ICNNN 2025, ICMTA 2025 and SMS 2025

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[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] ICNNN 2025 and ICMTA 2025 The 14th International Conference on Nanostructures, Nanomaterials and Nanoengineering (ICNNN 2025) will be held from October 29-31 in Kyoto, Japan, co-located with the 10th International Conference on Materials Technology and Applications (ICMTA 2025). [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1761219618609{background-color: #D9D9D9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] ICNNN 2025 focuses on topics in the fields of nano-related sciences, technologies, and business. The ICMTA conference brings together researchers and experts in the areas of material technology and applications. The conference keynotes and invited speakers will address alloying of nanostructures and the subsequent effect on their mechanical properties, such as strength, ductility, and heat conduction. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="Vacuum Coaters" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" css="" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fproducts%2F"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="More" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" css="" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Fsample-preparation-for-sem%2F|title:Sample%20Preparation%20for%20Scanning%20Electron%20Microscopy"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1761219627788{background-color: #D9D9D9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""]…
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V 2025 International Conference and Exhibition

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[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] V 2025 The International Conference and Exhibition for Vacuum, Plasma, Surface, and Coating (V 2025), a leading forum for showcasing the latest advances and innovations in science and industry, will be held from 13th to 16th October 2025 at the International Congress Centre Dresden, Germany. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1759662666072{background-color: #D9D9D9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="More About Plasma" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" css="" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Fwhat-is-plasma%2F|title:What%20is%20Plasma%3F"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="More About Deposition" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" css="" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Fdeposition%2F|title:Deposition%20Methods%20%7C%20Vacuum%20Deposition"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] This event is a global meeting for the exchange between industry and science in the fields of applied vacuum, plasma, and surface technology, featuring various sessions such as educational tutorials, workshops, an industrial exhibition, keynote speeches, and more, alongside the main conference, with a focus on surface engineering, coating…
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Bias Sputtering

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[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=""] Bias Sputtering Bias sputtering, or substrate biasing, involves applying an electric voltage to the substrate, which increases the ion bombardment of the substrate and the subsequent coating during the sputter deposition process. The main aim of substrate bias sputtering is to minimise film contamination by the process gas atoms, and it helps produce more condensed films with lower electrical resistivity compared to those formed without substrate biasing. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="13895" img_size="medium" add_caption="yes" alignment="center" style="vc_box_outline" border_color="mulled_wine" css=""][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1758448637471{background-color: #D9D9D9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] How Does Substrate Bias Sputtering Work? During the sputtering process, the surface of the sputtering target is bombarded by the positive ions generated in the plasma of the process gas. The substrate ion bombardment can be controlled by adjusting the applied voltage, which can modify the…
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AVS 71 International Symposium and Exhibition

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[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] AVS 71 International Symposium and Exhibition The 71st American Vacuum Society (AVS) Symposium and Exhibition will be held on the 21st to 26th of September, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina, in a multidisciplinary environment concerning issues related to materials, processing and interfaces in research and industry. The correlated exhibition showcases the instruments, services and technologies in the field. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1757665287018{background-color: #D9D9D9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="More About Thin Films" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" css="" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Fthin-film-and-thin-films-types%2F|title:Thin%20Films%20Coating%20and%20Applications"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="What Is EDX?" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" css="" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Fedx%2F|title:What%20is%20Energy-Dispersive%20X-Ray%20Spectroscopy%20(EDX)%3F"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] The AVS 71 focuses on various topics, including: Thin films processing, structure, properties, and applications Plasma science and technology and applications in plasma etching, deposition, and processing Chemical analysis and imaging of interfaces through microscopy…
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The 23rd International Vacuum Congress (IVC-23)

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[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] The 23rd International Vacuum Congress (IVC23) will take place in Sydney, Australia, from 15th to 19th September 2025, to gather scientists, experts, and manufacturers in the field of vacuum science and technology, and related applications. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1757237920495{background-color: #D9D9D9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="What is Thin Film?" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" css="" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Fthin-film-and-thin-films-types%2F|title:Thin%20Films%20Coating%20and%20Applications"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="More About Plasma" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" css="" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Fwhat-is-plasma%2F|title:What%20is%20Plasma%3F"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] This event includes extensive plenary talks on various topics, including: Electronic materials processing and photonics Vacuum Science and Technology Environmental Sustainability Surface Science and Engineering Thin Films Biointerfaces/Neurotechnology Plasma Science and Technology Energy Magnetic surfaces and interfaces Quantum Science and Technology Nanostructures [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1757237931058{background-color: #D9D9D9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="Sputter Coaters" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" css=""…
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New Update in Vac Coat RF Generators

