The 2018 midyear semiconductor sales were record-breaking. They were found to be 6.0% higher than the previous quarter and a staggering 20.5% higher than the 2017 midyear review.
By Isabelle Robinson
14 Feb 2019
Solar energy is considered to be one of the most promising energy alternative sources, but the availability of soil can limit the scope of its adoption. In floatovoltaics, floating solar panels not only save space but also conserve water and maintain its quality.
By Meet A. Moradiya
14 Feb 2019
In comparison to other industries, the aerospace industry requires stricter demands in the use of lubricants. Selecting the most appropriate lubricant for space mechanisms requires a selection of the most lightweight and most functional lubricant.
By Gaea Marelle Miranda
21 Aug 2019
Epitaxy is an important technique in crystallography where natural or artificial crystals are grown on a crystalline substrate; the underlying substrate acts as a seed crystal and determines the orientation of the crystals which grow upon it.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
14 Feb 2019
Research on surface instabilities is continuously being facilitated as a means to understand their formation and use in organizing or measuring the properties of materials at the micro and nanoscale.
By Gaea Marelle Miranda
14 Feb 2019
Inertial navigation systems use information provided by accelerometers and gyroscopes to provide the position and orientation of an object relative to a predetermined origin point, orientation and speed.
By Brett Smith
14 Feb 2019
The latter part of the 20th century saw significant advancements in the field of material sciences, nanotechnology, materials processing.
By Gaea Marelle Miranda
14 Feb 2019
Surface finish, or surface roughness, is a measure of the texture of a surface.
By Brett Smith
14 Feb 2019
Three of the most common uses of lasers in spectroscopy are Raman spectroscopy, laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy and cavity ring-down spectroscopy.
By Brett Smith
12 Feb 2019
This article discusses topography and the compares the optical methods used within it.
By Brett Smith
1 Feb 2019