D-LAB turned to LECO for a solution when they contracted with the Kaunis Iron Mine to determine moisture in their iron ore samples. Now, their TGM800 handles 30,000 samples a year with an increasing analysis demand. Visit our website and learn more about the process D-LAB used to verify the TGM800's results and it's advantages for their iron analysis. Don't miss the cha...
MANUAL VS. ELECTRONIC PIPETTES In the example of an air displacement pipette, a piston is either moved up or down inside the pipette, in order to create a negative or positive pressure on the air column. This allows the user to take in or eject the liquid sample with the disposable pipette tip, while the air column in the tip separates the liquid from the non-disposable ...
Femtosecond, or fs for short, is a unit measuring time length. 1 femtosecond is equal to 10-15 second. Femtosecond laser has a pulse width of a femtosecond magnitude. By far it is the commercially available laser with the shortest pulse.
Benefit from our experts’ special knowledge on Alternative Gases as substitute for SF6 insulating and quenching gases. The third part of the guide sets out the major differences between handling Alternative Gases and handling SF6. In this regard, the focus is on the withdrawal of partially liquefied mixtures from pressure vessels and the related filling of the equipment ...
Fiber Collimators of Daheng Optics Facing the ever-increasing market demand, Daheng New Epoch Technology Inc. (“Daheng Optics”) has developed a series of high-precision fiber collimators and fiber couplers of enhanced collimation performance, filling the blank of integrated coupling lenses in earlier days. Here is a brief introduction of the products. GCX-L series tripl...
<< Comprehensive surface topography of both surface flatness and roughness without contact with TopMap from Polytec >> Conventional machining processes generate three main components of surface topography, which are classified according to their causes. The first component is “roughness and irregularities”, that are inherent in production processes, left by machining (e...
Consumers of electronics expect a flawless device right out of the box. Scratches, dents, smudges or other imperfections can damage your brand's reputation or result in product returns. Manufacturers typically rely on human inspectors for visual quality control, but humans can be subject to fatigue and inconsistency. Radiant's surface inspection solution—part of our Adva...
MicroLEDs continue to demonstrate performance advantages for displays, ushering in a new generation of backlit and direct-view illumination technology. These inorganic emissive elements offer many benefits over other display technologies including high brightness and contrast, wide color gamut, longevity, and high pixel density. However, challenges associated with fabric...
Damage Threshold Definition: Colloquially speaking, Laser-Induced Damage Threshold (LIDT) represents the critical value of a laser intensity at which an optical device can withstand without being permanently damaged. The LIDT of an optical device depends largely on the type of laser used. A Continuous Wave (CW) Laser usually causes damage through thermal effects (abso...
The city of Liverpool lies at the centre of one of the UK’s largest urban areas. Originally a port, it developed into the UK’s most important city after London during the Industrial Revolution. Liverpool has a rich cultural history, but socioeconomic discrepancies led to it becoming a deprived area, with associated health burdens. However, expert research and innovati...
Brightly-colored street samples such as ecstasy tablets pose a serious challenge due to the fluorescence interference commonly associated with Raman devices that use a 785-nm laser. For this reason, handheld Raman systems that contain 1064-nm laser excitation, as opposed to the 785-nm laser excitation traditionally used, are the newest advancement in Raman instrumentatio...
With the growth of microplastics research in recent years, it has become crucial to expand the capabilities of research laboratories to routinely analyze the chemical composition of candidate microplastics from environmental samples. Spectroscopic techniques are critical as they can confirm manual microplastic designation through polymer identification. In this applicati...
Raman spectroscopy is a form of molecular spectroscopy that gives specific molecular information of materials. Raman is used widely for rapid, non- destructive, non-invasive identification testing in chemical, material, pharmaceutical and biomedical research, in medical diagnostics, and increasingly by law enforcement. A limitation of Raman spectroscopy is that samples c...
The electric car revolution has become a hot investing theme in recent years as many believe it will transform the future of transport. However, there are still several barriers to the widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) The world is in the early stages of adoption, with battery electric vehicles (BEV) making up less than 1% of new car sales globally. The f...
Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM), also known as surface potential microscopy, is one member of a suite of electrical characterization methods available in atomic force microscopes. It maps the contact potential difference (CPD) between a surface and the cantilever, containing information about the surface potential and work function. The work-function is defined in s...
I promised it is time to touch technology in Part 4. Well, I lied a little. Let us delay pressing buttons for a moment because there is important job to do before that; take data in your hands and make the correct action plan. I am sure that by now you have a clear picture, clear idea about your target, vision of achievable benefits and excellent team. That's just great,...
