Many tea drinkers know about tannins, those pesky molecules that stain teeth and ceramic mugs. Last year, John L. Lombardi, a green tea drinker, learned that makers of hard-disk drives were thirsting ...

The kind of lapping plate Insaco uses plays a vital role in the lapping process. It significantly affects the output of this abrasive machining technique. A plate should not be too hard as it damages ...

Even if you don't own a cat you've probably seen one lap up a bowl of milk. Exactly how our feline friends go about doing it has been a scientific mystery, until now: The journal Science has published ...

In this video, we explore the process of mixing diamond paste for stropping, polishing, and lapping. The base mix consists of a 1:1 ratio of vegetable glycerine to dipropylene glycol, combined with ...

During lapping, a spinning abrasive surface is used to thin wafers from the backside. As the process progresses, precise feedback is required to monitor the amount of material removed and determine ...

Sponsored by Vitrek, LLCReviewed by Maria OsipovaSep 18 2025 Wafer lapping is a vital semiconductor thinning operation that requires precise control to avoid over-removal of material, which can result ...