In this interview, AZoM speaks to Instron's Phil Levesque and Charlie Pryor about the importance of mechanical testing for electric vehicle batteries. Please can you provide a brief overview of the ...

As progress is made in the performance of semiconductor devices, changes in materials and processing methods are regularly required. The trend towards miniaturizing these devices integrally involves ...

One of the most viable and already used sources of renewable energy are concentrating solar power systems (CSP) that convert solar thermal energy into electrical power 1-4. Mirrors are used by ...

Silicone adhesives, along with primers, flame treatment, or plasma treatment, can be used to adhere low-surface-energy plastics to high-strength metals. For this article, several low-surface-energy ...

Micromechanical methods include compression, tension and bending tests, shear testing, adhesion testing, fatigue testing and fracture toughness. Thin film testing methods such as bulge testing and ...

Abstract: The objective of this work is to validate an experimental method and nondimensional model for characterizing the normal adhesive response between a polyvinyl chloride based synthetic ...