, there may be a way out of the dilemma ...

Automotive, aerospace and defence applications require metallic materials with ultra-high strength. However, in some particular high-loading structural applications, metallic materials shall also have ...

A kind of high-performance molybdenum alloy, nanoscale ZrC dispersion strengthened Mo alloy with high strength and excellent ductility, was fabricated recently by a collaborated research team from ...

A new academic review dissects how 3D printed concrete behaves in earthquakes and where the technology must improve to earn code approval.

Carbon steel is an iron-carbon alloy. Although pure iron is not intrinsically strong, adding carbon imparts great strength to this material. Crude iron, which is used in steel production, has a high ...

A new chromium-molybdenum-silicon alloy has overcome a decades-old trade-off between strength and stability. The alloy, developed by German researchers, has a rare combination of ductility at room ...