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Econometric analysis of the historical growth and volatility trends of various metals
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Post Malthusian economics, there is growing recognition of the impact technological change and advance has on market activity. By studying historical production and price trends, boundaries of feasible growth can be ... -
An economic analysis of aluminum sheet production and prospects of aluminum for the automotive unibody
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)In order to lower fuel consumption and reduce emissions, aluminum is being considered as an alternative to steel in large scale production of autobodies. This study evaluates the prospects of aluminum sheets as a cost ... -
Economic and environmental evaluation of end-of-life aerospace aluminum options using optimization methods
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)The benefits of recycling have long been understood and the conspicuous energy savings of secondary aluminum production have caused aluminum recycling to increase. Obsolete aircraft are a valuable source of aluminum scrap ... -
Economic and technological advantages of using high speed sintering as a rapid manufacturing alternative in footwear applications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Rapid manufacturing is a family of technologies that employ additive layer deposition techniques to construct parts from computer based design models.[2] These parts can then be used as prototypes or finished goods. One ... -
Economic assessment of candidate materials for key components in a grid-scale liquid metal battery
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)In order to satisfy the growing demand for renewable resources as a supply of electricity, much effort is being placed toward the development of battery energy storage systems that can effectively interface these new sources ... -
An economic evaluation of tailor welded blanks in automotive applications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997) -
Economic modelling of multi-sequential manufacturing processes : a case study analysis of the automobile door
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989) -
Economic potential of high density data storage implemented by patterned magnetic media technology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Hard drive industry is facing scaling challenge for areal density to be further increased. This is due to the triangular conflictions among thermal stability (superparamagnetic effect), single-to-noise ratio and writability ... -
Edge-defined film-fed growth of single-crystal piezoelectrics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)Many transducer technologies would benefit tremendously from the development of shaped, oriented single-crystals, of a high-strain, piezoelectric material. Recently, unusually high electrostrictive and piezoelectric actuation ... -
Edible photonic crystals tunable within the visible regime
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)An experimental study was performed to design and fabricate an edible photonic crystal made of alternating layers of food grade titanium dioxide and agar that is able to selectively reflect wavelengths of light within the ... -
Effect of a porous collagen-glycosaminoglycan copolymer on early tendon healing in a novel animal model
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The effect of aging on the mechanical behavior of Fe-Ni-C martensites
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988) -
The effect of annealing on the microstructure of Cu-Al-Ni-Mn shape memory alloy microwires
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Shape memory alloys exhibit superelasticity and the shape memory effect by undergoing a diffusionless phase transformation between the austenite and martensite phases. Nickel-titanium alloys are currently the most common ... -
The effect of carbonation after demolition on the life cycle assessment of pavements
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)The high contribution of CO₂ emissions associated with pavements has driven research to assess the life cycle of concrete versus asphalt structures and to develop a strategy to reduce the carbon footprint. The life cycle ... -
The effect of changes in chemistry and ceramic slurry processing on alumina green tapes
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Effect of chemical mechanical planarization processing conditions on polyurethane pad properties
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) is a vital process used in the semiconductor industry to isolate and connect individual transistors on a chip. However, many of the fundamental mechanisms of the process are yet to ... -
Effect of crosslinking on aramid composites and ballistic impact resistance
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986) -
Effect of dopants on the defect structure of single crystal aluminum oxide.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1969) -
The effect of environment and potential on corrosion fatique of low carbon steels.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1968) -
The effect of growth parameters on impurity segregation and crystal quality of Liquid Encapsulated Czochralski grown Indium Phosphide
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984)
