Chemistry and materials touch all aspects of our lives, from everyday items like food packaging to advanced electronics like semiconductors. Unfortunately, materials innovation is expensive, slow and historically computationally intractable due to high compute cost. Recent advances in AI are challenging this paradigm.
Imagic and MECS launch technology partnership for AI-supported microstructure analysis
Imagic Bildverarbeitung AG and the Materials Engineering Center Saarland (MECS) of Zürich and Saarbrücken, respectively, entered into a strategic partnership in September. The collaboration combines MECS’s expertise in materials science, which bridges the gap between research and industry, with Imagic’s leading software expertise in microscopy, image analysis, and image data management.
3D real-time imaging of hydrogen’s effect on stainless steel defects
Researchers from University of Oxford and Brookhaven National Laboratory have uncovered how exposure to hydrogen atoms dynamically alters the internal structure of stainless steel. Their findings reveal that hydrogen allows internal defects in steel to move in ways not normally possible, which can lead to unexpected failure.
Electronics and PCB failure analysis using FT-IR microscopy
See how a PCB that is dead on arrival is examined by FTIR microscopy using the LUMOS II from Bruker to find and chemically analyze a large crystalline contamination, in accordance with the IEC 61191 standard.
How Argonne is helping to expand the Quantum Prairie
Silicon Valley may have led the digital revolution, but Illinois is emerging as a hub for quantum innovation, dubbed the “Quantum Prairie.” Anchored by institutions like the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, the region is attracting both tech giants and startups focused on quantum information science. Researchers are now harnessing quantum physics—first discovered […]