Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen 27th March 1845 – 10th February 1923, was a German mechanical engineer and physicist, who, on the 8 November 1895 produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays or Roentgen rays, an achievement that earned him the...

Sir Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield (28 August 1919 – 12 August 2004) was a British electrical engineer whose work in creating the computerized axial tomography scanner, the CAT scan, (a diagnostic tool used in hospitals worldwide) won him the Nobel Prize with...

Pixi (Planetary In-Situ X-ray Imager) projectScintacor is collaborating with eXaminArt, on the Nasa funded PIXI (Planetary In-Situ X-ray Imager) project to develop an in-situ high-resolution X-ray computed tomography (microCT) instrument to analyse geological samples on the surface of Mars. The instrument will double as an X-ray spectrometer to map the...

In this interview, AZoM talks to Ed Bullard and Martin Lewis, CEO and Principal Engineer at Scintacor respectively, about Scintacor, the company's products, capabilities, and vision for the future.   Ed Bullard: "We want to expand the range of products we offer. Moving beyond the specific dental X-ray market into...

Scintacor’s micro-columnar CsI as seen in a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) - separate needles of CsI grow to form a structure that has light-guiding properties in the vertical direction.   Thallium doped micro-columnar Caesium Iodide (CsI) is a uniquely important material in the world of X-ray detection devices. For Scintacor...

Homeland Security – Optimization of Neutron Detection Module based on 6Li-Glass scintillator and an array of SIPMs –NRCN & Ben Gurion University Israel. Download Full Article NEUTRONS do not interact directly with electrons in matter; therefore, the mechanisms for detecting neutrons are based on indirect methods through nuclear reactions in converter...

As part of our contribution to the fight against COVID-19 Scintacor are repurposing 3D printers in our Cambridge facility to make face shields for local NHS healthcare workers. Scintacor would like to take this opportunity to thank all the NHS staff and essential workers!rs. If you would like to join this...

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, today announced the addition of the Scintacor “Visualize” range to its portfolio. Renamed last year as Scintacor and previously known as Applied Scintillation Technologies, the company’s wide range of products offers high levels of sensitivity...

Increasing regulatory and consumer demands have intensified the pressure on the food industry to implement reliable methods of food inspection to ensure product safety and quality. Xray technology can be used in food inspection to detect physical contaminants and to study the internal structure of food products for quality purposes.Food...

Scintaocr announces it has incredible x-ray screens that look at the bones in ants