Firstly, it can help materials meet specific regulatory standards and requirements. For instance, materials used in biomedical devices must be biocompatible and safe in the body. Determine mechanical ...

When we need to choose a material for a particular job, we conduct experiments to find out which material will have the best properties. If we are testing different materials to find out which would ...

This article discusses reduced sampling and testing of starting materials or components. Different strategies are presented to reduce the workload at the steps from sampling to release. Viewpoints ...

Figure 1: Schematic illustration of the first Li-ion battery. Credit: The Author, adapted from Goodenough et al. 3 In this article, we will consider the main types of batteries, battery components and ...

Materials testing is usually done in the laboratory. This involves using small-to-medium-sized samples of a material and testing them using apparatus designed for an indoor lab space. But what if what ...

The structures testing facilities are split into two distinct types to allow testing of a wide variety of different structural forms. A self-reacting steel frame of 120 tonne load capacity has been ...