Manufacturing at Oak Ridge National Laboratory http://www.ornl.gov/manufacturing Researchers Zhili Feng, Alan Frederic and Stan David in Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Materials S&T Division have made significant progress toward a new metal processing technique, called friction-stir extrusion, that could represent a major advance in converting recyclable materials -- such as alloys of aluminum, magnesium and titanium alloys, and even high-temperature superconductors -- to useful products. http://www.ornl.gov/info/features/get_feature.cfm?FeatureNumber=f20110725-00 Fourteen companies have agreed to join with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to establish the Oak Ridge Carbon Fiber Composites Consortium, which will work to accelerate the development, demonstration and commercial application of new low-cost carbon fiber and composites materials in many different industry sectors. http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20110719-01 MesoCoat Inc., announced that they their CermaClad high speed metal cladding technology has been awarded with the prestigious R&D 100 Award; this award is widely recognized as the "Oscar of Innovation". MesoCoat partnered with 'Oak Ridge National Laboratory' (ORNL) and 'Edison Materials Technology Center' (EMTEC) for this award; and MesoCoat looks forward to a strong continuing development partnership with both organizations. http://www.specialchem4coatings.com/news-trends/displaynews.aspx?id=16381 President Obama launched the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership, including an investment of up to $120 million from the Department of Energy over three years to develop transformational manufacturing technologies and innovative materials that could enable industrial facilities to dramatically increase their energy efficiency. The Advanced Manufacturing Partnership is a national effort bringing together industry, universities and the federal government to invest in emerging technologies that will create high quality manufacturing jobs and enhance our global competitiveness. http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/progress_alerts.cfm/pa_id=575 Metal alloy manufacturer Carpenter Technology Corp. has licensed an alumina-forming austenitic stainless steel alloy developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20110407-00 Four manufacturers of solar energy components are working with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory to address some of their biggest challenges. http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20110401-01 Two teams from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have won awards for excellence in technology transfer from the Federal Laboratory Consortium. http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20110201-00 Amit Goyal, a researcher at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named by R&D Magazine as the leading technology publication's Innovator of the Year. http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20110201-00