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Lightweighting the future with aluminium crossover alloys

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Before the transport sector can reduce its carbon emissions, the metal alloys used to manufacture vehicles will need to become more lightweight, while maintaining their useful properties. To tackle this […]

Promoting Material Properties of Magnesium Alloys using Equal Channel Angular Press

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The Problem with Magnesium alloys The fact that Mg alloys have lower mechanical strength and corrosion resistance due to a low number of slip systems and a higher corrosion […]

Unlocking potential: PEO coatings redefine durability in critical industries

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Industries require lightweight, durable components with specific surface properties, yet current methods like plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) are limited by high costs and scalability issues. Existing surface modification processes hinder […]

Vibration mitigation: New Force-Network based granular damping technology

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Vibration damping plays a crucial role in enhancing human comfort, safety, and well-being across various aspects of daily life. In transportation, effective vibration damping in vehicles such as cars, trains, […]

Combating corrosion in geothermal wells

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Geothermal energy holds the potential to harvest vast amounts of energy from within the Earth’s crust. So far, however, exploitation of geothermal energy can be limited by corrosion – which […]

New superalloy design for 3D-printing set to transform manufacturing

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Engineers at Alloyed, Professor Roger Reed, Dr Roger Reed and colleagues at the University of Oxford, have developed new robust superalloys that can be used in additive manufacturing – otherwise […]

Quantifying layered patterns in nature, medicine, and materials

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The morphology of layered anisotropic systems plays a crucial part in the development of new materials as well as in medical, forensic and biomimetic research. The ability to quantitatively describe […]

Preventing nickel allergy using various topcoats for decorative items

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Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is a form of skin reaction that can be aggravated by nickel causing the skin to become red and itchy. Clive Whittington (Managing Director of C.M. Whittington […]

Setting new horizons in electroplating of zinc die castings

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Our supply of zinc, a metal abundant in our planet’s crust, could run out by 2100 unless we begin to change the way we use it. Collini Holding AG creates […]

Peering inside: 3D imaging in materials

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New strong materials are in demand in many sectors, leading to the development of different hybrid structures. These can be made from dissimilar light materials such as aluminium alloys, […]