ASTM published Standard E3499-25 for PIP testing, enabling faster mechanical property analysis in regulated manufacturing ...

Newly developed high-entropy alloys (HEA), which are useful for high-temperature applications, show superior mechanical properties at elevated temperatures when compared to conventional superalloys or ...

Indentation testing is a non-destructive evaluation method that has become indispensable in the determination of materials’ mechanical properties. By applying a controlled force through an indenter ...

Shales are among the most complex minerals, or indeed materials, found in nature. The diversity of their structures means that they show a range of mechanical behaviors when studied in bulk. This ...

The reliability of soldered connections in electronic packaging depends on mechanical integrity; mechanical failure can cause electrical failure. Mechanical integrity, in turn, depends on mechanical ...

Unraveling the mechanical properties of bone with micro-indentation testing has significance in both health and disease. At the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Dr. Björn Busse and his ...

One of the most viable and already used sources of renewable energy are concentrating solar power systems (CSP) that convert solar thermal energy into electrical power 1-4. Mirrors are used by ...

The term bio-inspired materials or biomimetic materials refers to those materials whose structure or composition is based upon natural biological substances, and serve many objectives in an ...

This article focuses on some of the applications being developed by the Civil Engineering Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), for whom Anton Paar developed an innovative ...