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Phil Zarrow: Brook, we talk about choosing a flux. We start off with these classifications. What is the meaning of it? BrookSandy-Smith: They can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different

Phil Zarrow: Brook, with regard to contamination, there's a number of different sources and the first one that comes to my mind is handling—the human factor, if you will. And I'm

Before I was offered an internship here at Indium Corporation, I made sure to do my research to really get a feel for what I was applying for. I looked at the corporate website and read some blogs

The last two weeks I have been analyzing sales data. This sounds like a daunting project since Indium Corporation has hundreds of thousands of lines of data for the period I am evaluating. However,

Hello again, Part of the allure of science for me is the application to the real world. The ability to affect how people live their lives, or to better understand the environment, is something that

In a world where debt can be accumulated in a variety of ways such as your home, your car, your college education, and your credit card, people will only reflect negatively on your accumulation of

I imagine that many students coming out of college find it difficult to transition from the classroom to the workplace. This internship has taught me so much that I haven’t learned at

Something that I’ve taken a lot of interest in during my internship at Indium Corporation is trade show planning. So, what is a trade show? By definition, a trade show is “an exhibition

Indium and gallium compounds havebeen usedin catalysis for many years and research onnewapplications is

In my short time working in an office I have realized how important it is to have good relationships with my co-workers. Often times, one little task involves having to talk to 3 or 4 different

Some people say there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes. I agree, but I’m adding a third; the alarm clock. Rain, sun, or snow its tone will always go off at least an hour

Recently, all of the interns were asked to prepare mid-point reports, and to discuss the progress each of us has made in our respective fields, specifically, for our long-term

Hello again everyone, I don’t know about you, but I think science is really cool. I have always felt this way, but back in the day, as a small kid running around getting dirty, I naively

Having a lot of tasks to complete isn’t the hard part, it’s finding time during the day to complete them. Being in a department that plays a large role in other departments and their day

How’s it going guys? Yesterday, I attended the 2017 Vans Warped Tour at Darien Lake Theme Park, outside of Buffalo, NY. Warped Tour is something I try to attend every year, whether the lineup

Phil Zarrow: Andy, Gold-Tin, specifically Gold-Tin 20, has been a real workhorse for a lot of high-temp applications of late. And what we're seeing is we're kind of running out of steam in

Phil Zarrow: Andy, voiding is a major problem in electronic assembly in general, but it really manifests itself in high-temp applications. Andy C. Mackie, PhD, MSc: Correct. Yeah. Voiding, as always,

So, what is it that you are trying to say? Throughout high school and college, we have always had a minimum number of pages, or a time limit, that our papers and presentations had to exceed in order

Last Friday, I had the privilege of attending the style guide review meeting with the Indium Corporation Marcom team and employees from The Paige Group. Until then, I had absolutely no idea how much

When customers call and enquire about our oxide products the conversation quickly dives into some technical lingo, that I'd like to explore in this blog post. Background info: I'm assuming

If you’re familiar with solder you know the traditional 63Sn/37Pb alloy and at least one higher temperature Pb-Free alloy (probably one of the Sn/Ag/Cu alloys which are very popular right