Since the 1920s, sheet steel has been the most commonly utilized structural material in the automobile industry, with steel’s strength and stiffness making it ideally suited for durable chassis and ...

Electrode coating defects can greatly affect battery performance and safety, and if not caught early, defects such as non-uniformity, scratches, and voids can result in costly downstream failures. The ...

Although concrete is commonly perceived as a dry and dense substance, it is actually an inherently porous material that more closely resembles a hard sponge. Within concrete’s matrix are microscopic ...

LANSING, MI -- Michigan officials want more information from Enbridge Inc. about a federal work plan that pinpoints areas of protective outer coating loss on its Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of ...

Metrology is the science of measuring, characterizing, and analyzing materials. Within metrology, there are several technologies used to detect material defects on a very small scale – precision on ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The huge economic impact of the corrosion of metallic structures is a very important issue for all modern societies. Estimates for the cost of corrosion degradation run to about ...

Failure analysis (FA) is an essential step for achieving sufficient yield in semiconductor manufacturing, but it’s struggling to keep pace with smaller dimensions, advanced packaging, and new power ...