11th November 2020
UVC Testing – Impact of UVC Exposure on Materials
Given the global pandemic and severe threat of COVID-19, there has been a huge spike…
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9th November 2020
BS EN 15344 – Characterisation of Polyethylene
A way that we traditionally use to save resources, such as raw material, water and…
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4th November 2020
Differential Techniques for Elemental Analysis – RoHS
X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy is primarily used for elemental analysis. Other equipment used in elemental analysis are the GC-MS (Gas Chromatography –…
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30th October 2020
Properties of Spiders Silk – Tensile Strength
Discovering materials and replicating them synthetically is something that humans have been doing for centuries. Spiders silk,…
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2nd September 2020
Plastic PPE: Disposal and Waste
There has been a war against plastic going on for many years, encouraging consumers to…
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27th August 2020
Limonene Content in Recycled Plastics by Pyrolysis-GC-MS
Most of the packaging materials used in the food/drink, household and cosmetic sectors are made…
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28th July 2020
CHNS/O Elemental Analyzer: How does it work?
What is an elemental analyzer? An elemental analyzer is a piece of equipment that identifies the elemental or…
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7th July 2020
The Effect of Grey Scale Tests on Gin
Bottles of alcohol are one of the last products you would expect to require accelerated…
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18th June 2020
Uses of Product Weathering Testing in the Real World?
With the weather getting warmer and summer hitting its peak, over time we may notice…
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2nd June 2020
The Danger of Heavy Metals: The Effects
Heavy metals are in a wide range of products, from solar panels, to a wide…
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