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Measuring Furnace Temperatures in Oxidizing Atmospheres

Thermistor, thermocouple or RTD? But measuring temperatures inside a furnace can put forth a number of challenges: temperature cycling, high temperatures and hostile atmospheres exceeding the limits of several measurement devices while others have significantly reduced lifetimes and poor accuracy.

From OMEGA Engineering Temperature 24 Aug 2017

Protecting Aerospace Systems

It is essential to monitor and protect high-value assets such as aerospace systems while in transit to the customer location or the final assembly site.

From OMEGA Engineering Aerospace 24 Aug 2017

$Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) Technique – A Powerful Tool to Study Microstructures by SEM$

Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) Technique – A Powerful Tool to Study Microstructures by SEM

In the field of scanning electron microscopy, the EBSD method has developed into a robust tool for the crystallographic analysis of materials.

From QATM 4 Aug 2017

Materialographic Preparation of Specimens Produced by 3D-Printing

3D printing technology (originally named “stereo lithography”) is a proven production technique in the present-day industrial market.

From QATM 4 Aug 2017

Preparing Sample Materials by Cryogenic Grinding

A solid sample material has to always be sufficiently prepared by homogenization and size reduction before exposure to physical or chemical analysis.

From RETSCH GmbH 10 Aug 2017

A Black Phosphorus Inkjet Ink for Photonic and Optoelectronic Applications

Like many other two-dimensional (2D) materials, black phosphorous has gathered interest of late and is mainly due to its high carrier mobility and thickness dependent direct bandgap.

By Liam Critchley 24 Aug 2017

Using Borate Fusion for XRF Analysis to Determine the Composition of Sand and Aluminosilicates

Aluminosilicates are employed in the catalyst, refractory and building industry while sand is predominantly used as a raw material in the production of many industrial products such as cement and glass.

From Malvern Panalytical 23 Aug 2017

Using the MFIA for Laplace Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy

This article discusses how Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy (DLTS) is a great tool for use in semiconductors.

From Zurich Instruments 14 Aug 2017

Nanowire Fabrics For Thermal Protection in the Military

Research Bioengineers at the United States Army Soldier Systems Center in Natick, Massachusetts have recently developed fabrics that are embedded with nanofibers and hydrogel particles.

By Benedette Cuffari 23 Aug 2017