The new material, created by spraying a tantalum coating on stainless steel, can withstand extreme conditions inside fusion reactors. This advancement enables more efficient fusion reactors that are ...

Sierra Army Depot’s (SIAD) Metal Fabrication branch completed operator training on January 16, 2025, with their new VRC Dragonfly cold spray unit. This advanced capability enables Sierra to repair ...

Wear and tear on U.S. Army helicopters costs as much as $1 billion per decade, yet there was no way to prevent it -- until now. For more than a decade, the military has been committed to ongoing ...

Nissan Motor Company has revealed that it has adopted cold spray technology in the production of valve seats, claiming to be the first company to use the process in automotive engines. The Japanese ...

The insides of nuclear fusion reactors are violent and chaotic places. A new cold-spray coating can take the heat and also trap some rogue hydrogen particles at the same time, potentially making for ...

A recent advance could enable more efficient compact fusion reactors that are easier to repair and maintain. University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have used a spray coating technology to produce a ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As anyone who has lived near the ocean can attest, metal and sea mist are a recipe for corrosion. A nuisance of coastal life, the consequences of these common chemical reactions ...

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a spray-on polymer coating that could help plants resist ...

From left to right: Engineer Jeremiah Kirch, postdoctoral researcher Mykola Ialovega and assistant scientist Marcos Xavier Navarro-Gonzalez, who work on the implementation of tantalum coatings as a ...