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  Powder and Granular Creep: Mechanisms, Testing, and Control

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  Powder and Granular Creep: Mechanisms, Testing, and Control

  3D printing, Aerospace Industry, Bulk Solids Characterization, Compaction, Feature Article, Flowability, Granules

Powder and Granular Creep: Mechanisms, Testing, and Control

Powder creep mechanisms occur in various ways; powders [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-04-18T10:27:55+01:004 October 2025|Categories: 3D printing, Aerospace Industry, Bulk Solids Characterization, Compaction, Feature Article, Flowability, Granules|Tags: acoustic emission, additive manufacturing, aging heat treatment, APS, bond coat, bulk density drift, Coble creep, diffusion creep, digital image correlation, dislocation creep, EB-PVD, gamma prime precipitates, gas-atomized powder, grain boundary sliding, grain size effect, granular creep, HIP, hopper compaction, laser powder bed fusion, logarithmic strain, LVDT, Nabarro-Herring creep, Ni-base superalloys, one-dimensional compression, Orowan looping, porosity control, powder creep mechanisms, sintering, steady-state creep, thermal barrier coatings, turbine disks|0 Comments

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  Powder Technologies Within Circular Systems

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  Powder Technologies Within Circular Systems

  3D printing, Bulk Solids Characterization, Editors pick, Feature Article, Legislation and Standards, Metallurgy, Moisture Sensitivity, Particle Size Testing, Plastics and Polymers, Porosity, Sustainability

Powder Technologies Within Circular Systems

The relevance of powder testing for circular economy [...]

By Martijn Daalder|2025-09-27T11:31:50+01:0027 September 2025|Categories: 3D printing, Bulk Solids Characterization, Editors pick, Feature Article, Legislation and Standards, Metallurgy, Moisture Sensitivity, Particle Size Testing, Plastics and Polymers, Porosity, Sustainability|Tags: additive manufacturing, BET surface area, carbon per cycle, ceramics, circular economy, compliance, energy per cycle, flowability, FTIR, ICP-OES, lifecycle assessment, moisture control, morphology, packing density, particle size distribution, polymers, powder metallurgy, powder reuse, powder testing, Quality Control, Raman Spectroscopy, recycled powders, release criteria, ring shear testing, SEM analysis, sintering behavior, spreadability, surface oxidation, traceability, XPS, XRF|0 Comments

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  Material Characterization with AI-Assisted Analytics

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  Material Characterization with AI-Assisted Analytics

  AI, Bulk Solids Characterization, Feature Article, Microscopy, Particle size distribution, Particle Size Testing, Sustainability

Material Characterization with AI-Assisted Analytics

AI-assisted material characterization speeds testing, strengthens models, and [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-04-18T10:27:57+01:0020 September 2025|Categories: AI, Bulk Solids Characterization, Feature Article, Microscopy, Particle size distribution, Particle Size Testing, Sustainability|Tags: additive manufacturing powders, AI assisted material characterization, Battery materials, calibration, Carbon Footprint, computer vision, convolutional neural networks, data governance, DEM calibration, digital twins, Energy Efficiency, heat pump retrofits, hyperspectral imaging, inline quality control, machine learning, MLOps, model predictive control, multimodal data fusion, near-infrared spectroscopy, NIR, NMC cathodes, particle size distribution, pharmaceutical manufacturing, powder flowability, powder segregation, process analytical technology, real time release testing, rheology, SEM imaging, sensor drift, speckle imaging, spray drying, sustainability, XRD, XRF spectroscopy|0 Comments

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  Deep-Sea Particle Dynamics, Through a Powder Lens

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  Deep-Sea Particle Dynamics, Through a Powder Lens

  Agglomaration, Bulk Solids Characterization, Feature Article, Plastics and Polymers, Sedimentation, Shear, Sustainability, Transport, Wear

Deep-Sea Particle Dynamics, Through a Powder Lens

vDeep-sea particle dynamics show powder engineering mechanics in [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-09-13T13:21:49+01:0013 September 2025|Categories: Agglomaration, Bulk Solids Characterization, Feature Article, Plastics and Polymers, Sedimentation, Shear, Sustainability, Transport, Wear|Tags: agglomeration, attrition, Bulk Solids Characterization, Case studies, conveying, Deep-Sea Mining, Density Contrast, dustiness, Environmental & Water, Erosion, flowability, FTIR, Imaging & Spectroscopy, microplastics, nanoplastics, particle shape, Plume Control, Pump Wear, Raman Spectroscopy, Sedimentation|0 Comments

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  Atomic Fundamentals and the Density–Energy Link

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  Atomic Fundamentals and the Density–Energy Link

