The term “vacuum” means many different things depending whether you are working on space equipment, scientific instruments, or even internal combustion engines. In our sphere it is so often used as a ...

There’s nothing like a true hack, where something useful is concocted from bits of scrap and bargain store finds. Builds like these are much more than the sum of their parts, especially when they ...

Even very slight environmental noise, such as microscopic vibrations or magnetic field fluctuations a hundred times smaller ...

In this video, I demonstrate how to create a budget-friendly vacuum chamber using a refrigerator compressor and a steel pot, ideal for projects like degassing resin, plaster, silicone, wax, and wood ...

Figure 1. Vacuum chamber (left) and hot bond controller (right) along with a vacuum source for the inner bag and chamber are all connected and ready to run a double vacuum debulk (DVD) process. Inset ...

Some proponents of Flat Earth theory – the erroneous idea that Earth is flat instead of a globe – also believe that space is an illusion or a hoax. A meme currently circulating on social media and ...

Stan Grisnik describes how NASA’s huge craft-testing facility can recreate the vacuum conditions of space. Inside the Space Power Facility The cost of failure of a space mission is millions or even ...

Made to measure: NIST scientists are evaluating the effectiveness of a range of materials and processing options in achieving ultralow outgassing rates in XHV chambers (Courtesy: NIST) Fundamental to ...