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Spray Tips: Gas flow measurement and control: Rotameters
Rotameters are one of three basic types of devices used in the thermal spray to control gas flow, a much-disputed topic in the thermal spray industry that wrestles with issues including the type of measurement instrument, its calibration, accuracy, and so on.
MISSION: MATERIALS SCIENCE—Scientists in Action (NCCU Lab)
How do scientists design new materials that could revolutionize the next generation of electronics? Join Antonio Marston and Michael Cruse for a look into their lab as they blaze new trails in the world of super-thin 2D materials. To view related activities, videos, and more, visit missionmaterialsscience.com. Courtesy of North Carolina Central University (NCCU), the […]
Squeezing a diamond sandwich produces useful data
Scientists have searched, for decades, for a way to apply the exceptional analytical capabilities of neutrons to materials under pressures approaching those surrounding the Earth’s core. These extreme pressures can rearrange a material’s atoms, potentially resulting in interesting new properties.
X-ray microscopy overcomes previous limits
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced that a joint research team led by Professor YongKeun Park of the Department of Physics and Dr. Jun Lim of the Pohang Accelerator Laboratory has succeeded in developing a core technology that can overcome the resolution limitations of existing x-ray microscopes.