VACUUM SCIENCE BLOG

After a 2-year break due to Covid, the 11th Vacuum Symposium was held

VSW Founding Editor Dr Andrew Chew Awarded the Harry Leck Memorial Medal

What is Nuclear Fusion? And How Does it Work?

Highlights from the 16th European Vacuum Conference (EVC16)

Ultra-high Vacuum Fittings: What Are Flanges Used For?

What Are the 5 Signs of Vacuum Pump Failure?

Detecting Leaks: Should You Use a Residual Gas Analyser (RGA)?

Do You Need an Onsite or Offsite Backup Vacuum Pump?

A Guide to Preparing your Vacuum System for Thruster Testing Chambers

Four basic rules for working under HV and UHV conditions

Fusion Edge Seal for Vacuum Glazing

How Vacuum Technology makes Vaccine Manufacturing Possible

Book Review: Vacuum and Ultra Vacuum: Physics and Technology

Introduction to Vacuum Coating by Sputter Technology

Global vacuum conferences — A status update as of April 2021

New UHV/XHV pumps at ALBA Synchrotron & Argonne Laboratory

The Working Principle of Multistage Roots Vacuum Pumps

Key working principles of fore vacuum pumps

How Vacuum Technology Supports COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy

The key working principles of High and Ultra-High vacuum pumps

Introduction to Vacuum Coating by Thermal Evaporation

How to reduce outgassing in vacuum systems

Introduction to outgassing

When to Use Direct vs Indirect Gauges

5 Ways Vacuum Contributes to Space Simulation & Research

Introduction to Vacuum Coating Technology

100 Years of the Holweck Vacuum Pump

18th International Conference on Thin Films & 18th Joint Vacuum Conference

Mass Spectrometry in Forensic Science – a brief history

Space Tech Expo Connect 2020

How to fix a vacuum system leak – things to consider

ASMS 2020 Reboot: The development of Mass Spectrometry

How has COVID-19 affected the US vacuum technology industry?

Diaphragm Vacuum Pumps - how they work and where to use them

Vacuum Technology in Medical Analysis

Vacuum Technology in Tumour, Proton & Heavy Ion Therapy

Vacuum Technology in Medical Applications

Dry vacuum pumps in the food industry

Vacuum applications in times of COVID-19 & other pandemics

Everything you need to know about oil diffusion pumps

How to calculate evacuation time for a Vacuum Chamber

Vacuum Technology for Space Simulation Chambers

How To Match Primary & Secondary Pumps

Vacuum Science & Technology: Book Review

66th American Vacuum Symposium Report

How cryopumps work: a detailed guide on their use

Food waste at record high – how vacuum technologies help reduce waste

47th Conference on the Physics & Chemistry of Surfaces & Interfaces

10th Vacuum Symposium 2019 Report

Everything you need to know about screw pumps

Nearly Zero Energy Buildings conference summary

Seven factors affecting the sensitivity of vacuum gauges

Residual Gas Analysers (RGA) explained

Vacuum bake out: its importance and implementation

The importance of gas ballast for vacuum pumps

The limitations of achieving UHV with turbomolecular vacuum pumps

Everything you need to know about scroll pumps

Vacuum system calculation and simulation services

International Conference on Vacuum Insulation for NZEBs

Spotlight on: Gravitational Wave Detectors

How are black holes detected?

Conductance influence in vacuum systems explained

Working with ion getter pumps: everything you need to know

Choosing between different types of vacuum pumps

Understanding vacuum pressure measurement

 Interview with Peter Lambertz

 Interview with Dr Andrew Chew

Working with turbomolecular vacuum pumps

How to find the right vacuum pump system for your lab work

Eight top tips for working with oil-sealed rotary vane pumps

Four ways of finding vacuum leaks using helium

Interview with Dr Saim Memon

Introduction to the fundamentals of vacuum science & technology

ITER: Clean and sustainable energy (using vacuum vessels)

The main CERN vacuum systems explained

Hyperloop: Mass transit within a vacuum!

KATRIN experiment: Measuring the mass of a “ghost particle”

Vacuum Insulated Glazing in Energy Efficient Buildings