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Surface Engineering & Thin Film Nanotechnology

Surface Engineering & Thin Film Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology represents a new frontier in research and development (R&D) across a broad spectrum of human endeavours. Though concerned with the miniscule, the scope of nanotechnology is undeniably vast. However, most of the exciting nanoscience research being...
Solar Cell Thin Film Analysers: The Basics

Solar Cell Thin Film Analysers: The Basics

Global energy consumption is rapidly outstripping the available supply. When we factor in that over half of the world’s electricity is generated by non-renewables and that the global population growth remains incredibly high, concerns about the energy sector’s ability...
The Working Principle of a Mass Spectrometer

The Working Principle of a Mass Spectrometer

Updated: Originally published 14/02/2018 The analytical technique of mass spectrometry has a broad range of uses including to identify unknown compounds within a material, measure the amount of a known material that is present in a sample, and to measure changes...
Role of Gas Analysis in the Future of Biogas

Role of Gas Analysis in the Future of Biogas

Although subject to fierce debate over the last few decades, there is now a global scientific consensus that the earth’s climate is warming at an unsustainable rate. Data gathered by Berkeley Earth, the Japanese Meteorological Agency, the Met Office Hadley Centre,...
Plasma Engineering: What is Electron Cyclotron Resonance?

Plasma Engineering: What is Electron Cyclotron Resonance?

Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) is an advanced excitation method used in plasma engineering. The underlying principle of ECR is explained by Lorentz force; a combination of both electric and magnetic forces induced by applied magnetic fields. Free electrons in a...