Metals and alloys news, April 2013

Novel titanium alloy produces infection-resistant implants

A novel titanium alloy with tantalum and copper can produce surgical implants that kill 87% of the bacteria that cause staph infections.

Defects engineer fracture resistance in 2D materials

vacancies can be used to engineer the mechanical toughness and fracture behavior of transition metal dichalcogenides

New platinum-gold alloy most wear-resistant in the world

A novel platinum-gold alloy, 100 times more durable than high-strength steel, is believed to be the most wear-resistant metal in the world.

Smart contact lens puts glucose monitoring in focus

smart contact lens with novel bimetallic electrodes monitors glucose levels in tears in real time

Four-dimensional direct laser writing of reconfigurable compound micromachines