Case Studies

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Measuring organic layers

Many next generation technologies have multiple layers of organic materials with complex surface chemistries. For example, in mobile phones these layers provide visual displays, touch response and protection. Organic solar cells require multiple layers to turn light into electricity. Drug delivery systems are designed to break ...

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Modelling material change

When manufacturers of plastic’s or coatings develop new products, they need confidence in how they will perform in service when subjected to mechanical forces. For example, understanding how a material’s surface performs in wear situations is important in determining a products durability. Wear is a complex process with many me...

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New standards for nano-testing

Friction and wear in industrial processes waste energy and degrade materials. Durable engineered surfaces that reduce friction and wear, based on nanoscale surface coatings, can be used to develop high-performance products and improve process efficiency in transport, energy generation, manufacturing and mineral extraction. Low...

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Ultra-sensitive temperature sensors

Cutting edge industries, such as semiconductors and nanomaterials, rely on ultra-precision production techniques and sophisticated measurement instruments to meet design tolerances. As these industries develop ever smaller, more advanced products, ever greater precision and accuracy is needed. One of the problems of working at...

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Advancing quantum communications

The secure exchange of keys used to encrypt and decrypt information is a weak spot in many cryptography systems. Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) uses single photons to share encryption keys between two parties, who are connected via an optical (fibre or free-space) channel. By measuring the photons’ properties, it’s possible to ...

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Semiconductor measurements

Semiconductor devices - the foundation of modern electronics - continue to get smaller and more complex. The International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors expects them to halve in size over the next six years. Working at the nanoscale requires the production of submicrometre structures to build up sophisticated electroni...

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