With the increase in population over the last few decades, the food industry has developed accordingly to satisfy the growing demands and feed the growing population. Technological advances and increa...

State-of-the-art systems currently in commercial deployment for corrosion detection Current state-of-the-art (SoA) NDT techniques for detecting the presence of corrosion on metallic surfaces, often su...

There are several important considerations when it comes to laser cleaning. When the laser cleaning methodology is compared with other cleaning methods such as sand-blasting or water-jetting one shoul...

In this article, various arc lamp based ultraviolet technologies that are used for inactivation of pathogens such as viruses and bacteria are examined. Particular emphasis is given to SARS-CoV-2 virus...

The Near-IR spectra that are used for quality control of food are quite complex to analyze. They contain overtones and combination spectra which are broad-band and a few orders of magnitude lower in i...

This technote intends to compare the bacterial disinfection efficacy of UV-LED lamps with the UV discharge lamps, specifically mercury lamps. UV discharge lamps have been widely used for disinfecting ...

Many hydraulic system manufacturing companies provide fluid analysis to various industries. The analysis of fluid and debris from machinery plays an important role in the maintenance of hydraulic equi...

Traditional methods of weed control use herbicides to destroy weed. Herbicides contaminate other plants and may also get into the water supplies. In addition humans and animals could get exposed to he...

* Removal of uranium compound particles such as uranyl nitrate (UO 2 (NO 3 ) 2 6H 2 O) and uranium dioxide (UO 2 ) on surfaces in the nuclear industry is of utmost importance. Metal canisters in hot cell complexes and instrumentation in nuclear fuel production need to be...

The demand for consumption of fish has increased significantly in recent years due to the desire of consumers to eat healthier food. The market has responded by producing a huge variety of fresh and processed fish products. As a result, the fraudulent substitution of lower grade fish for higher grade...

This article summarizes laser technology applied to the production of Li: Ion batteries from a detailed paper on the topic (Reference 1). The specific applications discussed are: a) Laser cutting of electrodes b) Laser annealing of electrodes c) Laser drying of electrodes d) 3D battery concept For all these applications...

In this white paper, it is proposed to replace the Lighting Passport [1] High Lux model which is capable of measuring illuminances up to 200,000 lux with a Standard Pro model and a neutral density filter coupled to the aperture. The High Lux model has been discontinued and the Standard...