Celebrus Technologies Limited

The dominant method for evaluating rust characteristics of a metal in a certain environment is dead simple. Museums keen on the condition of their metal artworks, for example, will keep small metal &quot;coupons&quot; in the environment close to the artwork to keep corrosion in check. The problem is that checking these coupons can be a long and laborious process. Now, scientists working under the EU-funded MUSECORR have developed a similar sensor, but one that is much more sensitive and works in real-time. Their technology runs a current across such a coupon -- this one only 50nm thick -- and measures for changes in resistance to determine how much the metal has corroded. &quot;The increased sensitivity will prove useful in many mildly-corrosive environments, like atmospheric corrosion both indoors and outdoors, says Robert H. Heidersbach, Jr., a corrosion expert based in Fort Lauderdale. They anticipate that this type of sensor will be extremely useful to a variety of manufacturing industries.

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	The dominant method for evaluating rust characteristics of a metal in a certain environment is dead simple. Museums keen on the condition of their metal artworks, for example, will keep small metal &quot;coupons&quot; in the environment close to the artwork to keep corrosion in check. The problem is that checking these coupons can be a long and laborious process. Now, scientists working under the EU-funded MUSECORR have developed a similar sensor, but one that is much more sensitive and works in real-time. Their technology runs a current across such a coupon -- this one only 50nm thick -- and measures for changes in resistance to determine how much the metal has corroded. &quot;The increased sensitivity will prove useful in many mildly-corrosive environments, like atmospheric corrosion both indoors and outdoors, says Robert H. Heidersbach, Jr., a corrosion expert based in Fort Lauderdale. They anticipate that this type of sensor will be extremely useful to a variety of manufacturing industries.</p>
