Merrow Scientific’s Solutions for Battery R&D
A battery is a device which is capable of converting the chemical energy produced in a reaction into electrical energy that can power a number of technologies, including controllers, laptops,…
Using Thermal Imaging in Regular Railway Inspection
The Need for Safety on Railways With speeds of railway vehicles increasing, reaching current maximums of up to 350km/h, it is becoming increasingly important to ensure the safety of railway…
Drone Imaging with MIPAR
Drone imaging is a radically disruptive technology that is faster, safer, and oftentimes more economic than manual surveying. Although camera drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are still largely associated…
Advancing SPR: An Overview of Nicoya’s LSPR Instruments
SPR stands for Surface Plasmon Resonance, which is a technique that detects biomolecular interactions and can provide valuable data about them, including providing kinetics/affinity characterisation and screening. Typically, SPR involves…
Aerial Surveys: A Basic Guide to Drone Imaging
Drone imaging is an innovative technology that transforms methods of aerial surveys. Aside from being safer and speedier, drone imaging offers a more cost-effective method for aerial surveys in military,…
How to Measure Pore Size Distribution?
Pore size distribution is a key metric in materials research and development (R&D), underlying a range of critical performance properties. Though intrinsically linked to total pore size and overall porosity,…
Porosity Analysis: Understanding Pore Size Distribution
No solid is entirely dense. All materials, from advanced ceramics to heavy metal alloys, contain channels or cavities which influence physicochemical reactions with gases or liquids. The measure of this…
The Digital Evolution of Defect Analysis
Defect analysis usually refers to the task of studying the properties of defects themselves, rather than a technique for predicting the number and nature of defects using advanced software and…
Grain Structure Analysis for Metals & Alloys
The industries of material science and engineering are drivers toward innovations intended to tackle manufacturing and technology challenges. Materials science works across the intersection of physical science, natural science, mathematics…
MIPAR: A Transformative Image Analysis Tool for Materials Research
Materials Science Materials science and engineering refers to the two-pronged method of studying the different mechanical properties of advanced materials and applying that knowledge to address global challenges in manufacturing…