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Today we are joined by Dr. Ronald J. O'Malley, F. Kenneth Iverson Chair Professor in Steelmaking Technologies and Director of the Kent D. Peaslee Steel Manufacturing Research Center, and Mike Potter, a Materials Scientist at RJ Lee Group, to discuss using IntelliSEM technology and the Quantax EDS on the SEM to refine the steelmaking process through identification of inclusions.

Website:    

https://mse.mst.edu/steelmanufacturingresearchcenter/

https://www.bruker.com/en/products-and-solutions/elemental-analyzers/eds-wds-ebsd-SEM-Micro-XRF/quantax-eds-for-sem.html 

For more information on Intellisem - https://go.rjlg.com/intellisem

App Notes application notes:

QUANTAX-EDS Flyer - https://mbna.bruker.com/acton/formfd/15240/023d:d-0002

Application Note XRF 465 – Standardless and standard-supported fundamental parameter quantification of steel samples  Link Here 

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Material Science and Engineering-Peaslee Facebook link - https://www.facebook.com/CeramicsandMets 

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Today we are joined by Dr. Marian Hamilton, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Northern Colorado, to discuss her use of the TRACER 5 handheld XRF in her research in primate evolution.

Website:  

TRACER 5 https://www.bruker.com/en/products-and-solutions/elemental-analyzers/handheld-xrf-spectrometers/TRACER-5.html 

Kibale National Park https://www.ugandawildlife.org/explore-our-parks/parks-by-name-a-z/kibale-national-park 

The McNair Scholarship program https://www.unco.edu/news/articles/2020-mcnair-research-award-winners.aspx   congrats -  Theresa Schwartz, "Determining Dietary Niche in Primates Using Portable X-Ray Fluorescence," mentored by Marian Hamilton, Ph.D., an assistant professor of Anthropology

Case Study 

Reconstructing diets of extinct primate species with the TRACER 5 handheld XRF to shed light on human evolution. https://mbna.bruker.com/acton/formfd/15240/025e:d-0002

YouTube: 

Portable XRF for Monitoring Plants and Soils  https://youtu.be/Btwu8BM8v1k

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In today’s episode, we are joined by Dr. Meiken Falke, Global Product Manager EDS/TEM, and Hosanna Lillydahl-Schroeder, Senior Applications Scientist, to discuss the use of TEM for semiconductor analysis. 

 Webinars:

TEM, STEM and T-SEM EDS Quantification at its Best -https://www.bruker.com/en/news-and-events/webinars/2019/tem-stem-and-t-sem-eds-quantification-at-its-best.html

Nanostructural Characterization of Semiconductors with SEM https://www.bruker.com/en/news-and-events/webinars/2020/nanostructural-characterization-of-semiconductors-with-sem.html 

New Windowless EDS detector - Link to intro of Oval 100mm2 for TEM: https://www.bruker.com/en/news-and-events/webinars/2020/new-windowless-EDS-detector-100-oval.html

Abstracts and Whitepapers: 

Paper recommended in session: Coherent Bremsstrahlung effect observed during STEM analysis of dopant distribution in silicon devices using large area silicon drift EDX detectors and high brightness electron source

R.Pantel, Ultramicroscopy, Volume 111, Issue 11, November 2011, Pages 1607-1618

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304399111002117

Website:

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Today we are joined by Douglas Stauffer, Senior Manager of applications for Bruker Hysitron product, and Peter Hosemann, Prof and Dept chair of Nuclear Engineering at UC Berkeley for a discussion of the challenges we are facing and how they are inherently materials limited. This makes the development of new materials, particularly structural materials for extreme environments, so critical.

Resources: 

Nationalgrid.com – History of energy https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/energy-explained/history-of-energy 

Website:  

Department of Nuclear Engineering https://nuc.berkeley.edu/about/

Nanomechanical Instruments for SEM/TEM https://www.bruker.com/en/products-and-solutions/test-and-measurement/nanomechanical-instruments-for-sem-tem.html 

Webinar: 

https://www.bruker.com/en/news-and-events/webinars/2020/in-situ-sem-nanomechanics-with-bruker-s-picoindenter---webinar-a.html 

Brochure:

https://mbns.bruker.com/acton/fs/blocks/showLandingPage/a/9063/p/p-0104/t/form/fm/0/r//s/?ao_gatedpage=p-0104&ao_gatedasset=f-0820 

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Today we are joined by Dr. Kristin Bunker, a senior scientist at RJ Lee Group, and Dr. Marit Meyer, from the NASA Glenn Research Center, to discuss the usage of microscopy to identify airborne particles in the cabin on the International Space Station. Analyzing the makeup of these particles and keeping the air particle free allows us to ensure safe, breathable air for our astronauts in orbit. 

