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Bringing neutrons into the steel industry

01 Oct 2017
This article first appeared in the 2017 Physics World Focus on Neutron Science under the headline "Bringing neutrons into industry"

Kaoru Sato, Haruo Nakamichi and Hitoshi Sueyoshi explain how neutron science and strong industry–academia links support innovation in Japan’s steel industry

Tokyo SATO tower
New heights: Advances in steel manufacturing made the construction of the Tokyo Skytree possible. (Courtesy: iStock/winhorse)
The world produces 1.6 billion tonnes of steel every year. According to analysts at AME Research, t

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