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tary, particularly in aircraft components. Current alloys contain rare earth ele-
ments (REEs) that are expensive and difficult to obtain, as most come from China.
WPI will develop new magnesium alloys that require fewer REEs or use more
readily available elements. Methods for extracting REEs from ores outside of China
and for recovering REEs from recycled metals are also being explored.
For more
information: Richard Sisson, 508/831-5335,
sisson@wpi.edu,
www.wpi.edu.
Science award spurs university research
Testing equipment manufacturer Zwick/Roell, Germany, is calling for papers
to be submitted for the 2014 Zwick Science Award. University scientists with a
Ph.D. or master’s degree who have published a thesis within the last few years are
invited to submit papers describing the innovative use of mechanical testing
equipment. Submissions must be received by November 2014. Special consider-
ation will be given to applications where some or all of the equipment was de-
signed and produced as part of the thesis. Zwick is looking for interesting
applications of materials testing. For example, among the leading submissions for
the 2013 award is a paper from Oxford University titled, “Forced Reeling of Bom-
byx Mori Silk,” which describes the process of pulling silk from a silk worm.
First prize includes the Paul Roell Medal and €5000, second prize is €2000, and
third prize is €1000. Travel expenses and accommodations will be provided so re-
cipients can attend the awards ceremony.
For more information: Robert Strehle,
robert.strehle@zwick.de,
www.zwick.com.
Carbon nanotubes and bundles emerging
from a line of catalyst particles. 5 µm scan
courtesy of Scott MacLaren, senior research
scientist, University of Illinois Urbana-
Champaign.
Asylum Research,
Santa Barbara, Calif., an
Ox-
ford Instruments
company, invites all Cypher
and MFP-3D AFM users to enter their best
atomic force microscopy (AFM) data, including
images, force curves, or videos, in the Asylum
Research Image Contest. All scientists will re-
ceive a gift pack just for sending in their images
and an Apple iPad will be awarded to one win-
ning entry at the end of each quarter.
www.asylumresearch.com/imagecontest.