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Research Team Works on Antibacterial Coating for Hospitals

University of Canterbury researchers at work on a new antimicrobial coating. From left to right: UC PhD students Rukmini Gorthy and Johann Land, and UC Professor Susan Krumdieck. Photo courtesy of University of Canterbury.

NACE International Opens U.K. Office for European Members

Aerospace Coating is Qualified to U.S. Military Specification

University Chemists Design Porous Carbon Fibers for Energy Storage

Graduate students Tianyu Liu (left) and Assad Khan (middle) worked with Virginia Tech professor Guoliang "Greg" Liu (right) on a project that uses block copolymers to create porous carbon fibers. Photo courtesy of Virginia Tech.

Coating for Metals Rapidly Heals over Scratches, Scrapes

Led by Jiaxing Huang, a materials science and engineering professor, the new coating strategy for metal can self-heal within seconds. Photo courtesy of Northwestern University.

U.S. Petroleum Group Plans Bolt Fatigue Testing Program

The bolt fatigue testing program will utilize a global laboratory network in the United States and Norway. Photo courtesy of DNV GL.

KC-135 Beam Replacement Expedited by Tinker Air Force Base

A replacement keel beam, left, created by the 553rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron at Tinker AFB is next to one of the original keel beams taken out of the KC-135 when corrosion was found. U.S. Air Force courtesy photo.

Standards Organization Creates New Corrosion Test Method

U.S. Air Force Installs First Metallic 3-D Printed Part on F-22

The metallic 3-D printed bracket alongside the aluminum part it will replace on an F-22 Raptor during repair at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Photo by R. Nial Bradshaw, U.S. Air Force.

Coating Manufacturer Unveils New Fire Protection Technology

The new coating was spray applied at a February 2019 live demonstration event in Houston, Texas, USA.

Special Ceramic Sensors Used to Monitor Structural Health

Ceramics with networked nanosheets of graphene and white graphene would have the unique ability to alter their electrical properties when strained. Illustration courtesy of Rouzbeh Shahsavari/Rice University.

Chemical Manufacturer Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

Infrastructure Engineering, Construction Firm Announces New President

Cathodic Protection Technologist Joins Texas Consulting Firm

Garnet Abrasives Supplier Appoints New Sales Manager