  Editors pick, Electrostatic Effects, Energy Industry, Feature Article, Future

Atomic Fundamentals and the Density–Energy Link

Lithium’s atomic-scale behavior drives energy density in batteries. [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-04-18T10:28:01+01:006 September 2025|Categories: Editors pick, Electrostatic Effects, Energy Industry, Feature Article, Future|Tags: anode powders, atomic behavior, cathode powders, dendrites, Energy Density, lithium powders, lithium-ion batteries, powder engineering, solid-state batteries|0 Comments

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  Ancient Powder Technologies: Metallurgy, Pigments, and Gunpowder Before Western Reinvention

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  Ancient Powder Technologies: Metallurgy, Pigments, and Gunpowder Before Western Reinvention

  Coating, Feature Article, Metallurgy, Pigments and Paints, Science behind the Fiction

Ancient Powder Technologies: Metallurgy, Pigments, and Gunpowder Before Western Reinvention

Ancient civilizations mastered powder processing long before modern [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-08-30T15:41:34+01:0030 August 2025|Categories: Coating, Feature Article, Metallurgy, Pigments and Paints, Science behind the Fiction|Tags: ancient ceramics, ancient powder technologies, gunpowder invention, history of powder metallurgy, indigenous technologies, industrial powder evolution, maya blue, pigment grinding, porcelain history, powder processing history, wootz steel|0 Comments

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  Hard Carbon in Sodium-Ion Batteries: Moisture Control, Powder QA, and Line Readiness

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  Hard Carbon in Sodium-Ion Batteries: Moisture Control, Powder QA, and Line Readiness

  Additives, Energy Industry, Feature Article, Flowability, Moisture Sensitivity, Particle size distribution, Porosity, Surface Energy

Hard Carbon in Sodium-Ion Batteries: Moisture Control, Powder QA, and Line Readiness

Hard carbon sodium-ion batteries are a match made [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-04-18T10:28:02+01:0023 August 2025|Categories: Additives, Energy Industry, Feature Article, Flowability, Moisture Sensitivity, Particle size distribution, Porosity, Surface Energy|Tags: battery powder, battery safety, Coulombic efficiency, dry-room, electrolyte pairing, EU compliance, flowability, hard carbon, moisture control, powder QA, Prussian white, PSD, QA, SEI, Sodium-ion batteries, texture control|0 Comments

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  Black Mass Powder Handling: NFPA 660, 2025 Safety Regulations

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  Black Mass Powder Handling: NFPA 660, 2025 Safety Regulations

  Chemical Composition Analysis, Editors pick, Energy Industry, Feature Article, Flowability, Legislation and Standards, Sustainability

Black Mass Powder Handling: NFPA 660, 2025 Safety Regulations

Black mass is fine, conductive, and often cohesive. [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-04-18T10:29:30+01:0016 August 2025|Categories: Chemical Composition Analysis, Editors pick, Energy Industry, Feature Article, Flowability, Legislation and Standards, Sustainability|Tags: battery recycling, black mass, China imports, combustible dust, conductive fines, dust collector, dust hazard analysis, EU regulations, exposure control, flowability, graphite, hazardous waste, hopper design, housekeeping, inerting, NFPA 660, powder characterization, PPE|0 Comments

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  Dry Electrode Battery Manufacturing: Powder Rules for Modern Factories

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  Dry Electrode Battery Manufacturing: Powder Rules for Modern Factories

  Cohesion, Energy Industry, Feature Article, Flowability, Mixing technology, Moisture Sensitivity, Nano, Porosity, Surface Energy, Sustainability

Dry Electrode Battery Manufacturing: Powder Rules for Modern Factories

Dry electrode battery manufacturing demands tighter powder control. [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2026-04-18T10:29:31+01:009 August 2025|Categories: Cohesion, Energy Industry, Feature Article, Flowability, Mixing technology, Moisture Sensitivity, Nano, Porosity, Surface Energy, Sustainability|Tags: battery powder flowability, conductive carbon distribution, dry electrode battery manufacturing, dynamic flow energy testing, electrode porosity control, high-shear mixing in battery manufacturing, moisture sensitivity in powders, nanoparticle deposition in electrodes, powder cohesion control, solvent-free cathode production, sustainable battery production|0 Comments

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  Laser Spheroidization of Titanium Powders

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  Laser Spheroidization of Titanium Powders

  3D printing, Additives, Aerospace Industry, Feature Article, Flowability, Metallurgy

Laser Spheroidization of Titanium Powders

Laser spheroidization turns irregular titanium powders into dense, [...]

By Stephane Sloots|2025-08-02T18:46:04+01:002 August 2025|Categories: 3D printing, Additives, Aerospace Industry, Feature Article, Flowability, Metallurgy|Tags: additive manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing, aerospace components, gas atomization, hybrid feedstocks, laser spheroidization, LPBF, Marangoni convection, medical implants, powder morphology, Powder Processing, Ti-6Al-4V, titanium powders|0 Comments

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