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Investigating Aquatic and Environmental Aspects of Nanoparticles using the Zetasizer Nano from Malvern Instruments

Researchers at the University of Alberta, Canada, working as part of a major Canadian initiative to investigate the aquatic and environmental aspects of nanoparticles, are using the Zetasizer Nano from Malvern Panalytical to characterize nanoparticle behavior in biological and aqueous matrices.

From Malvern Panalytical 7 Aug 2012

IONICON Analytik Selects Ecotech as Distribution Partner for Australia and New Zealand

IONICON Analytik, a company specializing in high-resolution and ultra-sensitive online mass spectrometry to analyze trace gases, has selected Ecotech as its distribution partner for Australia and New Zealand.

From IONICON Analytik 7 Aug 2012

BASF Offers New Portfolio of Engineering Plastics for Drinking Water Contact Applications

BASF now offers a suite of engineering plastics exclusively designed for drinking water contact applications.

From BASF Corporation 7 Aug 2012

Sherry Laboratories Recieves Nadcap Merit Status at Broken Arrow Laboratory

Sherry Laboratories’ materials testing laboratory in Broken Arrow, Okla., has earned renewal of Nadcap accreditation with Merit status.

7 Aug 2012

WUSTL Awarded DOE ARPA-E Grant to Develop Battery Management System

A research team at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) has been awarded a $2 million grant by the Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a battery management system for electric-car batteries. The School of Engineering & Applied Sciences has matched the award with a grant of $1.2 million.

By Nick Gilbert 7 Aug 2012

ProTec Polymer Processing to Present PET Recycling Solutions at Fakuma 2012

At the FAKUMA trade fair, ProTec Polymer Processing, a provider of machines and complete system solutions for material handling in various types of plastic treatment processes, will be showcasing comprehensive solution concepts for cost-effective, efficient and flexible plant engineering for PET recycling, and material handling for plastics processing applications.

By Nick Gilbert 7 Aug 2012

Comprehensive Report on Advanced Batteries for Utility-Scale Energy Storage Applications

Reportlinker.com has included a new report titled ‘Advanced Batteries for Utility-Scale Energy Storage Applications’ to its offering.

From Report Linker 7 Aug 2012

New Report Predicts Strong Growth for Global Fuel Cell Industry

Pike Research’s new report titled ‘Fuel Cells Annual Report 2012’ has predicted that the market for fuel cells used in the transport, portable and stationary sectors will achieve a total value of $15.7 billion by 2017. However, a number of issues must be resolved for achieving this figure.

By G.P. Thomas 7 Aug 2012

Research and Markets Offers South Africa Metals Report Q3 2012

Research and Markets has included a new report titled ‘South Africa Metals Report Q3 2012’ to its catalogue.

By Nick Gilbert 7 Aug 2012

Carl Zeiss Introduce New Merlin FE-SEM at M&M 2012

At the Microscopy & Microanalysis conference 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona, Carl Zeiss Microscopy introduced an extension of its Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM) platform MERLIN.

From ZEISS Microscopy GmbH 6 Aug 2012

Warwick Analytical Develops New Protocol to Improve Sulfur Determination

Warwick Analytical Service (WAS) has developed a proprietary Inductive Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) sample preparation protocol allowing regular, reproducible detection of Sulfur at trace levels of only tens of parts-per-million (ppm).

6 Aug 2012