Increased EV range doesn’t necessarily mean that thermal stability of battery cells is compromised

EV battery thermal runaway avoidance

October 25, 2019 | Sustainable Transport

Alysha Liebscher and Gary Gayman of Morgan Advanced Materials discuss the phenomenon of thermal runaway in electric vehicles and the options available... read more
Vibration testing takes place in the launch configuration

Solar Orbiter Takes a Battering

September 5, 2019 | Vibration Testing

The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter undergoes intense environmental testing in preparation for its launch in 2020. As if missions to space ... read more
MISSE Sample carrier consists of two standard sized trays for mounting experiments

Climatic testing reaches new heights

August 20, 2018 | Climatic Testing

Alpha Space tells Jonathan Newell about a service that takes engineering experiments beyond the atmosphere for the ultimate in climatic testing. Cl... read more
Handheld Thermal Imaging Camera for Maintenance Operations

Thermal imaging cameras for test and maintenance

April 25, 2018 | Instrumentation and Components (sensors, accelerometers etc.)

A range of thermal imaging products from FLIR are available for maintenance, machine monitoring and measuring as part of a thermal multi-meter. RS ... read more
RS Pro Temperature Sensor

Non-Contact IR thermal sensor for industrial use

April 12, 2018 | Instrumentation and Components (sensors, accelerometers etc.)

A miniature infrared thermal sensor is available for non-contact temperature measurement for industrial machine monitoring applications. RS Compone... read more