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New Faces at Torr
Robin Cullander Here at Torr, we have recently welcomed Robin, as our new Hermetics Specialist. Robin joins us with 23 years of experience in the vacuum industry! His role means that he is responsible for the TIG welding, as well as assisting with leak-testing,...
Sussex Chamber of Commerce
Torr Scientific Limited recently joined the Sussex Chamber of Commerce as a new member. This membership will provide TSL with more networking opportunities with other local businesses, access to business support services and international trade support. It also offers...
Exhibition Report – Vacuum Symposium
This June we attended the Vacuum Symposium at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire. The event is designed around promoting science, technology and engineering, specifically for the vacuum technology industry. It also reached niches within the...
More Surrey Success
Mark Baker, Professor of Surface Science and Engineering at University of Surrey, has been awarded the 2026 Harry Leck Memorial Medal by Vacuum Symposium UK. The medal is awarded, in the words of its official website, for “distinguished contributions to British...
Nature Adores a Vacuum
The idea of horror vacui (Latin for ‘horror of the vacuum’) is widely attributed to Aristotle from the 4th century BCE (though the internet tells me that Aristotle would not have been speaking Latin). Horror vacui is usually expressed in English as ‘nature abhors a...
Nano-Textured Products
Nano‑textured optics for removing reflection Random nano-texturing for fused silica grades across the ultraviolet and infrared spectrum is the latest innovation for reducing reflection rates within optical and laser grade viewports and quantum cells. This is an...
Quantum Collaboration Involving TSL Leads to Publication
Additive manufacturing and passive vacuum pumping for quantum devices Work from a collaborative project involving TSL has recently been published in a peer‑reviewed journal and is already attracting attention with an online review in Physics Magazine and another in...
New Faces at Torr
We have recently taken on some new employees here at Torr, and we would love to introduce them on our newsletter! It has been lovely to get to know them all and learn about what brought them to Torr.Nathan Whitlock- Engineering Apprentice Nathan has recently...
SPIE Photonics West Exhibition 2026
Torr Scientific exhibited for the second year in a row at the SPIE Photonics West meeting held in January 2026 in San Francisco, USA. SPIE is the international society for optics and photonics, they organise an annual combined conference and exhibition in the...
New Scanning Electron Microscope
Scanning electron microscope arrives at TSLTowards the end of last year, TSL took delivery of a Hitachi S-3200N scanning electron microscope (SEM) with an energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectrometer. The SEM allows high-resolution imaging of samples while the EDX...
Why is glass transparent?
When we consider transparent materials, often the first one we think of is glass! It is one of the most commonly used materials in people’s homes for windows, as well as within optical use-cases such as telescopes, microscopes, cameras and glasses and for packaging...
Delivering Easter Joy
We would like to wish all our customers, suppliers and followers a very happy Easter. This year again, we are proud to be supporting Rockinghorse Children's Charity, helping to bring a little joy to children spending Easter in hospital. A collection of Easter eggs...
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