Advanced Materials & Processes

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Articles in May 2007 issue of Advanced Materials & Processes

• Backyard art.(STRESS RELIEF)(Quietrevolution)(Brief article)
• Semiconductor Industry Assn. recognizes Prof. Paul Ho.(Members in the News)(2007 University Researcher Award )(Brief article)
• China thermal spray.(INTERNATIONAL UPDATE)(Thermal Spraying Committee of the China Surface Engineering Association)(Brief article)
• Expo preview: AeroMat '07 lands in Baltimore.
• General Motors reports record revenue in 2006.(BUSINESS TRENDS)(Brief article)
• Aluminum bumpers assembled by electric current from coils.(PROCESS TECHNOLOGY)(Brief article)
• First aid for pipeline corrosion and cracks.(OF MATERIAL INTEREST)
• American Iron and Steel Institute reports the industry is competitive.(BUSINESS TRENDS)(Brief article)
• Nano-twinned copper is strong and ductile, also conductive.(TESTING/CHARACTERIZATION)(Brief article)
• V-22 aircraft fatigue test surpasses 20,000 hours.(TESTING/CHARACTERIZATION)(Brief article)
• Dr. Lyle H. Schwartz, FASM named 2007 ASM Foundation Chair.(ASM TOMORROW: "BUILDING THE FUTURE")(fellow of American society of metals international)(Brief article)
• Rand German heads CAVS at Mississippi State.(Members in the News)(Randall M. German)(center for advanced vehicular systems)(Brief article)
• Thermal spray conference held in Japan.(INTERNATIONAL UPDATE)(Brief article)
• An AeroMat 2007 papers sampler.
• Specialty metals industry group releases eleven-month market data.(BUSINESS TRENDS)(Brief article)
• New facility enables testing vessels at higher pressures.(TESTING/CHARACTERIZATION)(Brief article)
• Movable couch potato!(STRESS RELIEF)
• Gold-coated boron nitride nanotubes study microscale.(TESTING/CHARACTERIZATION)(Brief article)
• Our mission ... to excite young people in materials, science, and engineering careers.(ASM TOMORROW: "BUILDING THE FUTURE")
• Nanomaterials make dental implant bond more effectively.(METALS/POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
• Plane-strain fracture toughness.(TECH NOTES)(ASTM E 399 standard for material testing)
• Lehigh's David Williams is new UAH president.(Members in the News)(University of Alabama in Huntsville)(Brief article)
• Supersonic surface enhancement: Linde engineers have developed a technology that can be used to enhance the surface of almost any material by applying a coating of tough, durable metals. Applications include protecting chemical tanks against corrosion, he
  by Kompf, Michael
• Multi-axis suspension testing: six- and twelve-axis test rigs were developed to enable evaluation of race car designs in the laboratory.
  by Savage, Gary
• Amorphous silicon solar panels to be built for space vehicles.(BUSINESS TRENDS)(Brief article)
• Thermal field emission SEM optimized for nanostructures.(TESTING/CHARACTERIZATION)(scanning electron microscope)(Brief article)
• Calendar.(Calendar)
• Lotus cylinder head has integrated exhaust manifold.(METALS/POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
• CoorsTek expands into Texas.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
• Ferritic chromium steel designed for fuel cells.(METALS/POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
• New society members.(members of American Society of Metals International)
• Failure analysis seminar cosponsored by Minnesota Chapter.(Chapter News)(American Society of Metals)(Brief article)
• Cold Spray 2007 conference to be held in Akron, Ohio USA.(COLD SPRAY HAPPENINGS)
• Toughness index for alloy comparisons: an overall Toughness Index can provide important insights during the materials selection process.
  by Novotny, Paul M.
• Micromanipulator can assemble parts for micromachines.(EMERGING TECHNOLOGY)(Brief article)
• Spring testing instrument evaluates tension, compression.(TESTING/CHARACTERIZATION)(Brief article)
• Newport Steel founder Clifford Borland.(memoriam of Clifford R. Borland)(In memoriam)(Brief article)
• 'Jackpot Justice'.(EDITORIAL)
  by Hunt, Margaret W.
• Advances in microscopy.
