BIRMINGHAM, AL — Vista Engineering Inc. has received a two-year, $500,000 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to develop large-scale coating methods for nanostructured ...

Diamond film-coated tools (diamond-coated tools) are employed for difficult-to-machine materials like CFRP. In the production of diamond-coated tools, a pretreatment is needed to eliminate cobalt from ...

Bond movie titles can be deceiving-- diamonds are not forever when it comes to demanding tasks like cutting steel. Now, researchers have combined diamond with cubic boron nitride, a hard human-made ...

Nanostructure developments lead to high-hardness / low-friction PVD product for cutting tools End mills coated with ta-C. Rockwell indent of ta-C coating shows excellent adhesion. “Physical vapor ...

A zest for diamonds usually associated with newly engaged brides-to-be is spreading among scientists who expect the sparkling gems to launch a host of new technologies for the coming decade. Besides ...

Diamond saw blades are created by gluing diamond grit towards the blade's steel body, resulting in a harder, more robust blade capable of cutting even the hardest materials. Diamond is one of the ...

In a basement lab on Birmingham's Southside, a couple of scientists are cooking up an invention that makes the Six Million Dollar Man look low-budget. UAB physics professors Yogesh Vohra and Aaron ...

A material that rivals industrial diamond in hardness continues to amaze the researchers who developed it and attract interest from a variety of industrial sectors. The material represents a ...

New York, United States, Nov. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global Diamond Coatings Market Size To Grow from USD 4.80 Billion in 2022 to USD 5.62 Billion by 2032, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate ...