Transparency is a physical property that we observe every day, though perhaps it is not one that we give a huge amount of thought to. Also known as diaphaneity or pellucidity, transparency in materials allows light to pass through unaffected, thus making them see-though.
By G.P. Thomas
6 May 2013
Aluminium gallium arsenide AlxGa1-xAs) is a semiconductor material having almost the same lattice constant as gallium arsenide but a bigger bandgap.
A catalytic converter is a vehicle emissions control device that is used to convert toxic byproducts of combustion to less toxic substances by performing catalyzed chemical reactions. The reactions tend to vary depending on the type of catalyst installed. What materials are used in catalytic converters?
By G.P. Thomas
1 May 2013
Ferrography is an analytical technique that has been widely applied to understand the process of machine wear since the 1970s. Today, analytical ferrography is one of the most powerful diagnostic tools in oil analysis.
3D Printing, as the name suggests, is a process wherein a solid three-dimensional object is printed layer by layer from raw material, which could potentially lead to a whole new era in manufacturing. The process is also known as additive manufacturing or desktop fabrication.
Gallium antimonide (GaSb) is a semiconductor made of antimony and gallium belonging to the III to V semiconductor family.
Cadmium sulfide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula CdS. It is a yellow solid and a semiconductor of electricity. It occurs in nature with two different polymorphs, cubic hawleyite and hexagonal greenockite.
Unlike natural diamonds which are created by geological processes over several thousands of years, synthetic diamonds are created within weeks in a laboratory using an artificial process.
Diamond is an allotrope of carbon wherein carbon atoms are arranged in the form of a diamond cube. Diamond is transparent to opaque due to its optical isotropic properties.
A tensionmeter is an instrument used to measure the surface tension of liquids or surfaces in the domain of physics.