High – Temperature Superconductivity
Recently, researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a nickel oxide compound as a material for high-temperature superconductivity. John Mitchell led a team that synthesized crystals of...
Author Archives: Alloy
Different Pokes for Different Folks
Different Pokes for Different Folks Hypodermic needles are widely used tools in the medical industry. They have many applications for things such as IV’s, vaccinations, and drawing blood. But with dif...
Reversing Paralysis
Reversing Paralysis Innovations in the medical technology industry are changing lives everyday. For years scientists have been testing the concept of using brain implants to restore the freedom of mov...
Energy Projects Helping Africa Flourish
Each nation is putting effort in trying to build a sustainable world by joining the Paris Agreement. The past few years, clean energy projects are becoming more and more prominent. China, being the le...
Plastic Safety for Medical Devices
For years now, plastic has played a vital role in the medical industry in delivery of safe treatments. Plastic materials have been used for endless amounts of medical devices and pharmaceutical packag...
2D Materials
By now, almost everyone has heard of 3D, from 3D movies, pictures, and books the concept in not new, but a new class of materials have now hit the market known as 2D materials. Experts are c...
Surgery Integrating Robots
Nowadays, the autonomous industry is becoming more and more prominent. Self- driven cars are in the works of being developed while robotics are emerging within factories. What could be next? Automated...
The Future of Oil Rigs
Over the last couple of years the price of oil has had a steady decline. This decline in price has lead to thousands of job cuts. World wide nearly 440,000 jobs were cut, Texas was one of the hardest ...
The Magic Fueling Our Lives
Everyday you use gas to run your vehicles, heat your homes, and power your appliances. Recent advancements in technology, based on past knowledge, has probably had an affect on how this gas has been t...
Aluminum’s Transformation
Aluminum has been around for a countless amount of years and at one point was even considered more valuable than gold. This metal has made an impact within our lives and is used daily – cars, aircraft...
China’s New Infrastructure Master Plan
Over the past few decades, China has transformed completely and has opened up an abundant amount of opportunities. It is the leading power in multiple industries including energy and metal and is...
New Smiles in No Time
Every year hundreds of thousands of people seek out dental treatment for a variety of reasons. Often times the main issue with the dental industry is the cost and time it takes for certain procedures ...
Maximizing Energy Efficiency
Over the last decade or so there has been a concern over a global energy crisis. Using un-renewable resources at an exponential rate and the pollution it has caused has had a global effect. Conc...
A Glimpse of 3D Metal Printing
3D printing has been evolving for years now. It has been used to create eloquent projects that may seem impossible at the time. Discussion arises on the topic additive manufacturing that turns to prot...
The Process of Steel Recycling
The Process of Steel Recycling Steel is one of the worlds most widely used materials and is used in hundreds of products we come in contact with in our everyday lives. Known for its strength and ...
Robots: The New Home Helpers
Originally emerging in 1898, KUKA is a German owned company that manufactures industrial robots as well as solutions for factory automation. In 1995, the company split into two divisions: KUKA Robotic...
China’s National Gene Bank
In September of 2016, China launched its first nationally run gene storage bank. The Shenzhen based facility was created in partnership between China’s National Development and Reform Commission and B...
Upgrading their Manufacturing
At the start of the century, China was developing at an extraordinary rate. Its development model was based on low-manufacturing that was combined with higher savings and investment rates. This model ...
Tin – What it Is and How it Is Used
Tin What it is Tin is a chemical element that can be found on the periodic table. The symbol for tin is Sn, which stands for the Latin word stannum. Its atomic number is fifty, and it is the fort...
Newer Resources, Greater Energy
Over the years, technology and resources have been explored as well as discovered. China has been experimenting new techniques to help boost energy production. Recently, they have been medaling around...
Innovations Transforming the Steel Industry
Today, the metal industry is considered to be one of the most competitive and profitable industries. But, it is constantly changing at a rapid rate. Different alloys are being discovered to ...
More than Meets the Metal
For years now, China has been leading the world in their industrial boom that has made their economy flourish. They have dominated the metal market for over a decade and utilized the raw materials off...
The History of Metallurgy
Metallurgy, a term you may or may not have heard before, plays a key role in your every day life. Metallurgy is defined as the domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and...
Boost the Infrastructure
At a point in time, the world was envious of the American infrastructure. America was ahead of the world in innovation and cities were developing faster and centering more around industry. That was th...
Oil Giants Investing in Renewable Energy Sources
In an industry and manufacturing driven world, we often look for the easiest and cheapest energy sources not only in industry but in our personal lives as well. Using resources like fossil fuels,...
The Abundance of Bridges
On October 28, 2016, in the southern province of Hunan, the Chishi Bridge was opened to the public. It is a 2,270 meter long bridge that extends across a deep valley. China dominates in the world of i...
From Trash to Treasure
Industrial waste and industrial waste management is a challenge that has plagued the steel and aluminum manufacturing industries for decades. For every ton of alumina produced another ton of bi-produc...
Zinc on the Rise
The amount of zinc being processed is not matching up to the rate of mines closing. Recently, two major zinc mines located in Australia and Ireland we closed and production was cut in other various lo...
Nickel and Nickel Alloy Properties
Properties of Nickel Nickel is a prominent metal used across numerous industries. It has good mechanical properties making it practical in a variety of settings. It is well known for its excellen...
Minimal Resources, High Demand
The demand for electrical cars is increasing in China, making them the leading country in electrical automobiles. The idea of shifting towards a green future is currently in the works, with the countr...
CRRC on the Fast Track
The Plan China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC), is China’s main railway vehicle manufacturer. Even though they are China’s leading train manufacturer, they have bigger goals they hope to acco...
Home to the World’s Largest Floating Solar Farm
Renewable sources of energy have recently been one of China’s main goals. They are in works of reducing their pollution and moving towards a sustainable energy future. They have implemented stricter e...
The Keystone XL Pipeline
Implementation The Keystone XL pipeline is a planned pipeline based off an existing pipeline known as the Keystone pipeline. The currently operational Keystone and the planned Keystone XL bo...
The Importance of Recycled Metals
Metal is a very broad spectrum with an endless amount of uses. They are essential to our everyday lives and we are continuously surrounded by metal in one way or another. When it comes to metals, ther...
Old Meets New and Shiny
Traditional Asian Decor Traditional Asian décor is a broad term, and it resonates differently with different people and different cultures. Asian inspired décor is often centralized around creating a ...
China’s Increase in Use of Electric Cars
Currently today, China is the leading sector of electric cars. For the past year, there has been a large increase in demand for electric cars within the country. Clean energy is starting to become ext...