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Which Foods are the Most Adulterated? - Identifying Adulteration with Infrared Spectroscopy

Lead salts were used to color cheese, milk and beer were watered down, and ground bones or chalk dust were used to bulk out the flour.

From Specac Ltd 25 Mar 2016

Heat Treating Aluminum

When the topic of heat treatment comes up, aluminum is not the first metal that comes to mind. Aluminum is considered a soft metal, but there are alloys of aluminum that respond to heat treatment in a similar manner to steel and other iron based metals.

By Keith Dinwiddie 23 Mar 2016

ECR Plasma Research Project for Ion Sources at ESS Bilbao: Transient Effects in Pulsed Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) Plasmas

Transient effects in pulsed electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) plasmas are significant for applications such as; plasma processing industry, particle accelerators, etc.

From Hiden Analytical 22 Mar 2016

Why CNC Machining with Aerostatic Tool Spindles is Becoming a Global Phenomenon

AZoM spoke to Dr. Ralf Dupont about Levicron's aerostatic tool spindles, which increase speed, precision & throughput of CNC machining processes.

22 Mar 2016

Pittcon in the Big Peach – Our Highlights of 2016's Technology

Thousands of scientists, academics and industry professionals were welcomed into Atlanta for Pittcon 2016. Following on from the city’s history of innovation and enterprise the conference hosted the latest cutting-edge technology, covering the fields of chemical analysis, the life sciences, agriculture, security, nanotechnology and more.

By Jake Wilkinson 18 Mar 2016

Investigating Aluminum Alloys Using Micro-X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (Micro-XRF) in SEM and EDS

The automotive and aircraft industries often use aluminum alloys as they combine the mechanical properties of alloys, and the light weight aspects of the aluminum.

From Bruker Nano GmbH – Electron Microscope Analyzers 15 Mar 2016

Using UMT TriboLab for Clutch Friction Material Screening

In automatic transmissions a smooth clutch operation is related to the velocity dependence of the coefficient of friction (COF).

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 10 Mar 2016

Active Vibration Cancellation for Diamond Turning

In this interview, Jeff Roblee from Precitech and Igor Kordunsky from TMC talk about the integration of active vibration cancellation technology into Precitech’s diamond turning machines, and how this can help improve accuracy and performance.

From TMC Vibration Control 8 Mar 2016

Reducing the Environmental Impact of Cement Manufacture

The improvement of long-term sustainability is a constant motivation for change in many industries. Reforms are frequently initiated by government bodies, in addition to rewards or penalties to encourage the adoption of new technologies and practices, which have a lower environmental impact.

From Malvern Panalytical 7 Mar 2016

Using Particle Size Analysis to Understand the Production and Perception of Chocolate

Chocolates have a unique mouthfeel and occupy a special place in the western palate. The mouthfeel depends on the fat phase composition in the chocolate, as well as to the size of milk, cocoa and sugar particles that are suspended in the fat.

From Malvern Panalytical 4 Mar 2016