Extremely thin films of material are used to make everything from potato chip bags to solar cells, and vapor deposition processes are the common techniques used to make thin layers.
By Brett Smith
14 Feb 2019
With dozens of types of bearings and hundreds of thousands to choose from, selecting the correct bearing for your application can be a daunting task.
By Brett Smith
14 Feb 2019
A sensor is an instrument designed to detect some change in the surroundings, such as temperature, pressure, a flow of some kind, movement and moisture.
By Liji Thomas
14 Feb 2019
The highest magnification image ever created shows a single molecule of pentacene. Pentacene is a hydrocarbon which consists of five linearly fused benzene rings and has a molar mass of 278 g.mol-1.
By Isabelle Robinson
14 Feb 2019
Zirconia, also known as zirconium dioxide, is a white solid used in ceramic glazes and refractory coatings, as a synthetic substitute for diamonds and as crowns in dentistry.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
14 Feb 2019
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
14 Feb 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