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Summary: The fast-moving water during a flood can lead to serious injury or death if not approached with caution.

Floods could seemingly come out of nowhere with little to no warning, which is why being ready at any moment is so important. Fortunately, there are measures you can take to increase your chances of not only surviving the event, but also staying as comfortable as possible during it.

Stay Away from the Water

Depending on where you are when the flood develops and the direction in which the water is heading, you may need to take different evacuation routes. Flood waters can move very quickly, so coming into contact with the water, be it by walking, swimming, or driving, is not recommended. Flood waters can easily knock you over or sweep a vehicle off the street, making the water a dangerous and unpredictable place to be in. Although the water levels might be low, the speed of the water and the debris within it should be taken seriously.

Come up with a designated safe spot before any flood warnings surface, to minimize the amount of confusion between you and your loved ones. If you have a drinking water tank from Turtle-Pac or an emergency kit somewhere in the house, come up with a plan for who should take what with them.

Handle Electricity with Caution

During a flood you need to take extra precautions with the electrical equipment you use. With water getting into houses, buildings, and all over streets, the dangers of electric shock heighten. Heading out to the water with your diesel fuel bladder may seem like a smart way to maneuver the high waters, but exposed wires or power lines in the water can electrocute you. Likewise, you should try not to touch electrical equipment if it is wet, because the moisture could have damaged the internals.

There is a microscopic coating on most eye glass lenses that protects against a number of common hazards. Lenses aren’t just made of non-scratch materials; optical coating systems use chemicals to achieve the desired effect. These processes are used every day in the construction of semi-conductors, where a thin film of highly conductive material is applied directly to silicon circuit boards. The same principles are also used in the manufacture of eye glasses. Today’s glasses are very different from the old glass lenses of yesteryear. With these new scientific processes, the patient gets a quality product that is cheaper and easier to mass produce.

Ion Beam Deposition Process

The ion beam assisted deposition process begins in a sealed chamber, where special chemicals are heated to release particulate matter. The matter floats around the sealed chamber, while air is forced through. A substrate, the material that will receive the coating, is placed inside the sealed chamber. As the air cools the particulates, they settle onto the substrate. This creates a microscopic film that coats the substrate.

Optic Uses

The most common use for Ebeam coating is in the construction of glare-proof lenses. The thin film coating can also protect the user’s eyes from UV lighting. Anyone who has purchased scratch-resistant lenses has also benefitted from this process. Other coatings keep lenses from fogging up on cold days, or provide mirror sheen to the lenses. Dark shades that cover one’s eyes completely, sometimes called “poker glasses,” also rely on this coating but may need several applications to get the desired tint.

Other Processes

Aside from the actual glasses we wear on our faces, the process is used in other devices as well. Imaging technology used to do scans of your eyes requires special coatings. Any lab equipment that requires a semi conductor to function also uses the process to make the material conductive. Lenses that receive a colored tint may also rely on sputtering to apply the thin layer of dye without harming the lens or obscuring one’s vision.

Final Thoughts

Optical coating is an important part of treating patients with serious vision problems. Optical coatings are useful for tinting lenses of a patient who has just had eye surgery, or keeping eye glasses clean and scratch free. Today’s technology also means that patients worry a lot less about daily cleaning, which may have scratched older lenses. Optics have come a long way thanks to sputtering systems.

During the manufacturing of semiconductors, the vacuum metallization process is used to link together circuits. This is done by placing a thin layer of film made from a metal such as aluminum, nickel or gold between the elements of a semiconductor. While the end goal is to create an electrical connection between components, there are different ways to achieve this.

Here is a look at some of the common metallization disposition processes for semiconductors:

Sputtering: A sputter coater places a thin film by bombarding the target material with ions of an inert gas. The gas is introduced into a low-pressure vacuum while an electric field charges the ions and draws them to the target. Sputtering allows for a high level of control over the dispersal of the coating and can be used in almost any semiconductor application.

E-Beam Evaporation: With electron-beam evaporation, a focused blast of electrons heats the target metal. This causes the metal to vaporize, with the particles condensing on the wafers of the semiconductor.

Filament Evaporation: Also called resistive evaporation, this process involves the heating of a filament by thermal resistance. This is typically done in a bell jar or similar device. As the filament heats up, the metal that is to be deposited melts and the filament becomes wet. The metal eventually melts completely and vaporizes, condensing on the target wafer to create the thin film layer.

Flash Evaporation: A ceramic bar that has been heated by thermal resistance is used in flash evaporation. When the bar touches a length of wire, it causes the target metal to evaporate and be deposited onto the semiconductor substrate.

Induction Evaporation: In induction evaporation, metal in a crucible is melted by radiofrequency radiation.

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Installing synthetic turf grass on your lawn is great landscaping choice for a variety of reasons. It is an environmentally-friendly choice since it doesn’t require regular watering or any fertilizers. It gives your property a healthy, well-kept look without requiring major maintenance and it can save you money in the long run.

But before you put an artificial lawn in your yard, you need to do some research. Not all types of artificial turf are alike. There are factors that will make certain types of turf more appropriate for different uses. You’ll want to read the specifications provided by the artificial grass manufacturer carefully before you make a purchase to ensure that you are getting the right turf for your needs.

Here is a brief overview of some of the most common types of artificial turf materials and what makes them so unique:

Athletic Turf: This is turf that is specifically designed to go on sports playing surfaces for football, soccer, lacrosse and other sports usually played on grass. The pile height is usually two to three inches and has crumbled bits of rubber or silica sand used as infill. These small pellets of infill are easily tracked into a home, so this is not a good residential turf choice.

Landscaping Turf: Turf that is appropriate for residential use has a microfiber layer of yarn that serves as the “roots” of the turf. This layer keeps the blades of turf upright, eliminating the need for infill. This type of grass often has the highest amount of yarn per square foot and is made to closely resemble actual grass.

Pet-Friendly Turf: If you have pets at your home – particularly dogs – you will want to look for artificial turf that is specifically designed for them. This means that it will have a special antibacterial treatment meant to reduce odors associated with urine and feces. It will also have excellent drainage capabilities, making it easy for you to hose down and clean the turf.

Playground Turf: When it comes to turf for playground uses, safety is important. Turf that’s appropriate for the playground is often heavily padded to cushion youngsters who fall while playing rough and tumble. The turf itself is also often very dense. It is possible to use athletic turf as an alternative to playground turf; however, the infill can be messy when little hands and feet are playing on the turf.

Article written by CCGrass Landscapes. CCGrass Landscapes supplies synthetic turf for international and U.S. customers.

Sputtering systems are created in various configurations, including magnetron sputtering, E-beam evaporation and PVD Thermal Evaporation. Sputtering places extremely thin layers of material onto a target surface. These layers can be measured by the nanometer, and are often so dense that they are almost as hard as diamonds. These layers are so small that you would need an electron microscope to see them.

Healthcare, semi-conductor production, computer components and special optics all make use of sputtering systems. The carbon-like coatings these systems produce protect the target material from heat, pressure and abrasion. In order to prevent a fault in the finished product, it is incredibly important that operators never touch the inside of a vacuum with their bare hands. Skin oils left in the chamber introduce contaminates that alter the hardness of the film.

In any sort of sputter coater system, the gas inside the chamber is heated up to temperatures that are like that of the sun. A state of matter called plasma is created that allows for the greatest freedom of motion in particles. The particles leave the plasma and condense onto the target material in the chamber.

A typical application of a sputter coater system is for optics. Coating optical lenses helps prevent scratching and other defects.

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