AMP_04_May_June_2021_Digital_Edition

66 ASM NEWS The latest news about ASM members, chapters, events, awards, conferences, affiliates, and other Society activities. ADVANCING HIGH-TEMPERATURE MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING FOR CONCENTRATING SOLAR-THERMAL POWER Avi Shultz Concentrating solar-thermal power with thermal energy storage can provide renewable energy for electricity or industrial processes at any time of day. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has made significant research investments to increase the operating temperature of solar-thermal systems, which increases overall efficiency, but materials science challenges remain to affordably manufacture and commercialize key components. 15 A D V A N C E D M A T E R I A L S & P R O C E S S E S | M A Y / J U N E 2 0 2 1 2 The Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Facility in Tonopah, Nevada. Photo by Julianne Boden. Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy. On the Cover: 80 3D PRINTSHOP Researchers are looking at different processes for additive manufacturing in addition to working with new materials. 28 THE PACT BETWEEN PRESERVATION AND RUIN Daniel B. Denis As the engineering systems of the world adapt and change due to the effects of the pandemic on global health and worldwide economies, engineers and scientists provide paths of preservation to ensure safe and reliable operations.