Topic

EMI shielding.

Electromagnetic-interference shielding in a world of pervasive radio-frequency infrastructure.

EMI shielding from first principles.
GUEST ESSAY · PROFESSOR, NTU SINGAPORE

EMI shielding from first principles.

How magnetic permeability, electrical conductivity, and skin depth conspire to make nickel a near-ideal shielding material across RF and microwave frequencies.

Nickel — the silent metal quietly powering the 21st-century technology boom.
GUEST ESSAY · PROFESSOR, NTU SINGAPORE

Nickel — the silent metal quietly powering the 21st-century technology boom.

From hydrogen electrolysers to EMI shielding, aerospace alloys to compound semiconductors, ultra-pure nickel is the material layer under a generation of technologies. Why the market has not yet noticed.