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Integrated carbon nanotubes improve laser power measurement

February 1, 2013 By MaterialsViews staff Leave a Comment

The circular patch of carbon nanotubes on a pink silicon backing is one component of NIST’s new cryogenic radiometer, shown with a quarter for scale. Gold coating and metal wiring has yet to be added to the chip. The radiometer will simplify and lower the cost of disseminating measurements of laser power. Image: Tomlin/NIST.

NIST make “play for leadership in laser power measurements” with new chip design.

Filed Under: Industry, Lasers & Optics, Nano, Photonics, Research, Testing & Metrology Tagged With: carbon nanotubes, communications, lasers, NIST

SpaceX choose Netzsch as supplier of thermal analysis equipment

January 21, 2013 By MaterialsViews staff Leave a Comment

Instruments will be used to measure basic material properties of mission-critical systems.

Filed Under: Aerospace & Automotive, Industry, Microscopy & Measurement, Testing & Metrology Tagged With: materials characterization, Materials Properties, Netzsch, space exploration, SpaceX

Testing pumps and valves for corrosion

December 28, 2012 By Martin Grolms Leave a Comment

Researchers from Kuhn Special Steel have investigated the corrosion properties of various alloys used in pump and valve systems.

Filed Under: Industry, Testing & Metrology Tagged With: cavitation, compressors, corrosion, Kuhn Special Steel, pumps, resistance, valves

Tough tests for next generation ceramics

December 17, 2012 By MaterialsViews staff Leave a Comment

These CT scans showing the formation of microcracks in ceramic composites under applied tensile loads at 1,750 degrees Celsius were obtained at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source through the use of a unique mechanical testing rig.

Berkeley Lab researchers develop real-time CT-scan test rig for ceramic composites at ultrahigh temperatures.

Filed Under: Aerospace & Automotive, Ceramics, Engineering materials, Industry, Research, Testing & Metrology Tagged With: Berkeley Lab, composites, materials testing

KLA-Tencor Introduces Next-Generation LED Patterned Wafer Inspection Tool

December 12, 2012 By MaterialsViews staff Leave a Comment

ICOS WI-2280 designed specifically for defect inspection and 2D metrology for LED applications.

Filed Under: Electronics industry, Industry, Testing & Metrology Tagged With: KLA-Tencor, LEDs, light-emitting diodes, production, quality assurance

Olympus NDT Introduces the Magna-Mike 8600 Hall Effect Thickness Gauge

December 12, 2012 By MaterialsViews staff Leave a Comment

New instrument is a portable thickness gauge for making thickness measurements on nonferrous materials.

Filed Under: Industry, Testing & Metrology Tagged With: Olympus, thickness testing

NanoString Completes Issuance of $15.3 Million Series E Preferred Stock

December 10, 2012 By MaterialsViews staff Leave a Comment

Proceeds will be used to support the expansion of NanoString’s existing life sciences business and its first commercial launch in molecular diagnostics.

Filed Under: Industry, Testing & Metrology Tagged With: financing, molecular diagnostics, Nanostring

EAG Announces Acquisition of Scanning Electron Analysis Laboratories

December 4, 2012 By MaterialsViews staff Leave a Comment

Evans Analytical Group, Inc. has acquired Scanning Electron Analysis Laboratories, Inc for its materials characterization division.

Filed Under: Industry, Microscopy & Measurement, Testing & Metrology Tagged With: EAG, SEAL

New Modular Melt Flow Testers Perform Measurements According to ISO 1133-2

November 30, 2012 By Martin Grolms Leave a Comment

The new Instron CEAST MF20 and MF30 melt flow testers meet the stricter requirements imposed by ISO 1133-2 with regard to temperature control for highly sensitive materials.

Filed Under: Industry, Testing & Metrology Tagged With: melt flow testers, quality control