A recently invented family of acoustic-damping materials offers advantages over prior acoustic-damping materials:

• Relative to soft rubbers and the like previously ...

An experimental study has been performed to learn about the physical and chemical mechanisms of self-lubrication of coatings that comprise nanostructured composites of yttria-stabilized ...

A new process to control the reactivity of thermites containing molybdenum trioxide (MoQ) and aluminium (AI) has been developed at the Institut franco-allemand de ...

The objective of this MEANS program was to develop new methodologies for quantifying the variability in the performance of high temperature systems by coupling ...

Multi-sensor paints have been developed for detection both physical (pressure, temperature, shear, etc.) and chemical (corrosion, explosive) phenomena. Such materials have been transitions to ...

A basic research study in carbon materials for propulsion applications led to research in seemingly diverse areas, which include carbon-carbon composite fabrication, oxidation protection ...

Simulations are utilized as partial substitutes for laboratory experiments.

A methodology for accelerated evaluation of mechanical properties of polyphase alloys is based ...

Suitably formulated hydrogels exhibit changes in swelling with changes in glucose concentration.

Sensors that exploit pH-sensitive hydrogels for measuring concentrations of glucose ...