Posted On: September 15th, 2005 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

The Twin Paradox

Folks, Arguably the most famous thought experiment in relativity theory is the Twin Paradox. In this supposed paradox, one of two twins travels at nea...

Posted On: September 10th, 2005 | By: Rick Short

Blogging Policy

If (and I quote), "Your Blog contains proprietary information such as the strategic plan,confidential communications from the legal department, p...

Posted On: September 7th, 2005 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Six Sigma: Caveat Emptor

I am naturally proud of the Six Sigma Program I helped develop at Dartmouth. In developing the material we evaluated other programs. I was surprised a...

Posted On: September 1st, 2005 | By: Rick Short

Greetings From NEPCON South China

I am in Shenzhen, attending NEPCON South China. The show is full of action. The Indium team has met with several existing and new customers,......

Posted On: August 31st, 2005 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

A Layman's Perspective on the Effect of Alloying

Folks, Recent work and teaching has caused me to reflect on several interesting properties of alloys. Alloying typically: 1. Lowers the melting temper...

Posted On: August 28th, 2005 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

WEEE Categories 8 and 9 stilll not included in RoHS

Dr. Ron, What do you know about the additions of WEEE category 8 and 9 to RoHS? What is the status? Bruce Bruce, The latest is that the decision...

Posted On: August 24th, 2005 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Dr. Ron Claims "Largest" Exam in History of Dartmouth Summer Program

Folks, I gave a mid-term exam for all 193 of my students taking my course, Materials: The Substance of Civilization a short time ago. I believe it is ...

Posted On: August 18th, 2005 | By: Dr. Ron Lasky

Tin Pest: Still a Forgotten Concern in Lead Free Assembly

Folks, I am still surprised that so few people are concerned about tin pest in lead-free assembly. Below is an excerpt from a paper I wrote on the top...