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Mechanical Engineering

Making concrete stronger and tougher with bone-shaped wires
August 23 — Researchers at Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory have discovered that enlarging the ends of small wires mixed into concrete substantially increases the material's overall strength and toughness.

Waste not want not -- an engine for the future
May 27 — Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a remarkably simple, energy-efficient engine with no moving parts. Greg Swift and Greg Swift have created a thermoacoustic Stirling heat engine.

Bone-shaped fibers increase strength of composite materials
January 12 — Researchers at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory have shown that enlarging the ends of short fibers used in composite materials simultaneously increases the overall toughness and strength of the material.