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Last week we had Tobias Füeg, Viktoria Wiedmeyer, Johannes Mayrhofer and Mohsen Meshkian from SpectraFlow Analytics AG visiting us. In the collaboration, muons were successfully used for the first time to obtain a detailed elemental analysis of rock samples using the so-called "Muon Induced X-ray Emission (MIXE)" technique.
These results together with Synchrotron Diffraction measurements help SpectraFlow Analytics AG to open up new possibilities in the analytical performance of their online analyzers.

Last week we performed measurements at the TOMCAT beamline of the PSI together with Arnaud Houriet and Francois Guelat, from the Watch division of the company MPS Micro Precision Systems AG. Using in-operando radiography at the Synchrotron, the function of a watch gear component was investigated in real time. In collaboration with MPS, a tailor-made test rig was developed for the investigation, which allows the gear component to be scanned and investigated in real time. The results of the measurements support MPS in improving their products even further.

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Last week we had Melissa Assad Bustillos from the company Givaudan visiting us. Synchrotron CT measurements were carried out together at the TOMCAT Beamline at PSI. As part of this project, puffed snacks were examined for porosity and wall thickness distributions in high resolution. The results support Givaudan in the development and validation of innovative ingredient solutions in food applications.

The week before last, the final presentation of the bachelor thesis with the topic "Development of a regulation and control unit for the operation of a high-temperature furnace for Neutron Imaging of varistors" by our student Patrick Scheidegger took place.

Last weekend, our team performed real-time investigations of the freezing behaviour of water droplets at PSI's imaging beamline TOMCAT together with NTNU. For the experiment, a tailor-made infrastructure was developed that allows the generation of tiny seawater droplets close to the freezing point. These drops were dropped into a cryochamber onto variously coated surfaces. Using Synchrotron-CT, we are able to study the different freezing behaviour on the coating in three dimensions over time. Equinor's goal is to develop a coating on which sea ice adheres less well.

The parcel carrier in the UFO.
A journey into the fascinating world of ANAXAM.

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The aim of the free seminar is to introduce the basic principles of Diffraction and how Diffraction analytics using Neutrons and Synchrotron X-rays facilitate investigating industrial materials.

The aim of the free online seminar is to introduce the basic principles of Imaging and how Imaging analytics using Neutrons and Synchrotron X-rays facilitate investigating industrial materials.