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Keeping it fresh: The impact of pH in food quality control
In this article, we'll explore why pH is crucial in food manufacturing, the consequences of incorrect pH levels, and how selecting the right pH meters and sensors can support your quality control efforts.
Understanding conductivity in water quality monitoring
By understanding this vital parameter, scientists and engineers can take meaningful steps toward ensuring clean water for both natural and human use.
New generation of laser sensors unveiled
This compact design integrates the controller within the sensor, streamlining installation and enhancing measurement quality by eliminating long cable runs.
Thermal imaging for hydrogen flame detection and monitoring
Follow these guidelines to visualize ‘invisible’ hydrogen flames, improve situational awareness and keep technical staff safe.
Metalysis increases Gen 1 research units for novel advanced materials
The new units enable novel advanced materials research – providing proof of principle grams of output per machine run.
From nose to knees: Cartilage breakthrough promises to enhance joint treatment
Researchers are turning to the nose to potentially heal knee injuries by attempting to develop cartilage implants using cells from patients’ nasal septa.
AI app promises to transform eye health diagnosis
The AngioGenius technology developed by the Cambridge University team was originally intended to assess space-induced vision changes that more than 75% of astronauts in space tend to experience.
Mapped: Global health risks of groundwater sulfate
The extent of this potable water hazard is depicted in a new high-resolution global groundwater sulfate distribution map.
How does raw water compare to tap water? A microbiologist explains why the risks outweigh the benefits
Clearing up misconceptions about tap water and the health hazards of raw water can protect consumers and curtail the spread of infectious diseases.
Linear actuators enhance bio-medical equipment
This family of linear actuator products help to accurately dispense a wide variety of fluids with different molecular weights, surface tensions and viscosities.
Pushing the boundaries of electric vehicle cable testing
Machining specialist EMBE leveraged norelem’s standardized components to develop an innovative measurement device to test cable insulation in electric vehicles.
Battling backlash in power transmission systems
Believe it or not, backlash is a desirable gearing feature when used judiciously.
Seeing what others miss: Get clearer insights into your metal finishing process
Use this automated digital microscope, capable of capturing ultra-high-resolution images with up to 6,000 times magnification, to confirm how chemistry interacts with metal surfaces.
Micro hook solving testing challenges in small environments
E-Z-Hook’s X2015 micro double gripper test connector was developed to address test and measurement challenges of the ever-changing test and measurement field.
Yogurt is good for you. Stable pH is good for yogurt.
Key to these health benefits are yogurt's probiotic cultures — live microorganisms that flourish in the intestinal microbiome. Keeping these cultures alive from factory to first bite means maintaining the correct pH in the yogurt container.
The importance of isolated signal conditioners in protecting sensors and measurement equipment
Connecting a physical sensor to a data acquisition system is a serious undertaking.
Temperature can affect pH measurements. Here’s how to compensate.
A slight difference in temperature can change the sample’s pH values, thereby causing significant measurement errors.
Online event: Applications for thermal imaging on wind power systems
Learn more about the use of thermal imaging for the optimization, development and maintenance of wind turbines.
Fundamentals of safety showers and eyewash stations
While there are some guidelines as to how to maintain and operate them, some nuances do not become visible until there has been a chemical exposure. Rather than waiting for those to occur, this article is geared towards pointing out these issues.
Scanning electron microscopes for quality control
The scanning electron microscope (SEM) is a valuable tool for understanding what is happening to a material or biological sample at the sub-microscopic level.