Coherence Scanning interferometers are ideal for measuring the surface topography of fine structures. These versatile instruments are suitable for use in production and development environments, as ...

In integrated circuit manufacturing, chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) is used to control the surface roughness of wafers and other substrates—a key factor influencing the reliability of final ...

Circling above Earth at a speed of seven kilometers (four miles) per second, the SWOT satellite altimeter only needs three weeks to image the entire surface of the planet. Its focus, however, is on ...

A new study by a team of Finnish researchers recently published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences (PNAS) analyzes where we feel emotions in our bodies. Through ...

Turkish researchers have developed a novel approach to deploy floating PV (FPV) systems at the Ayvalı hydroelectric power plant (HPP) in Erzurum province, Turkey. The proposed method considers the ...

As a starting point for architectural projects, the terrain and its topography point out the directions that the distribution of the program can follow. Among them, one solution stands out for the ...

Strong connections between regional climate and the topography of rivers have been identified by researchers in the UK. Shiuan-An Chen and Katerina Michaelides at the University of Bristol and ...

New research showcasing the dramatic topography of Pluto and its moon Charon should help scientists better guess what forces have shaped them. The New Horizons spacecraft flew past the two bodies ...

AMES, Iowa – Climate change and soil erosion feed into one another in an environmental feedback loop that can have big consequences for Iowa land, but an Iowa State University agronomist is developing ...