Want to read offline? [Download PDF] When you’re setting up a new lab, most of the conversation is about budget, specifications and materials. That’s understandable those are the decisions in front of you right now, and they come with a deadline attached. There’s one question that gets asked far less often, and it matters just […]
Buying a PVD System for a Shared Lab? Ask This First Read More »
Want to read offline? [Download PDF] Pesticides remain essential to global food production, protecting crops from pests and disease on a vast scale. Yet this scale carries a real human cost. A 2020 systematic review covering 141 countries estimated that around 385 million cases of unintentional acute pesticide poisoning occur worldwide each year, including roughly
SERS for Rapid Pesticide Detection in Food Safety Read More »
Want to read offline? [Download PDF] Most thin-film deposition processes are designed with flat substrates in mind. Wafers, slides and foils present stable surfaces that face the deposition sources directly. In these applications, the science is well understood, the equipment is well established, and the results are predictable. However, a growing number of research and
Coating Powders, Pellets, and Small 3D Objects with PVD Read More »
Want to read offline? [Download PDF] Perovskite photovoltaics have moved from a laboratory curiosity to a genuine commercial contender in under two decades. Certified single-junction efficiencies have now reached 27%, whilst perovskite-silicon tandem configurations have surpassed 34%, with LONGi Green Energy holding the current NREL-certified world record at 34.85% as of April 2025[1]. Behind those
How PVD Determines Perovskite Solar Cell Film Quality Read More »
Want to read offline? [Download PDF] Soil contamination, from heavy metals, pesticides, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), poses serious risks to human health and ecosystems. Conventional methods such as ICP-MS, GC-MS, and HPLC remain the gold standard for confirmatory analysis, but they require sophisticated laboratory infrastructure, lengthy sample preparation, and are poorly suited to rapid
Want to read offline? [Download PDF] Generating green hydrogen from water splitting is pivotal to the global transition to low-carbon energy systems. Among emerging technologies, piezocatalysis, the conversion of mechanical energy directly into chemical energy via piezoelectric materials, has captured growing attention as a novel, eco-friendly approach to drive water splitting without the need for
Green Energy from Water Splitting via Piezocatalysis Read More »
Want to read offline? [Download PDF] Spacecraft power systems operate under constraints that eliminate many conventional energy storage options. CubeSats and small satellites in low Earth orbit experience thermal excursions from −20°C to +60°C or wider, sustained exposure to ionising radiation, and hard mass and volume limits, with no option for in-orbit maintenance or electrolyte
PVD for Solid State Lithium-Ion Batteries in Space Applications Read More »
Want to read offline? [Download PDF] Soil contamination, from heavy metals, pesticides, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), poses serious risks to human health and ecosystems. Conventional methods such as ICP-MS, GC-MS, and HPLC remain the gold standard for confirmatory analysis, but they require sophisticated laboratory infrastructure, lengthy sample preparation, and are poorly suited to rapid
Want to read offline? [Download PDF] Thin Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN) has become one of the most sought-after materials in modern photonics and integrated optoelectronics. With applications in telecommunications, quantum computing, photonic integrated circuits (PICs), and high-frequency electro‑optic modulators, TFLN is increasingly recognised as a cornerstone material for next‑generation optical technologies. [1],[2] Among available physical
Thin Film Lithium Niobate Deposition via Magnetron Sputtering Read More »
Want to read offline? [Download PDF] The global water quality crisis extends across continents, with the United Kingdom facing significant contamination challenges from Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), commonly known as forever chemicals. These synthetic compounds persist in the environment for decades, accumulating in our bodies and waterways. As regulatory agencies establish stricter drinking water
Detecting Forever Chemicals in our waterways with SERS Read More »
