News articles tagged with 'steel'
Inexpensive new instruments test building sealants under real-world conditions
— 6 Apr 2011 18:16 | TechnologySealants, like weather stripping, are what separates the inside from the outside of a building, byproviding a barrier that prevents water from seeping in, for example, or heat from…
Researchers find universal law for material evolution
— 3 Aug 2010 12:51 | PhysicsIt's a problem that materials scientists have considered for years: how does a material composed of more than one phase evolve when heated to a temperature that will allow atoms to…
Waste steel in the Gulf of Mexico
— 11 Jun 2010 11:45 | EnvironmentThe huge tonnages of waste steel from decommissioned offshore oil and gas structures represents a serious problem for operators looking to recoup losses and avoid environmental harm.…
New research cuts into origins of iron and steel in India
— 23 Mar 2010 14:05 | TechnologyA small but intrepid team of Exeter staff and students have returned from a six-week archaeological research expedition to a remote region of rural Andhra Pradesh in India…
Study sees little dust risk for subway workers
— 13 Jan 2010 13:25 | HealthNew York subway commuters may worry more about rats and rising fares than dust floating through the system, but for the workers who spend their whole shift below ground, air quality…
Electromagnetic fields as cutting tools
— 10 Dec 2009 08:30 | TechnologySquealing tires and the crunch of impact - when an accident occurs, the steel sheets that form a motor vehicle's bodywork must provide adequate impact protection and shield its passengers…
Machine vision for hot surface automatic inspection
— 15 Sep 2009 15:26 | TechnologyTECNALIA Technological Corporation is developing an innovative application for the automatic inspection of hot steel surfaces, based on Machine Vision technologies that enhance quality…
Sensitive robots
— 6 Apr 2009 15:59 | TechnologyRobots are commonplace in production halls, but are only allowed to operate in protected areas so as not to endanger humans with their movements. A new cost-efficient, robust force…
Stainless steel replaces platinum in hydrogen producing microbial electrolysis cells
— 20 Mar 2009 11:02 | TechnologyPlatinum is highly desired in jewellery and as a catalyst, but in both cases it is expensive. Now, Penn State researchers have found a way to replace the platinum catalyst in their…
Scientists develop high-performance steel for possible use in ITER fusion project
— 26 Oct 2008 16:06 | TechnologyResearchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the U.S. ITER Project Office, which is housed at ORNL, have developed a new cast stainless steel that is 70 percent stronger than comparable…