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Nasa launches first mission to study a metal asteroid

E&T

The spacecraft will take six years to reach a metal-rich asteroid that could have been formed from the remains of an early planet’s core. The probe took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida inside the cargo bay of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Its journey has been estimated to be 2.2 billion miles long (3.5

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Method for 3D-printing strong stainless steel revealed with particle accelerator

E&T

For airliners, cargo ships, nuclear power plants and other critical technologies, strength and durability are essential. The authors mapped out how the crystal structure changed over the course of a print, revealing how certain factors they had control over - such as the composition of the powdered metal - influenced the process throughout.

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Looking back at 2022 Endeavour Awards

Manufacturer's Monthly

Hypersonix is using scramjet technology and clean energy to form the basis for the manufacture of hypersonic vehicles. Hypersonix has taken delivery of a technology demonstrator version of its hydrogen powered scramjet manufactured in High Temperature Ceramic Matrix Composites (HTCMCs) from a leading European aerospace manufacturer.

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Molder Emphasizes Circularity in Molding, Extrusion, Automation and AM

Mold Making Technology

Direct compounding injection molding (DCIM) Another form of sustainable solutions is shown by the direct compounding injection molding (DCIM) process, with which the company says up to 50% of material costs can be saved, also giving the processor considerably more freedom and control in the development of formulas. Being showcased is a U.S.-produced

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Is hydrogen the fuel of the future?

E&T

Professor Larkin says transporting fossil fuels accounts for about 15 per cent of maritime cargo, while ships have generally burnt “the fuel that nobody else wants” – dirty, heavy fuel oil. It’s everything from the metals and composites to sealing materials and insulation systems.

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K. Soundhar Rajhan, Chief Strategy Officer,  Lakshmi Machine Works Limited, shares highlights and insights from his more than five-decade journey with the iconic company

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LMW, under his guidance, established a rigorous code of ethical conduct, forming the bedrock of the company’s values. In the aerospace sector, our Advanced Technology Center (ATC) produces high-quality systems, composites, modules, and components, utilizing some of LMW-manufactured machine tools.