Using Nanomechanical Testing to Understand

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Using Nanomechanical Testing to Understand the Mechanical Efficiency of Biomaterials Why are you interested in the mechanical properties of biological materials? Biological materials exhibit superior mechanical properties relative to their weight when compared to the majority of all man-made materials. In addition to this, organisms can construct these materials using a very limited palette. The…

The Growing Materials Challenge

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Materials have emerged as a growing challenge across the semiconductor supply chain, as chips continue to scale, or as they are utilized in new devices such as sensors for AI or machine learning systems. Engineered materials are no longer optional at advanced nodes. They are now a requirement, and the amount of new material content…

The risk remains: Refinery’s use of hydrogen fluoride

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The risk remains: Refinery’s use of hydrogen fluoride not going anywhere fast   SUPERIOR, Wis. — As burning asphalt poured a plume of black smoke over Douglas County on April 26, a 15,000-pound chemical bomb was ticking. If everything had gone wrong that tense day, a vapor cloud of toxic hydrogen fluoride could have spread…

Researchers listen for failure in granular materials

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In a pilot study, researchers from North Carolina State University and Haverford College have used naturally arising acoustic vibrations — or sound waves — to monitor the state of granular materials. This passive approach represents a way to probe disordered or granular materials without disturbing them, and may enable researchers to forecast the failure of…