Chad Boutin

NIST

Short scenes of stress tests on airplane wings (view video below).

Team Improves Airplane Wing Design

Jumbo jets cost billions in development. This might help companies before they commit to some of the more expensive steps.

Chunks of this sodium-based compound (Na2B12H12) (left) would function well in a battery only at elevated temperatures, but when they are milled into far smaller pieces (right), they can potentially perform even in extreme cold, making them even more promising as the basis for safer, cheaper rechargeables.

Safer Rechargeable Batteries Close

As nanotechnology research has demonstrated time and again, the properties of a material can change dramatically at the nanoscale.