A University of Texas at Dallas graduate student, his advisor, and industry collaborators believe they have addressed a long-standing problem troubling scientists and engineers for more than 35 years.
Nanovea, Irvine, Calif., introduces the Nanovea T2000, the world’s first dual-load-controlled Tribometer, providing vertical force oscillation at frequencies up to 150Hz.
Researchers at RMIT University (Australia) have developed a 3D-printable “clip-on” that allows anyone—from scientists to the scientifically curious—to turn their smartphone into a fully functional microscope. The smartphone microscope is powerful enough to visualize specimens as small as 1/200th of a millimeter. The researchers are making the technology freely available, sharing the 3D printing files publicly so anyone with access to a 3D printer can turn their own smartphone into a microscope.
Anasys Instruments, Santa Barbara, Calif., released the Mirage IR Microscope, which attempts to improve the field of IR spectroscopy by solving two of the biggest problems facing the field of IR microscopy: achieving submicron spatial resolution and measurement of thick samples in reflection mode without the contact limitations of ATR, and without dispersive artifacts.
The February/March issue of Advanced Materials & Processes magazine has an editorial focus on Aerospace Materials.
