The non-destructive testing laboratory principally conducts research into five areas:

• phased array imaging;
• materials characterisation (e.g. nonlinear ultrasound);
• structural health monitoring;
• NDT of composites; and
• ultrasonic particle manipulation.

In order to support this research there are a number of general purpose items such as pulser receivers, amplifiers, oscilloscopes, signal generators and ultrasonic transducers.

The laboratory has specialist kit in the form of:

• a Faraday cage
• an inteferometer
• three phased array controllers;
• a large collection of phased arrays;
• a high frequency pulser receiver (200MHz);
• a Schleiren system (for wave visualisation) and;
• a particle manipulation controller.

The laboratory houses a large stock of samples from many industries and in a variety of materials.