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  • Operator checking a high humidity display near stacked powder bags, illustrating how humidity spikes powder flow in storage areas.
    22 November 2025

    When Humidity Spikes Hit Your Powder Flow

    Average conditions rarely tell the full story. Short humidity spikes can change [...]

    Insights

  • 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 [...]

    Feature Article

  • 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, [...]

    Feature Article

  • Industrial spray drying line with data overlay illustrating digital twins in powder processing.
    15 November 2025

    Digital Twins in Powder Processing: From Buzzword To Useful Tool

    Digital twins in powder processing only work when you give them one [...]

    Insights

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Flow & bulk behaviour

FlowabilitySegregationDustinessCakingElectrostatic EffectsMoisture SensitivityShearCohesionPermeabilityPacking Density

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AgglomerationAttritionAbrasionWearAdhesionSurface EnergyDispersionRheologyPorosityThermal PropertiesParticle Size Distribution

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Mixing TechnologyHoppersConveyingCompactionCoatingSilo StorageEncapsulation TechniquesSpray DryingMilling

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Bulk Solids CharacterizationParticle Size TestingAnalytical Techniques and MethodsChemical Composition AnalysisMicroscopy

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  • Fluid Characterization and Testing in Oil and Gas
    14 September 2024

    Fluid Characterization and Testing in Oil and Gas

    Fluid characterization in oil and gas: an Introduyction Crude oil, often [...]

    Feature Article

  • The Future of Energy and Powder Technology
    8 September 2024

    The Future of Energy and Powder Technology

    The future of energy and powder technology: An introduction Our reality [...]

    Feature Article

  • tribological powder properties
    1 September 2024

    Tribological Powder Properties: Friction, Wear, and Lubrication

    Tribology, the study of friction, wear, and lubrication, is critical in understanding [...]

    Feature Article

  • Assessing Powder Packing Density
    11 August 2024

    Powder Packing Density: Assessing and Optimizing

    Understanding how particles pack together is crucial across industries like pharmaceuticals and [...]

    Feature Article

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  • 9 December 2023

    Laser Diffraction at elevated temperatures

    Powders dispersed in liquids can behave differently at process temperature and room temperature [...]

    Insights

  • 2 December 2023

    Electrical Conductivity in Battery Powders

    The electrical conductivity of battery powders is a crucial aspect of the technology [...]

    Insights

  • 25 November 2023

    Storage of absorbents inside a silo

    Some powders are sensitive to air (oxygen) or water (humidity), which can significantly [...]

    Insights

  • 18 November 2023

    Dilute phase vs dense phase conveying

    Pneumatic conveying moves solid particles through pipelines using gas, often compressed air, as [...]

    Insights

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  • seed encapsulation
    16 December 2023

    The Complexity of Seed Encapsulation (video)

  • Dispersion and Powder Rheology
    16 December 2023

    Dispersion and the Principles of Powder Rheology

    Dispersion and Powder Rheology an introduction In this article, we'll explore [...]

    Feature Article

  • Sodium-Ion Batteries: Paving the Way for Sustainable Energy Storage
    13 December 2023

    Sodium-Ion Batteries: Paving the Way for Sustainable Energy Storage

    Sodium-Ion Batteries for Sustainable Energy Storage The world races to a future [...]

  • Physicists Successfully Create and Characterize Trilobite Rydberg Molecules at Ultralow Temperatures
    12 December 2023

    Physicists Successfully Create and Characterize Trilobite Rydberg Molecules at Ultralow Temperatures

    Physicists from Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau achieved a remarkable advancement. They explored ultracold [...]

  • Revolutionizing Drug Delivery: Nano-Propellers Pave the Way for Precision Medicine
    11 December 2023

    Revolutionizing Drug Delivery: Nano-Propellers Pave the Way for Precision Medicine

    A research team led by Professor Igor Aronson made a major discovery. [...]

  • Powder Compaction Tips - Top 7 Tips for Optimal Results
    10 December 2023

    Powder Compaction: Top 7 Tips for Optimal Results

    Every week we offer Top Tips, this week: Powder Compaction Tips [...]

  • powder compaction
    9 December 2023

    Powder Compaction (video)

  • 9 December 2023

    Laser Diffraction at elevated temperatures

    Powders dispersed in liquids can behave differently at process temperature and room temperature [...]

    Insights

  • seed encapsulation
    9 December 2023

    The Complexity of Seed Encapsulation Processes

    Seed encapsulation Processes play a vital role in preserving and enhancing seeds. [...]

    Feature Article

  • Revolutionary 2D Materials Integration Technique Unveiled for Next-Gen Electronics
    8 December 2023

    Revolutionary 2D Materials Integration Technique Unveiled for Next-Gen Electronics

    2D Materials Integration MIT researchers have introduced a groundbreaking method to [...]

  • EPICS: Nanorod
    7 December 2023

    EPICS: Nanorod-based Breakthrough for Non-Invasive Uric Acid Monitoring

    Researchers at Purdue University have introduced EPICS, a pioneering nanorod-based piezo-electrocatalytic device [...]

  • Coffee grinding
    6 December 2023

    Revolutionizing Coffee Grinding: Impact of Water Addition on Static Electricity

    Researchers have discovered that adding water during coffee grinding reduces static electricity, [...]

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