With a new technique, scientists can detect a few large grains in a sea of small grains and study the fatigue-induced phenomena of large grain growth. Revealing new insights into how materials become ...

A new beam pattern could bring unprecedented sharpness to ultrasound and radar images, burn precise holes in manufactured materials at a nano scale -- even etch new properties onto their surfaces. A ...

A CARBIDE which has a needle-like appearance on a polished and etched cross-section is a common occurrence in hot-rolled 3.25 per cent silicon iron. It is metastable with respect to cementite and can ...

In the field of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), the electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) method has developed into a robust tool for the crystallographic analysis of materials. Specifically, ...