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  • Hand scooping infant formula powders into a baby bottle on a wooden board.
    29 November 2025

    The complexities of infant formula powders

    Infant formula powders are far more demanding than simple food powders. Safe [...]

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  • Technician testing incoming powder in a small hopper beside printed certificates of analysis in a lab.
    22 November 2025

    Powder Certificate of Analysis vs Reality: Why Incoming Tests Matter

    A powder certificate of analysis (CoA) confirms identity and basic properties, but [...]

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  • Powder wettability in food and feed shown by food powder dispersing in water
    15 November 2025

    Inside Perspective of Powder Wettability in the Food and Feed Industries

    Powder wettability in food and feed determines how fast powders sink, hydrate, [...]

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  • Flowing powder in a stainless vessel forming an S shape, illustrating the powder plateau S-phrase
    8 November 2025

    Powder Plateau S Curve: How to Win When Physics Limits You

    The powder plateau S-curve explains why progress is incremental and why expectations [...]

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  • Caked white powder with fresh granules pouring from a metal chute in a dark lab setting.
    1 November 2025

    Powder Caking Prevention: Causes, Testing Methods, and Proven Fixes

    Powder caking can be predicted and, in most cases, prevented. It follows [...]

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  • Close view of mixed industrial powder with visible size contrast, suggesting flow and segregation behavior
    25 October 2025

    The Dictators of Powder Behavior: A practical guide to powder behavior control in production

    Powder behavior control starts with fifteen core factors. Tune particle size, shape, [...]

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  • PFAS PTFE powder manufacturing cleanroom line with enclosed mixer, coater, and calendaring stack, QA monitor visible.
    18 October 2025

    PFAS vs PTFE in 2025: What’s Really Changing for Powder-Based Manufacturing

    PFAS PTFE powder manufacturing industries will face policy tightening across Europe. PTFE’s [...]

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  • Concept image of liposomes and lipid nanoparticles in a cosmetic cream under lab light.
    11 October 2025

    Nanotechnology in Cosmetics: Efficacy, Safety, and Regulation

    Nanotechnology in cosmetics improves stability, delivery, and skin performance while raising safety [...]

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  • Square hero illustrating powder creep mechanisms: granular creep in a hopper and diffusion creep in a tensile frame.
    4 October 2025

    Powder and Granular Creep: Mechanisms, Testing, and Control

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

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  • Three Petri dishes with metal, ceramic, and polymer powders, plus a spatula pouring metallic powder, illustrating powder testing circular economy.
    27 September 2025

    Powder Technologies Within Circular Systems

    The relevance of powder testing for circular economy powder usage. Circular production [...]

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  • AI-assisted material characterization: laser diffraction setup analyzes a powder stream with a camera and PSD histogram on a lab monitor.
    20 September 2025

    Material Characterization with AI-Assisted Analytics

    AI-assisted material characterization speeds testing, strengthens models, and improves inline control. Labs [...]

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  • Deep-sea particle dynamics for powder engineering: marine snow with diatom chains sinking.
    13 September 2025

    Deep-Sea Particle Dynamics, Through a Powder Lens

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

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