Website: 

 https://www.bruker.com/en/products-and-solutions/elemental-analyzers/eds-wds-ebsd-SEM-Micro-XRF/quantax-eds-for-sem.html 

Aerosol Sampling Experiment on the International Space Station 

Results of the Aerosol Sampling Experiment on the International Space Station 

Further Characterization of Aerosols Sampled on the International Space Station 

Spacecraft Air Quality Index, in New Space Journal 

Marit Meyer ResearchGate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marit-Meyer

For more information on Intellisem - https://go.rjlg.com/intellisem

App Notes application notes:

QUANTAX-EDS Flyer - https://mbna.bruker.com/acton/formfd/15240/023d:d-0002

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Today we are joined by Dr. Daniel Goran, Bruker’s EBSD Senior Product Manager, and Mike Toalson, a distributor for COXEM, a manufacturer of benchtop systems, to talk about the advancements being made with the new Bruker ED-XS. We discuss the addition of our EBSD detectors to benchtop SEMs with some terrific results. Join us while we talk about how labs with the limited resources can get outstanding results.

Additional information:

YouTube: 

Electron Backscatter Diffraction Explained: QUANTAX EBSD https://youtu.be/TOGRtACDw7M 

Website:  https://www.bruker.com/en/products-and-solutions/elemental-analyzers/eds-wds-ebsd-SEM-Micro-XRF/quantax-ed-xs.html 

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Today we are joined by Tina Hill, an Application Scientist at Bruker Nano Analytics, and Geoff West, a Senior Researcher at WMG at the University of Warwick, to discuss the use of micro-XRF for Steel Analysis. We delve into the meaning of Weld Maps and Bragg diffraction maps and the capabilities of the Bruker M4 TORNADO Micro-XRF Spectrometer.

Additional Information:

YouTube: 

 Light Element Analysis with the micro-XRF Spectrometer M4 TORNADO PLUS https://youtu.be/3h-uSchWEDw 

Website:  https://www.bruker.com/en/products-and-solutions/elemental-analyzers/micro-xrf-spectrometers/m4-tornado.html 

Abstracts and Whitepapers: 

The Effect of Micro-Segregation on the Quantification of Microstructural Parameters in Grade 91 Steel by SHARHID JABAR, JOHN A. SIEFERT, MARTIN STRANGWOOD, and GEOFF D. WEST https://mbna.bruker.com/acton/attachment/15240/f-59a36dfb-21cf-41bd-8179-f6a20ac32dbd/1/-/-/-/-/Steel%20Analysis.pdf 

Simultaneous Acquisition of Crystal Fabric Orientation and Chemical Distribution with the Bruker M4 TORNADO micro-XRF by Tina Hill, Yongli Gao  https://mbna.bruker.com/acton/attachment/15240/f-f403db23-1d79-4ffc-ae4e-4407d202dcb8/1/-/-/-/-/DXC_2018_Hill_02.pdf 

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In the inaugural episode of Solutions for NanoAnalysis, we are joined by Kim Russell, Market Segment Manager for Food Safety and Agriculture at Bruker. We discuss how food manufacturers use handheld x-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) to solve the problem of foreign objects in food. Key points include the improvements in XRF over the years, the development and use of spectral fingerprints, and other Bruker technologies to aid in identifying foreign objects in food. 

Reference: 
“Two food safety laws”, Stephen Kosnar:  Hektoen Institute of Medicine www.hekteon.org 
YouTube: two-part video on the Bruker Nano Analytics YouTube channel, one is titled “Physical Contaminant ID in Food Production” and the other is “Physical Contaminant Spectral Fingerprinting for Food Production“. https://youtu.be/AJwwdWfxLgA  https://youtu.be/SgOXKzDIlUc 

Website: https://www.bruker.com/en/applications/food-analysis-and-agriculture/food-safety/foreign-object-identification.html 

Webinar: “Quickly Identify and Source Foreign Material Contaminants Found in Food Products with Handheld XRF” is available on demand at https://www.bruker.com/en/news-and-events/webinars/2021/quickly-identify-foreign-contaminants-in-food-with-handheld-XRF.html 

App Notes application notes:
Micro-XRF Application Note XRF 470 Analysis of natural and processed food samples EN 
Analysis of potato samples with the M4 TORNADO micro-XRF spectrometer
AN 1702 FBI in Food Product Manufacturing with HH-XRF 
Identifying foreign objects found in food products and determining their source
Portable Analytical Solutions for Food Safety & Agriculture 
Portable elemental analysis solutions for food quality, food safety, and agriculture applications with handheld XRF

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