Effects of Material Interfaces on Thermal Transmission: Science & Testing
Thermal management is a critical engineering challenge across industries ranging from electronics cooling and building insulation to aerospace thermal protection and power…
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Strange metals represent one of the most fascinating and puzzling phenomena in condensed matter physics—a class of materials that violate the conventional rules governing electrical resistance in metals.…
What is ASTM E8/E8M-21 Testing? ASTM E8/E8M-21 is the standard test method that describes the procedures for conducting…
What Is GC-MS Analysis? Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) is one of the most powerful and versatile analytical techniques…
What is Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)? DSC is a thermal analysis technique used to measure the change in…
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Semiconductor145 StoriesThermal management is a critical engineering challenge across industries ranging from electronics cooling and building insulation to aerospace thermal protection and power…
What Is ASTM D6653? ASTM D6653 — Standard Test Methods for Determining the Effects of High Altitude on Packaging Systems by Vacuum…
What Is ASTM E111? ASTM E111 — Standard Test Method for Young’s Modulus, Tangent Modulus, and Chord Modulus — defines the procedure…
Fracture toughness is among the most important mechanical properties for structural materials — quantifying a material’s ability to resist the propagation of…
What is ASTM E21 Testing? ASTM E21 is a standard test method that defines the procedures for performing tensile tests at elevated…
What is ASTM E384 Testing? ASTM E384 is the standard test method that describes the determination of microindentation hardness of materials using…
Introduction There is expected to be a 3.7-fold rise in the demand for lithium-ion batteries between 2013 and 2020. Keeping batteries reliable…
EV Battery Pack Development and Its Different Analysis Techniques EV battery packs are critical components of electric vehicles (EVs), and their development…
Battery charge and discharge testing performs an essential role by analyzing battery performance under diverse conditions. This type of testing equips researchers…
What Is ASTM D7490? ASTM D7490 — Standard Test Method for Measurement of the Surface Tension of Solid Coatings, Substrates and Pigments…
What Is ASTM E1980? ASTM E1980 — Standard Practice for Calculating Solar Reflectance Index of Horizontal and Low-Sloped Opaque Surfaces — defines…
What is ASTM E384 Testing? ASTM E384 is the standard test method that describes the determination of microindentation hardness of materials using…
What Is ASTM B117? ASTM B117 — Standard Practice for Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus — is the most widely referenced accelerated…
What Is ASTM D6387? ASTM D6387 — Standard Test Method for Characteristics of Multi-Axially Stressed Polyolefin Geomembranes — evaluates the resistance of…
In high-vacuum and space environments, the outgassing behaviour of materials is not merely a performance concern — it is a mission-critical factor.…
Thermal management is a critical engineering challenge across industries ranging from electronics cooling and building insulation to aerospace thermal protection and power…
What Is Plasma Focused Ion Beam (PFIB)? Plasma Focused Ion Beam (PFIB) is an advanced analytical and nanofabrication instrument that uses a…
In modern materials science, semiconductor manufacturing, and thin-film engineering, the ability to characterise elemental composition and isotopic distribution at nanometer-scale depth resolution…
In the landscape of surface analysis techniques, Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) stands out as a uniquely powerful tool — capable…
Introduction to EELS Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy (EELS) is an analytical technique performed in a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) or a Scanning Transmission…
In high-vacuum and space environments, the outgassing behaviour of materials is not merely a performance concern — it is a mission-critical factor.…
What Is Plasma Focused Ion Beam (PFIB)? Plasma Focused Ion Beam (PFIB) is an advanced analytical and nanofabrication instrument that uses a…
In modern materials science, semiconductor manufacturing, and thin-film engineering, the ability to characterise elemental composition and isotopic distribution at nanometer-scale depth resolution…
In the landscape of surface analysis techniques, Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) stands out as a uniquely powerful tool — capable…
Introduction to EELS Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy (EELS) is an analytical technique performed in a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) or a Scanning Transmission…
Thin film organic coatings — ranging from nanometer-thick self-assembled monolayers to multi-micron automotive clearcoats and protective lacquers — are ubiquitous in modern…
Introduction What is STEM? STEM (Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy) combines elements of SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy) and TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy). It…
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Discover our story →What is ASTM G85 Testing? ASTM G85 describes standardized test processes for modified salt spray (fog) exposure, assessing the resistance of metals,…
What is ASTM E96 Testing? The most common testing used by the flooring industry for determining WVTR, permeance, and permeability is ASTM…
What is ASTM D1709 Testing? ASTM D1709 describes the standard method of testing for testing the impact resistance of plastic films and…
What is ASTM D1653 Testing? ASTM D1653 describes the standard test method for WVT through organic coating films. The test determines barrier…
What is ASTM D5988-18 Testing? ASTM D5988-18 is a standard test method that outlines the determination of the aerobic biodegradation of plastic…
Chemical resistance testing for plastics is not a single-method discipline. Different standards have been developed to address specific application needs, material behaviors,…
Strange metals represent one of the most fascinating and puzzling phenomena in condensed matter physics—a class of materials that violate the conventional rules governing…
