In addition to surface and subsurface defects, residual stress represents a concern. Over time, these stress points, ...

The electronic and structural properties at the interface between a metal and a semiconducting or insulating surface are of key relevance to semiconductor devices, oxide-based sensors and opto- and ...

Inspection methods such as x-ray, laser, and photoluminescence can scan photovoltaic solar cells and wafers for surface defects. But engineers at firms that manufacture solar cells also must detect ...

(Nanowerk News) Just as x-ray technology, MRI and sonography transformed the practice of medicine, a newly created approach for seeing the invisible promises great potential for finding new ways to ...

RAILWAY AGE MARCH 2022 ISSUE: Welcome to “Timeout for Tech with Gary T. Fry, Ph.D., P.E.” Each month, we examine a technology topic that professionals in the railway industry have asked to learn more ...

Additive manufacturing (AM) techniques increasingly require novel non-destructive inspection methods able to fit smoothly within AM workflows, in particular for the detection of structural defects. A ...