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Pressure Indicating Sensor Film Helps Prevent Defects During RTM Composites Manufacture

Resin Transfer Molded (RTM) composites are increasingly being produced with complex geometries that challenge the ability of engineers to maintain exacting tolerances. Preforms consisting of core materials such as honeycomb, foam and balsa must fill the complex mold uniformly to prevent defects that would otherwise occur during resin infiltration of the preform.

30 Jul 2009

Sensor Film Detects Stresses in Composite Structures

Sensor Products Inc. presents Pressurex, a thin Mylar-based sensor film that maps and measures the amount of interfacial stress exerted on honeycomb cores, composite lay-ups and bonded surfaces within composite structures. By using Pressurex® to see how surface stresses are distributed, an engineer can observe inconsistencies and misregistration in composite parts and thereby greatly reduce the yield defect rate.

30 Jul 2009

Alloy Compositions Could be the Key to Dating and Authenticating Sculptures

How do you tell when, where and how a Picasso or a Matisse sculpture was cast? Could bronze sculptures have their very own DNA? By linking data from the alloy composition of modern sculptures with parameters from art his...

30 Jul 2009

Automated Feature and Particle Analysis System Gets New Image Acquisition Hardware

Oxford Instruments' market leading automated feature and particle analysis system is now available with new image acquisition hardware INCAmicsF+ for even faster and more accurate data acquisition.

From Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis 30 Jul 2009

Maximize The Performance of Your TEM with the X-Max Large Area Silicon Drift Detector

Oxford Instruments' revolutionary X-Max large area Silicon Drift Detector (SDD) is now available for the analytical TEM. The ability to handle high count rates in a liquid nitrogen free environment, combined with INCAEnergy TEM software, ensures X-Max will maximise the performance of a TEM.

From Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis 30 Jul 2009

Important Revision for the Standard for Measuring the Particle Size of Nanomaterials

A revision to an important ASTM nanotechnology standard incorporates a large-scale interlaboratory study that took place in 2008. The revised standard, ASTM E2490, Guide for Measurement of Particle Size Distribution of Nanomaterials in Suspension by Photon Correlation Spectroscopy (PCS), is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E56.02 on Characterization: Physical, Chemical and Toxicological Properties, part of ASTM International Committee E56 on Nanotechnology.

29 Jul 2009

Spallation Neutron Source Mercury Target gets Replaced After Exceeding Expectations

Having outlasted all expectations of its service life, the original mercury target of the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science's record-setting neutron science facility at...

29 Jul 2009

Renishaw Co-Ordinate Measuring Machines Now Feature Improved Repeatability and Stability

Following a series of design enhancements, Renishaw’s industry-standard family of PH10 motorised indexing heads for co-ordinate measuring machines (CMMs) now have a 20% improvement in repeatability and increased long-term stability.

From Renishaw plc - Spectroscopy 28 Jul 2009

Carbon Nanotubes Used in New Low Cost X-Ray Tubes

The tubes that power X-ray machines are shrinking, improving the clarity and detail of their Superman-like vision. A team of nanomaterial scientists, medical physicists, and cancer biologists at the University of North C...

28 Jul 2009

Using Image Analysis to Validate Particle Sizes of Porous Silica HPLC Media

Malvern Panalytical has published work demonstrating how the Sysmex FPIA-3000 image analysis-based particle characterization system provides a reference method for validating particle size measurements of the porous silica materials used in high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) columns.

From Malvern Panalytical 28 Jul 2009

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Materials Testing News

Pressure Indicating Sensor Film Helps Prevent Defects During RTM Composites Manufacture

Sensor Film Detects Stresses in Composite Structures

Alloy Compositions Could be the Key to Dating and Authenticating Sculptures

Automated Feature and Particle Analysis System Gets New Image Acquisition Hardware

Maximize The Performance of Your TEM with the X-Max Large Area Silicon Drift Detector

Important Revision for the Standard for Measuring the Particle Size of Nanomaterials

Spallation Neutron Source Mercury Target gets Replaced After Exceeding Expectations

Renishaw Co-Ordinate Measuring Machines Now Feature Improved Repeatability and Stability

Carbon Nanotubes Used in New Low Cost X-Ray Tubes

Using Image Analysis to Validate Particle Sizes of Porous Silica HPLC Media

Advancing Battery Science: PerkinElmer’s Role in Improving Chemistries and Recycling Efficiency

How is NMR Powering Innovation and Quality in the Battery Industry?

Exploring EV and Mobility Solutions at TLX Technologies

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Nano-Observer II: AFM for Nanoscale Imaging

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Analysis of Nitrogen Solubility in Soy Protein Using FT-NIR Spectroscopy

Quantifying Hydrogen Spin Isomers with Raman Spectroscopy

Revealing the Strength of Functionally Gradient Alloys Through Multiscale Characterization

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Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

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Advancing Battery Science: PerkinElmer’s Role in Improving Chemistries and Recycling Efficiency

How is NMR Powering Innovation and Quality in the Battery Industry?

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