John Woollam’s
career in ellipsometry
When John Woollam,
a physics professor in charge of the ellipsometry
program at the University of Nebraska--Lincoln,
founded his own company in 1987, this was
an unusual event. Since then, J. A. Woollam
Co., Inc., has grown into a worldwide leader
in its field, with more than 40 patents and
35 employees.
Finding
pollution with aerial infrared thermography
Liquids
polluting streams can be pinpointed from
the air using aerial infrared thermography
because of the temperature difference between
the two liquids. This is an efficient and
effective method compared to time-consuming
and labor-intensive traditional ground-based
methods.
How IBM sustains
the leading edge
AIBM
has a history, over more than a century,
of getting new ideas into the marketplace—devices
that process, store, and communicate information.
Its scientists and engineers continue to
pioneer discoveries in such fields as optics,
quantum information processing, and natural
patterning.
What
is rheology anyway?
Rheology
studies the flow of unusual materials, particularly
non-Newtonian fluids such as mayonnaise,
paint, molten plastics, and foams. The Society
of Rheology, whose Greek motto means “everything
flows,” caters to rheologists in many
fields.