• Training courses 2007.(ASM NEWS)
• Hartford Chapter awards science fair contestants.(Chapter News)
• Sulzer Metco reports strong growth.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
• Fuel cell power plant to be built in Korea.(GLOBAL ECONOMY)(POSCO Power)(Brief article)
• Stellarator plasma chamber helps develop nuclear fusion.(EMERGING TECHNOLOGY)(Brief article)
• Software developed to assist sandwich material selection.(TESTING/CHARACTERIZATION)
• JTST highlights.(Journal of Thermal Spray Technology)
• Pastimes.(briefs)
• Bending zinc oxide nanowires and nanobelts generates power.(EMERGING TECHNOLOGY)(Brief article)
• Superplasticity pioneer Walter Backofen dies at 80.(In memoriam)(Brief article)
• S. Conn. Chapter learns about 'Metal Stocks and Sustainability'.(Chapter News)(Southern Connecticut)(Brief article)
• Sermatech International and Rolls-Royce sign working agreement.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(TFX Sermatech International Inc. contract with Rolls-Royce plc, Rolls-Royce Corp. and Rolls-Royce Deutschland & Co KG)(Brief article)
• Toyota to build vehicle assembly plant in Mississippi.(GLOBAL ECONOMY)(Toyota Motor Corp.)(Brief article)
• Nanoengineered concrete could cut C[O.sub.2] emissions.(EMERGING TECHNOLOGY)(Brief article)
• Aluminum matrix composite strengthens pressure vessels.(METALS/POLYMERS/CERAMICS)(Brief article)
• Industry-sponsored university research: an underutilized resource.
  by Tucker, R.C., Jr.
• Our programs: a tribute to our volunteers.(ASM TOMORROW: "BUILDING THE FUTURE")(Brief article)
• Polymer nanocomposite shields electromagnetic interference.(PROCESS TECHNOLOGY)(Brief article)
• 2008 Bradley Stoughton Award for Young Teachers: Deadline extended to June 1.(ASM NEWS)(Brief article)
• Enter the 2008 Graduate Student Paper Contest.(ASM NEWS)
• ASM launches TSS Community Website.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(tss.asminternational.org)(thermal spray society)(American society of metals)
• Models to analyze behavior of hafnium dioxide.(GLOBAL ECONOMY)(Brief article)
• Nanoengineered platinum has catalytic properties for fuel cells.(EMERGING TECHNOLOGY)(Brief article)
• Modified vanadium oxide extends life of lithium-ion batteries.(METALS/POLYMERS/CERAMICS)(Brief article)
• Cold spray market heating up.(COLD SPRAY HAPPENINGS)
• South Korean engineers develop new cold spray coating system.(COLD SPRAY HAPPENINGS)(Ajou University join with Solmics Co.)(Brief article)
• Tool developed to remotely repair plastic gas pipelines.(PROCESS TECHNOLOGY)
• DGM's Roland Mitsch Prize to George Vander Voort.(Members in the News)(Brief article)
• Norm Augustine and Mert Flemings: '07 Franklin Institute Laureates.(ASM NEWS)(Norman R. Augustine and Merton C. Flemings received award)(Brief article)
• Raymor launches new subsidiary for landing gear-coating market.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Raymor Industries Inc. open Raymor Aerospace Inc.)(Brief article)
• EU endorses hydrogen engine as technology of the future.(GLOBAL ECONOMY)(Brief article)
• Rare earth fiber lasers act as machine cutting tools.(PROCESS TECHNOLOGY)(Brief article)
• Barium titanate/tin composite material stiffer than diamond.(METALS/POLYMERS/CERAMICS)(Brief article)
• TSS Industry Advisory Council formed.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief article)
• Rensselaer researchers create anti-reflection coating.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
• NADCA White Paper examines ways to improve die performance.(PROCESS TECHNOLOGY)(North American Die Casting Association)(Brief article)
• Subhash Mahajan named ASU Regents' Professor.(Members in the News)(Arizona State University)(Brief article)
• Past President George Roberts pens Teledyne memoir.(ASM NEWS)(Brief article)
• CTSR welcomes three new member companies to its research consortium.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Center for Thermal Spray Research)(Northwest Mettech Corp.)(Stellite Coatings)(VTT Manufacturing Institute)
• U.N., industry partner to create standards for e-scrap recycling.(GLOBAL ECONOMY)(Brief article)
• Electrochemical method stamps metallic nano-interconnects.(PROCESS TECHNOLOGY)(Brief article)