Minimal Mill: The Minamil
Having a few machine tools at one’s disposal is a luxury that not many of us are afforded, and often an expensive one at that. It is something that a …read more Continue reading Minimal Mill: The Minamil
Tag Archives: Aluminum
New aluminum alloy enables heat-resistant wire for air and rail
Scientists in Russia experimenting with advanced aluminum alloys have developed a new heat-resistant form of the material that can endure far higher temperatures. Fashioned into a thin wire, the researchers see it finding use as a replacement for heavi… Continue reading New aluminum alloy enables heat-resistant wire for air and rail
You Can’t Put the Toothpaste Back In the Tube, But It Used to Be Easier
After five years of research, Colgate-Palmolive recently revealed Australia’s first recyclable toothpaste tube. Why is this exciting? They are eager to share the design with the rest of the toothpaste …read more Continue reading You Can’t Put the Toothpaste Back In the Tube, But It Used to Be Easier
Superfast-charging aluminum-ion batteries outpower lithium-ion
Australian company Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) has announced exciting performance test results for a new type of aluminum-ion battery that can charge 10X faster than today’s lithium-ion units, while lasting much longer and needing no cooling.Con… Continue reading Superfast-charging aluminum-ion batteries outpower lithium-ion
Gorgeous 6502 Celebrates Craftsmanship of the Early Homebrewers
The days when a computer had a front panel bristling with switches and LEDs are long gone, and on balance that’s probably for the better in terms of ease of …read more Continue reading Gorgeous 6502 Celebrates Craftsmanship of the Early Homebrewers
Scratch-Built Robot Arm Looks Like Something Off the Factory Floor
[Jeremy Fielding] is rightly impressed with the power and precision of industrial robot arms. The big arms that you see welding cars on assembly lines and the like are engineering …read more Continue reading Scratch-Built Robot Arm Looks Like Something Off the Factory Floor
3D aluminum electrode enables low-cost battery to go the distance
A key part of driving the adoption of renewable energy is driving costs downward, and by experimenting with new cost-effective materials for storage systems scientists continue to make important strides in this area. A team from Cornell University has … Continue reading 3D aluminum electrode enables low-cost battery to go the distance
Peeking Inside A VW Gearbox Reveals Die Casting Truths
Recently, I was offered a 1997 Volkswagen Golf for the low, low price of free — assuming I could haul it away, as it suffered from a thoroughly borked automatic transmission. Being incapable of saying no to such an opportunity, I set about trailering the poor convertible home and immediately …read more
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Carbon nanofibers boost the hardness of 3D-printed aluminum
While 3D-printed aluminum parts are becoming increasingly common in the aerospace industry, any weaknesses in those parts can cause them to fail catastrophically. A new additive could help, by making the aluminum 1.5 times harder.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Carbon nanofibers boost the hardness of 3D-printed aluminum
Electric MTB is milled from aluminum … and costs as much as a car
Aluminum bicycle frames are usually made of lengths of tubing, joined together at the ends by welds. The CNC eFanes electric enduro mountain bike is different, though, in that its frame is milled from solid 6061 aluminum … and it costs €15,999.90, or a… Continue reading Electric MTB is milled from aluminum … and costs as much as a car