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Infrared Analysis of New and Used Motor Oils Using a Liquid Transmission FTIR Accessory

The FTIR absorption spectroscopy technique is an appropriate methods to analyze and characterize new, used, and diluted motor oils, and other samples.

From Specac Ltd 4 Apr 2016

Reproducible Sample Preparation Using LeNeo® Instrument for ICP-OES Analysis of Fuel Oils

It is crucial to know the contaminant concentration in fuel oil, as these elements can corrode reheater tube surfaces, combustion chambers, and other components in boilers and engines.

From Malvern Panalytical 25 Mar 2016

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

Pulsed Electron Cyclotron Resonance Plasma Transients: Time-Resolved Langmuir Probe and VUV Spectroscopy Study

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 AMETEK Precitech 8 Mar 2016