The manufacturing of metal components often seems like a choice between two extremes. On one side, there is the slow and ...

Michael D. Bartlett is in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Soft Materials and Structures Lab and at the Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA.

A groundbreaking new method promises to reshape the way we manufacture nanoscale electronic components. It could offer a faster, cheaper, and more reliable alternative to traditional chip-making ...

Li-Metal, a battery materials company based in Canada, says it has produced lithium metal from lithium carbonate, which reduces the number of steps and harmful byproducts involved in refining lithium, ...

As a US Marine Corps combat engineer serving in Iraq, Jim Monroe used MacGyver-like hacks to repair mine rollers. Meant to detonate and clear mines, these heavy studded wheels are mounted on the ...