Researchers have created a quicker and more precise technique for obtaining and reconstructing high-quality 3D surface measurements. This method has the potential to significantly enhance the ...

The LISTER payload is designed to measure two different aspects of heat flow: both how the temperature changes at different depths, and how thermally conductive the material beneath the moon’s surface ...

A new method significantly advances 3D imaging of reflective surfaces. The approach integrates techniques known from high-precision optical 3D metrology and computer vision, and could benefit ...

What is a Surface Force Apparatus (SFA)? The Surface Force Apparatus (SFA) is a highly sensitive scientific instrument used to measure the forces between two surfaces at the nanoscale. It allows ...

A research team, led by Prof. Meng Qingyan from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of ...

Mitutoyo America Corporation, a leading manufacturer of precision metrology instruments and solutions, is proud to announce ...

The Dektak3ST is a surface profiling system capable of measuring surface textures and variations in the submicro-inch range to a sample thickness of 131 microns. By way of a diamond-tipped stylus, ...

A GREAT deal has been written about the ring method since it was rescued from oblivion in 1919. It is to-day more widely used than any other throughout the world. Let us try and analyse the ...

For the first time, researchers have collected detailed measurements of water vapor high above the surface of the Greenland ...

Melissa Ward Jones discusses research focused on understanding the interactions of permafrost thaw and agriculture ...