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Bubbles are key to new surface coating method for lightweight magnesium alloys
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Bubbles are key to new surface coating method for lightweight magnesium alloys

Bubbles created by pressurized water can directed at surfaces and trigger cavitation, the continued creation and collapse of bubbles. The addition of an...

Green metallurgical process uses surface energy to extract and refine metals from waste alloys
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Green metallurgical process uses surface energy to extract and refine metals from waste alloys

The process of creating a liquid alloy surface slab model. Credit: Advanced Functional Materials (2025). DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202505583 A team of scientists from the...

AI reveals new way to strengthen titanium alloys and speed up manufacturing
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AI reveals new way to strengthen titanium alloys and speed up manufacturing

Brendan Croom, a senior materials scientist at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, is pictured in APL’s X-ray Computed Tomography Laboratory, where high-resolution imaging...

AI framework overcomes the strength-ductility dilemma in additive-manufactured titanium alloys
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AI framework overcomes the strength-ductility dilemma in additive-manufactured titanium alloys

Schematic of the overall flow. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56267-1 The KAIST research team led by Professor Seungchul Lee from the Department...

Solid phase manufacturing transforms aluminum waste into high-value alloys
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Solid phase manufacturing transforms aluminum waste into high-value alloys

An innovative new solid phase alloying process eliminates the need for the costly and energy-intensive melting, casting and extrusion process currently used for...

Shape-shifting antenna uses memory alloys to adapt to temperature change
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Shape-shifting antenna uses memory alloys to adapt to temperature change

High-level overview of four main antenna areas. Credit: ACS Applied Engineering Materials (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsaenm.4c00488 By leveraging cutting-edge additive manufacturing techniques and shape...

Oxide dispersion-strengthened FeCrAl alloys endure liquid metal flow at 600°C, resembling a fusion blanket environment
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Oxide dispersion-strengthened FeCrAl alloys endure liquid metal flow at 600°C, resembling a fusion blanket environment

Exceptional corrosion resistance of ODS FeCrAl oxide dispersion-strengthened alloy in advanced liquid blanket environment for fusion reactors. Credit: Masatoshi Kondo In a study...