Blogs
Snow Flakes Under Magnification – A Unique View
After waiting all winter for it to snow, we have been in for a treat these past few days with impressive snowfalls throughout the Boston area. Snowflakes look very different under magnification — and often, their geometric shapes are very surprising. Here are some recent scans we did of snowflakes from outside our Woburn offices:
Snow Flakes Under Magnification – A Unique View
After waiting all winter for it to snow, we have been in for a treat these past few days with ...
Important Update During COVID-19
Analytical Answers would like to assure all of our clients that we are open! We are taking additional safety measures ...
I’m Looking Through You : Q&A
In this webinar, we look at the capabilities of TEM and its methodologies. The Q & A from the webinar ...
Small Spot ESCA : Q&A
The above webinar discusses analyzing surface chemistry on micro-devices and its methodologies. Here you can examine a Q & A ...
Fast Mapping : Q&A
The above webinar discusses the capabilities of fast mapping and its applications. Here you can read the Q & A ...
Beaches: East vs. West – a study in sand
Now that summer has drawn to a close, we're taking a look back at some beaches that we visited this ...
Hamilton-Wenham STEM night
Analytical Answers is pleased to participate in programs and activities in the community, especially those that focus on science, and ...
Turkey Feathers: Intricate Structures
Here, we're featuring the structures of turkey feathers. More specifically, some optical and electron microscope images of the intricate structure ...
Analytical Answers, Inc. to Bring Materials Analysis Expertise to Advanced Manufacturing Convention
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Analytical Answers, Inc., a Woburn, Massachusetts-based technical consulting firm and service provider which helps advanced manufacturing firms ...
Ticks: The More You Know
The image of the month is a false-colored secondary electron (SE) image of the mouth parts of a tick, taken ...
The Science of Sundaes
It’s a hot, humid summer day; the sun is blazing down making waves of heat bounce off the pavement, the ...
Drew Killius – A Curious Scientist is the Best Kind
According to Drew Killius, searching for (and finding) answers is the best way to explain how the world works. And ...
Analytical Answers: Over a Quarter Century of Providing Answers
The more things change, the more they stay the same! What was true 25 years ago – as reprinted from ...
Webinar Recap: Anywhere Services Live
Did you miss our final webinar before the summer – Anywhere Services Live? Don't worry, you can learn everything that ...
Avoiding Sticky Situations: The Science of Adhesives
Adhesives play a pretty important role in our everyday lives; even if we aren’t always aware of them, they’re present ...
Careers in STEM: Education and Outlooks
Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) have been the fastest growing fields for years now. The employment growth, ...
Webinar Recap: Visualizing Hydration and Dehydration of Pharmaceuticals, Foodstuffs, and Other Materials Using Wet Scanning Electron Microscopy
Did you miss out on our January webinar – Visualizing Hydration and Dehydration of Pharmaceuticals, Foodstuffs, and Other Materials Using ...
The Science of Smell & The Smell of Rain
Have you ever thought about how we detect smells, or how we determine if it is a good smell or ...
The Science and Stigma of Solidago
Can you guess what this microscopic picture is? Here are a few hints; it’s native to North America, plays an ...
Scientist Profile: William Harris
William (Bill) Harris is an FIB Microscopist and Senior Surface Scientist at Analytical Answers lab in Woburn. Though being a ...
Scientist Profile: Joseph Bedard
For 25 years, Joseph F. Bedard has been a laboratory scientist. As Senior Electron Microscopist and Failure Analysis Specialist at ...
The Importance of Chemical Structure
In the world of chemistry, structure can be the difference between life and death – quite literally. There are many ...
Scientist Profile: Jay Powell
Stepping into Jay Powell’s lab at Analytical Answers would overwhelm a person not used to scientific equipment, bright lights and ...
Food Science: Sugar
Everyone loves sugar; whether you like just a dash of sugar in your coffee to balance out the bitterness, or ...
Food Science: Salt
From savory steaks and pastas to sweet pastries and cookies, almost every recipe has one common ingredient: salt. Dating all ...
Food Science: Flour
Flour is an essential ingredient in lots of recipes, mostly for baked goods. But do we really know how flour ...
The Science of Coffee Growing
Coffee has become such an essential part of our everyday life; it wakes us up in the morning, keeps us ...
The Science of Coffee Brewing
There are a lot of different factors that go into making a perfect, great tasting cup of coffee. The temperature, ...
What You Know Can Help You – A Background in Building Blocks
Scientists often perform their jobs in an objective, dispassionate manner that belies the excitement bubbling beneath the surface. Especially when ...