Thermal techniques are analytical or processing methods that monitor or exploit changes in a material’s properties as a function of temperature and, in some cases, time under controlled thermal programs. They include differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential thermal analysis (DTA), thermomechanical analysis (TMA), and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). These techniques quantify phenomena such as phase transitions, glass transitions, crystallization, decomposition, and thermal expansion, providing thermodynamic and kinetic parameters, stability profiles, and structure–property relationships critical for materials science, polymers, pharmaceuticals, and other temperature-sensitive systems.
Testing is one of the unsung steps in the engineering process. Talk to any product development engineer, and they will tell you how big of a milestone passing "V&V"—or verification and validation—testing is.
Space Exploration
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For decades, Sandia National Laboratories' National Solar Thermal Test Facility has harnessed the power of the sun to expose aerospace materials to intense heat, replicating the harsh conditions of faster-than-sound flight ...
Space Exploration
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Scientists are finding ways to use quantum effects to create groundbreaking thermal devices that can help cool electronic systems. The quantum thermal transistor is one of the most exciting innovations in this field. While ...
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Optics & Photonics
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The detection of individual particles and molecules has opened new horizons in analytical chemistry, cellular imaging, nanomaterials, and biomedical diagnostics. Traditional single-molecule detection methods rely heavily ...
Optics & Photonics
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From LEDs to batteries, our lives are full of electronics, and there is a constant push to make them more efficient and reliable. But as components become increasingly sophisticated, getting reliable temperature measurements ...
General Physics
Jul 12, 2024
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A team of researchers from ANSTO and University of Technology Sydney have set a record by conducting thin film experiments at 1,100 degrees Celsius, using the Spatz reflectometer equipped with a vacuum furnace.
Nanomaterials
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Professor Jin-ho Chang's research team from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at DGIST has developed "Ultrasound-assisted photothermal therapy (ULTRA-PTT)" technology that significantly enhances ...
Optics & Photonics
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Nanodevices change the way we diagnose disease, process food and water, and store renewable energy. But to keep up with next-generation technology, researchers need to understand the fundamental principles that prompt their ...
Nanophysics
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A NIMS research team has developed a technique that enables the nanoscale observation of heat propagation paths and behavior within material specimens. This was achieved using a scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) ...
Nanophysics
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