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Eastman Copolyester Approved for Use in Food Packaging Applications

Eastman Chemical Company announced today that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the European Union's agency responsible for food and feed safety, has issued a favorable opinion that supports the safety of Ea...

From Eastman 18 Aug 2009

New Application Notes on Gel Permeation and Size Exclusion Chromatography

Viscotek, a Malvern Panalytical company, has published new application notes illustrating the extended capabilities of gel permeation chromatography/size exclusion chromatography (GPC/SEC) using the new photodiode array (PDA) detector for the TDAMax™ system. Now available on the Viscotek website, these application notes illustrate how the new detection technology brings greater flexibility to multi-component characterization and analysis in fields from polymer science to biopharmaceuticals.

From Malvern Panalytical 18 Aug 2009

Rio Tinto Offered US$ 2.025 billion to Sell Majority of Packaging Business

Rio Tinto has received a binding offer from Amcor to acquire the majority of the Alcan Packaging businesses, comprising Alcan Packaging global pharmaceuticals, global tobacco, food Europe and food Asia divisions, for a t...

18 Aug 2009

NSF Provide Grant to Develop Microbial Fuel Cell Array

Dr. Arum Han, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A+M University, and Dr. Paul de Figueiredo (PI) from the plant pathology and microbiology department have received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a microbial fuel cell (MFC) array for bioenergy research.

18 Aug 2009

Craic Technologies Now Offering Photometric and Radiometric Analysis for Microscopes

CRAIC Technologies, the leading innovator of UV-visible-NIR microanalysis solutions for scientific laboratories, announces the Microspectra 1™ photometer for microscopes. This system is designed to be added to a microscope's photoport and give the user the ability to rapidly and non-destructively conduct photometric and radiometric analysis of microscopic samples.

From CRAIC Technologies 18 Aug 2009