In the original Star Trek television series, Captain Kirk often avoided disaster with the simple command: “Scotty, we need more power!” Star Trek is science fiction (emphasis on fiction), with the original television version set in the 23rd century. Episode after episode, the electrical circuits on the U.S.S. Enterprise managed rapid, large, sustained power surges and spikes to … [Read more...] about Scotty, We Need More Power!
2025 Quarter 2
Vacuum 101 for Electron Beam Users
Accelerated electrons often steal the spotlight when it comes to electron beam (they even are listed as the titular character!), but behind the curtain (or better yet, the titanium foil) and responsible for the whole production is vacuum. Good vacuum makes EB possible; the better the vacuum, the better the operation of the beam, so understanding why vacuum is needed, how it … [Read more...] about Vacuum 101 for Electron Beam Users
UV Binders for Li-ion Batteries: Part 2
In the last edition of Professor’s Corner, the construction and components of the lithium-ion battery (LiB) were reviewed, with emphasis on the overall performance of the battery, including storage capacity, capacity retention during cycling and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) for cathode electrode binders used in lithium-ion batteries. 1-3 In this column we … [Read more...] about UV Binders for Li-ion Batteries: Part 2
Additive Manufacturing for Electronics Applications
In the preceding column, I compared the feature size and print area of the principal UV vat printing technologies from large to small and their relevance to commercial applications. 1 This column reviews current and future applications of the additive manufacturing of ceramic materials as critical components in electronic devices, an industry in which small feature size is … [Read more...] about Additive Manufacturing for Electronics Applications
Large-Area Nanopatterning at Smart Material Solutions
By Liz Stevens, writer, UV+EB Technology Smart Material Solutions, Inc. (SMS) is a precision engineering company in Raleigh, North Carolina, with expertise in precision manufacturing, nanofabrication and metamaterials. The company is a member of the RadTech RadLaunch Class of 2024. SMS is backed by the National Science Foundation, the US Army, the US Air Force and NASA to … [Read more...] about Large-Area Nanopatterning at Smart Material Solutions