F1 Chronicle on MSN

Carbon fibre in F1: How composite structures are built

Carbon fibre changed Formula 1 permanently when the McLaren MP4/1 became the first carbon fibre monocoque chassis to race in 1981. In the four ...
New Atlas

3D-printed titanium lattice is 50% stronger than WE54 aerospace alloy

A new type of 3D-printed lattice structure has surprised researchers with its strength and light weight. It uses two different lattice structures merged together to eliminate the weak points normally ...
insider.si.edu

History of strength of materials : with a brief account of the history of theory of elasticity and theory of structures / Stephen P. Timoshenko

Reprint. Originally published: New York : McGraw-Hill, 1953.
Morning Overview on MSN

This wild new material is 99.8% air yet tougher than steel

A class of materials that consist almost entirely of air, yet rival or exceed the mechanical performance of steel by weight, has moved from laboratory curiosity to active engineering research over the ...
AZoNano

Nanoporous Amorphous Carbon Nanopillars: Lightweight and High-Strength Materials

A recent study in Nature Communications explored nanoporous amorphous carbon nanopillars, produced using an innovative method that combines self-assembled polymeric carbon precursors with nanoimprint ...
University of Sheffield

Strength-in-numbers X-ray technique to map the structure of molecules and materials

Scientists have developed a way to map the atomic structure of materials, where previously thought unattainable, by using a strength-in-numbers approach with X-rays. For many decades, the method to ...
Machine Design

Crystal Structures Key to Steel’s Design Flexibility

Metalworkers and metallurgists have long appreciated the ability to tailor the performance characteristics of steel (an alloy of iron and carbon), including their strength, hardness, ductility and ...