Checking the integrity of encapsulated electronics in a surgical tool
CareTag Surgical develops full solutions for the efficient management of surgical and other hospital equipment, based on the use of new technologies, such as RFID.
Industrial Applications
Enzyme-based detergents and the nanostructure of cellulose fibres
Danish company, Novozymes, is a world leader in the industrial production of enzymes for a range of applications, including laundry detergents. Enzymes in detergents can help to degrade soils attached to fabrics at a low wash temperature, improve softness, and enhance colour brightness.
Using neutrons to improve meat alternatives
There is wide-scale concern about the impact of meat production on climate change due to associated land degredation, water consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. A shift towards consumption of plant-based meat alternatives could offer benefits for both the environment and human health.
Composition of stainless steel bolts assessed using neutrons
Bumax is a Swedish manufacturer of premium-brand high strength stainless steel fasteners, designed for extreme environments. A number of different materials are used to produce A4-grade stainless steel, including Bumax-88.
Pressure and heat: Testing alloys for gas turbines
VDM Metals is a high-performance metal provider. In the HiMat project,1 together with the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), VDM tested its VDM® Alloy 780 using a specially developed testing machine at the Research Neutron Source, Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (FRM II).
Neutrons detect clogs in pipelines
Industry and private consumers alike depend on oil and gas pipes that stretch thousands of kilometers underwater. However, it is not uncommon for pipelines to become clogged. With collaborators at the Research Neutron Source FRM II and the consulting company, Science S.A.V.E.D, scientists from TechnipFMC (a company specialising in subsea pipelines) demonstrated that neutrons are an ideal probe to locate blockages in underwater pipes.
Using neutrons to study cemented carbides for cutting inserts
Swedish company Sandvik Coromant produces the latest cutting tools and inserts using pressed powder materials, like cemented carbides, which are sintered to make them into a very hard material.
Accelerating the development of renewable fuels
Infineum UK, a specialty chemicals company, accessed unique facilities to perform the first structural investigation into the behaviour of biodiesel under high pressures.
Neutron diffraction enables wing quality to soar for Airbus
Airbus, a global leader in the aerospace sector, accessed STFC facilities and expertise to assure weld quality in welded aluminium alloys used in aircraft components, and to develop manufacturing techniques.
Revolution in imaging with neutrons
An international research team at the Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed a new imaging technology. In the future, this technology could not only improve the resolution of neutron measurements by many times, but could also reduce the radiation dose for medical x-ray imaging.