Gas detection is used across a variety of industries to keep worker safety a top priority. But how often is it thought about gas leaks and detection in the aviation sector? Confined spaces in aircraft carriers can become a large risk if oxygen levels are altered and toxic gases at high concentrations, such as jet fuel, are present.
Lithium battery, I think we should be more rigorous. It should be called lithium-ion secondary battery. Li is the smallest diameter and most active metal on the element periodic table. If you are not sure, you can look at the periodic table “Lithium hydrogen helium beryllium boron, carbon nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine and neon…”. Because Li has these characteristics, it is ...
Perimeter security is a blooming market due to various global conflicts and threats. Solutions for the early detection of theft, fire, trespassing or intrusion are very important for the protection of critical infrastructures, borders, harbors and other territories. A 360° surveillance system, based on the Gobi-640 thermal camera, is an efficient and cost-friendly monito...
Scientific methods allow us to understand and quantify our perception of visible light and color. Learn the language of light, including visual definitions of luminance, illuminance, luminous intensity, and luminous flux. Understand the anatomy of the CIE chromaticity diagram, including spectral locus, Planckian locus, dominant wavelength, and purity. Derive color values...
Fresh grapes arrive daily on our tables. A habit we usually take for granted and think easy to achieve is indeed the last step of complex harvest and storage procedure, involving more than meets the eye. The major issue that threatens products quality is gray mold, (aka Botrys Cinerea), the most economically important postharvest disease of table grapes. Gray mold can be...
Nanotechnology field research represents today one of the ultimate science frontiers, as astonishing promising as incredibly hard to achieve. Nano-sized materials application offers new exciting possibilities for revolutionary goal achievements and for further development in almost every scientific branch. What could only be imagined a few years ago may now become real. ...
• What is MAP? The commerce globalization and the constantly increasing demand for food pushed in recent years the goods shelf life improvement to become a central research topic developed worldwide. The interaction between oxygen and food usually causes chemical oxidation and aerobic microorganisms growth, the major causes of food spoilage. Chilling the goods can hel...
A Genevac Rocket Evaporator was chosen to dry the samples because of its high-volume sample capacity, unique technology that eliminates cross contamination due to sample bumping and automated monitoring of temperature and pressure to prevent sample degradation. Employing Genevac’s proprietary SampleGenie™ technology, with the Rocket Evaporator, enabled TUM scientists to ...
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Case Study Initial Situation Client is in automotive industry and needs to validate the planarity (straightness) of the casted aluminum plate. Client’s tolerance is in the range of 0.01 mm. Gasket surfaces can be exposed to high pressures of gas or oil. Surface imperfections are vital for gasket surfaces since can cause slip and leak. Therefore client needs to be sur...
In this article, we look specifically at the application of rheological tests to quantify aspects of consumer product performance focusing on which tests are best for which application and the selection of appropriate test conditions. The effective application of rheology helps to speed the formulation of personal care products to a profitable conclusion. Our expert e...
A few days ago met a customer use department colleagues, when talking about cartons to do compression testing should be done with sealing tape sealing test or do the test directly, many customers have bought equipment, and some equipment even with a very For a long time, many are based on customer orders for the purchase of equipment, the understanding of the test equipm...
How are nano particles produced? The “Bottom-Up” method synthesizes particles from atoms or molecules. The “Top-Down” method involves reducing the size of larger particles to nanoscale, for example with laboratory mills. Due to their significantly enlarged surface in relation to the volume, small particles are drawn to each other by their electrostatic charges. Nano part...
The qualification of equipment in the pharmaceutical industry is a significant part of quality assurance and is required by law.
For decades, PI has provided stages and systems for vacuum levels from 10-3 mbar to 10-9 mbar that deliver reliable motion control for positioning and alignment. The newest catalog from PI - Precision Motion and Positioning Solutions for High Vacuum and UHV – demonstrates PI’s expert design capabilities as most standard products are created with vacuum compatibility in m...
With the ability to measure almost any gas, FTIR monitoring technology is employed in an enormous variety of applications including Continuous Emissions Monitoring, Stack Testing, Process Control, Industrial Hygiene, Engine Emissions, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Emergency / First Response, Greenhouse Gas Monitoring, Carbon Capture, Fire Testing, Research and many more. ...
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The School of Life Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) has used MCQ Gas Blender 100 Series for their experiments. A new Scientific Paper about: "Stress and Host Immunity Amplify Mycobacterium tuberculosis Phenotypic Heterogeneity and Induce Nongrowing Metabolically Active Forms" was written by Giulia Manina, Neeraj Dhar and John D. McKin...
