When we think about a diamond, we often think about a material whose value comes from its perfection. In my research, however ...

Deep inside a diamond, a misplaced atom or an empty spot in the crystal ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) conducted 542 product safety recalls and warnings in 2025, which was 32% higher ...

Defect engineering is the deliberate introduction, removal, or manipulation of structural imperfections in nanomaterials to tailor their properties for specific applications. Unlike the traditional ...

The nose occupies the most prominent part of the face. It consists of several subunits, with the nasal alar being the most distinct and delicate. Alongside other subunits, the nasal alar contributes ...

How complementary inspection and metrology techniques can detect smaller defects and distinguish among a wide range of defect types within a unified workflow.

Variation is becoming a bigger problem in multi-die assemblies with TSVs and hybrid bonding. Multi-modal approaches are required to test these devices. AI plays a role in improving defect capture rate ...

Defects in angioplasty balloon material, which result in product discards, may represent a significant portion of production. Abbas Tcharkhtchi and Erik Andersen Angioplasty balloons are critical ...

Advancements in nanotechnology fabrication and characterization tools have facilitated a number of developments in the creation of new two-dimensional (2D) materials and gaining and understanding of ...