Rheology, Easy as Pie
I love a good experiment in the kitchen, especially when it involves baking and desserts. In celebration of Pi Day, let’s take science and experiments into the kitchen with pie dough and fillings…and a rheometer.
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RS-DSC: The Ultimate High Throughput DSC for Rapid Screening
Discover the RS-DSC from TA Instruments, the ultimate high throughput DSC for rapid thermal analysis. Learn more about its precision, speed, and capabilities.
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Streamline Battery Slurry Quality Control with Rheology
In battery manufacturing, quality starts with the slurry. For QA/QC professionals, ensuring the consistency and performance of electrode slurries is not just a checkpoint — it’s a quality control imperative. Slurry quality directly impacts electrode uniformity, adhesion, and ultimately, battery performance and lifespan.
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Stronger, Lighter, Faster: Lightweighting in Aerospace Engineering with Material Characterization
The aerospace industry is embracing a growing trend toward lightweighting: using lower density materials without sacrificing mechanical strength, durability, or performance. Lightweighting offers numerous benefits, including accelerated production speed, increased energy efficiency, and improved recyclability.
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The Importance of Fatigue Testing: Prevent Product Failures Early
From faster prototyping to ensuring long-term performance, fatigue testing is a critical step in product development across a variety of industries that rely on high-performance materials, like polymers, rubber compounds, and composites. When done properly, fatigue testing accelerates development by helping engineers make informed decisions about prototypes and designs.
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The Importance of Reliable Mixing in ITC Experiments
ITC is the most sensitive method for characterizing binding interactions, revealing critical attributes like drug efficacy and stability. But without proper mixing, ITC data is unreliable and unusable. Great ITC experiments start with correct mixing.
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The Road to U.S. Electric Vehicle Battery Production
Consumer interest and sustainability goals are driving soaring demand for electric vehicles. The U.S. aims for electric vehicle sales to reach 50% of the total market by 2030, yet 99% of the raw and component materials for EV batteries are produced externally.1, 2 Sourcing foreign-made materials and batteries has already created challenges in the industry. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to market instability that caused the price of nickel, a key battery material, to skyrocket in March 2022.
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The Science of Sandcastles
Summer’s blue skies and warm temperatures beckon us to the beach. After all, summer is synonymous with fun in the sun, surf, and sand. And what is a day in the sand without building a sandcastle? While rising tides can be every sandcastle builder’s enemy, the ocean is also their greatest ally. That’s because damp sand sticks together, allowing sandcastle magic. Dry, powdery sand may feel nice but it’s no friend of castle building and a large part of that is down to cohesion. Quick tests of moist and dry sand showed a 10x difference in cohesion!
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Thermal Analysis for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs)
Printed circuit boards (PCBs) form the backbone of virtually all electronic applications. Enhancing their performance and reliability is paramount for custom PCB projects, where smaller footprints and improved maintainability lead to enhanced functionality.
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Thermal Analysis in Pharmaceutical Research, Development, and Quality Control
As a central pillar of modern society, the pharmaceutical industry bears the load of billions of lives around the world. In 2022, the global revenue of the pharmaceutical industry approximated $1.5 trillion, a figure reflected in two decades of significant growth.
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Thermal Analysis of Heat Shrink Tubing
Heat shrink tubing appears simple at first glance: wrap it around your wires, apply a heat gun, and voila – perfectly insulated wires every time. But these tubes are more complex than they seem.
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Understanding Storage and Loss Modulus with TA Instruments
In the world of material science, understanding the viscoelastic properties of materials is crucial for developing and optimizing products. Two key parameters in this context are storage modulus (E’ or G’) and loss modulus (E” or G”). These parameters provide insights into a material’s stiffness and damping characteristics, respectively, which are essential for applications ranging from polymers and pharmaceuticals to batteries and composites.
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