SWOT is an acronym for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Business owners can conduct a SWOT analysis as part of planning. This analysis helps you identify vital areas to either ...

The first step for semiconductor chips is visual inspection using an optical microscope or electrical measurements. 2 Mechanical probing, electron beams, emission microscopy, liquid crystal, etc., are ...

The elements critical for the quality and safety of a material are often present in very low concentrations. This requires highly sensitive instrumentation for the determination of elemental ...

Most gases are extremely difficult to detect because they are odorless. Certain gases are extremely harmful to humans if inhaled. Owing to the above, researchers have developed many potent techniques ...

Synthetic polymers are a crucial, yet often overlooked, aspect of daily life. From the hard plastics used in packaging and consumer products to biocompatible coatings for medical materials, to ...

This article proposes an object-oriented analysis (OOA) technique based on the unified modeling language (UML). The technique emphasizes its OOA process, that is composed of the following activities: ...

AES operates on the principle of the Auger effect, named after the French physicist Pierre Auger. When a material's surface is bombarded with a beam of high-energy electrons or photons, it causes the ...