Without needing high temperatures or toxic catalysts, scientists in Japan have developed a chemical reaction that produces high yields of a compound used in a wide variety of industries.
Starrag, a manufacturer of CNC metalworking machinery and Amorphology, a developer of advanced amorphous metals, established a laboratory where customers of both companies can observe real-time precision engineering and machining of complex gears using amorphous metals.
The EZ-Puller is an auto-adjusting bar puller that enables automatic operation of CNC lathes. The auto adjust feature is driven by an "X" value in the pulling subroutine of a lathe program. This value represents the distance the tool needs to move in the X-axis according to the bar diameter being pulled.
Being run over by a car is not a near-death experience for a diabolical ironclad beetle. How it survives could inspire the development of materials with the same herculean toughness.
