RVmagnetics achieves extreme environment validation for MicroWire sensors
SNAPSHOT: MicroWire technology, already proven in composites, is now validated by U.K. National Physics Lab in ionizing radiation and cryogenic temperatures for defense, space and nuclear applications.
Source | RVmagnetics
RVmagnetics (Košice, Slovakia) has completed Test, Evaluation, Verification and Validation (TEVV) — a comprehensive, risk-based approach for assessing complex systems — at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL, Teddington, U.K.), confirming the performance of its MicroWire sensor technology under extreme conditions, including cryogenic temperatures and exposure to neutron and gamma irradiation. For system integrators and program managers, this means reduced risk at the sensing level even in environments such as cryogenic fuel systems, orbital platforms and nuclear infrastructure.
The tests confirmed that MicroWire sensors deliver:
- Stable and predictable behavior
- Reliable signal response under ionizing radiation
- Proven operation at cryogenic temperatures.
Building on prior validation down to 4 Kelvin (liquid helium), MicroWire technology is enabling new approaches to:
- Cryogenic tank and propulsion monitoring
- Structural health monitoring (SHM) in aerospace structures and platforms
- Early warning systems in mission-critical infrastructure.
Following this milestone, RVmagnetics is accelerating technology readiness levels (TRL) and industrial deployment in collaboration with customers and integration partners. Read more about this work in LinkedIn, the full paper with NPL UK on RVmagnetics’ website and more about RVmagnetics in CW articles.
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