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[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] New Update in Vac Coat RF Generators   Vac Coat RF generators have been updated with a new capability that allows the user to adjust RF power at a programmable rate. This feature enables a controlled increase in the RF power applied to the sputter cathode and target, which is crucial to prevent heat shock and target damage, particularly with ceramic targets. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="8567" img_size="medium" onclick="custom_link" css="" link="https://vaccoat.com/products/rf-generator/"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1756755112700{background-color: #D9D9D9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="Sputter Coaters" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" css="" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fsputter-coater%2F|title:Sputter%20Coaters%20%7C%20High%20Resolution%20Sputtering%20System"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="DC Sputtering" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" css="" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Fdc-sputtering%2F|title:DC%20Sputtering"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] Vac Coat offers RF generators on its sputter coaters, such as the DST1-300, and hybrid coaters with sputtering cathodes, like the DSCT-300, DST3-T, and DST2-TG, for sputter…
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Microscopy Conference 2025

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[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] Microscopy Conference 2025 The Microscopy Conference 2025 will be held in Karlsruhe from 31st of August to 4th of September, 2025. Variety of plenary lectures, scientific sessions, and poster presentations, along with an instrument exhibition, cover the materials science, life sciences, and instrumentation and methods. Andreas Mattil, the German representative of Vac Coat company, will exhibit scientific instruments, including Vac Coat vacuum coaters. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1756627588770{background-color: #D9D9D9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="More About SEM" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" css="" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Fscanning-electron-microscope-sem%2F|title:Scanning%20Electron%20Microscope%20(SEM)"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="SEM Coaters" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" css="" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fsem-coater%2F|title:SEM%20Coaters%20%7C%20Coating%20Techniques%20for%20SEM"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] The MC 2025 that is jointly organized by the German Society for Electron Microscopy, Swiss Society for Optics and Microscopy, and Austrian Society for Electron Microscopy, includes topics such as instrumental developments…
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DC Sputtering

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[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] What Is DC Sputtering? Direct Current sputtering, also known as DC sputtering, a subclass of diode sputtering, is a common method used to deposit thin films of conductive materials. Applying a DC voltage between the cathode and anode in a vacuum chamber results in the formation of energetic plasma ions, bombarding the target material on the cathode and ejecting its atoms, which are then deposited on the substrate. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1756070177704{background-color: #D9D9D9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="More About Sputtering" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" css="" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Fsputtering%2F|title:Sputtering%20Process%20%7C%20Sputtering%20Deposition%20Method"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="What is Thin Film?" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" css="" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Fthin-film-and-thin-films-types%2F|title:Thin%20Films%20Coating%20and%20Applications"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] DC-diode sputtering offers the advantage of simple performance; however, its operation is limited to conductive targets due to charge buildup on insulator target surfaces during…
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Vac Coat “Mag Target Fastener TM” For Easier Target Installation

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[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] Vac Coat “Mag Target Fastener TM” For Easier Target Installation Vac Coat has recently introduced the Mag Target Fastener TM to facilitate the target installation process on the magnetron cathodes. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1755273542196{background-color: #D9D9D9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="What is Magnetron Sputtering?" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" css="" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Fmagnetron-sputtering%2F|title:Magnetron%20Sputtering"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="More About Sputtering Targets" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" css="" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fsputtering-targets%2F|title:Sputtering%20Targets"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] The Mag Target Fastener TM is a magnetic knob specifically designed by Vac Coat to secure the target to the cathode while screwing the target holder. Keeping the target centred on the cathodes on the chamber lid during target holder placement may seem challenging for an inexperienced user, which can be assisted by the Target Mag Fastener TM, supplied as an optional…
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Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)

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[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) Conventional transmission electron microscopy (TEM) utilises a beam of electrons interacting with a thin specimen. The scattered electrons transmitted through the sample are subsequently collected to form an image revealing its structure. Transmission electron microscopes are consistently developed to overcome challenges and enhance the image resolution below 1 nm and magnification of up to 1,000,000x, creating various modes for extensive applications, such as high-resolution imaging of micro-nano structures, crystalline phase orientations, and elemental analysis. Moreover, achieving high-quality, accurate results for electron microscopy, specifically TEM, requires considerations in sample preparation steps prior to the analysis. This article is intended to shed light on the transmission electron microscopy basics, components, modes, as well as its applications, advantages, and challenges. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1754565665169{background-color: #D9D9D9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2=""…
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