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Topcon Donates Precision Measurement Instruments to Dublin Institute of Technology

Topcon Corporation – a global leader in precision measurement instruments – has equipped two laboratories at the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) with state of the art technology equipment.

11 Nov 2013

NIST’s Innovative Detection Technologies Play Key Role in OPCW Efforts to Eliminate Chemical Weapons

Innovative chemical weapons detection technologies developed by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have played a key role in the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons' (OPCW) efforts to eliminate chemical weapons. For their work overseeing the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), including the recent UN inspections in Syria, OPCW was recently recognized with the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize.

7 Nov 2013

New DL850E and DL850EV ScopeCorders from Yokogawa

Yokogawa has added two new instruments to its ScopeCorder family of portable multi-channel data-acquisition recorders.

From Yokogawa Corporation of America 6 Nov 2013

New Method to Monitor Quality of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete

Steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) is a practical construction material that is quick and easy to use. But monitoring SFRC quality is difficult, and this has kept industry acceptance low. A new method offers a quick way to examine its composition.

5 Nov 2013

NASA’s Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) Selected for Testing Integrated Multi-Layer Insulation (IMLI)

NASA’s Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) has been selected to test an advanced form of thermal insulation, called integrated multi-layer insulation (IMLI) that could become standard on future satellites and cryogenic subsystems. Validating this new insulation in space will help NASA build the technology required for long human spaceflight missions. Under a subcontract from Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Quest Thermal Group LLC will manufacture the new insulation that will fly aboard the 2015 GPIM mission.

31 Oct 2013

Exova Testing Lab Signs Five-Year Agreement with GKN Aerospace to Test Parts for the New Airbus A350 XWB Aircraft

An aerospace laboratory of global testing group Exova has signed a five-year agreement with GKN Aerospace to provide a testing programme for parts of the new Airbus A350 XWB aircraft. The contract, with GKN Aerospace&...

30 Oct 2013

University of Washington, Agilent Technologies Partner to Upgrade Embedded Systems Teaching Laboratory

Agilent Technologies Inc. and the University of Washington today announced they will work together to upgrade a laboratory in the school’s Electrical Engineering Department with the industry’s latest electronic test equipment.

From Agilent Technologies, Inc. 25 Oct 2013

See the Full Spectrum of Life with the New Leica TCS SP8 STED 3X Platform

Leica Microsystems continues to extend the capabilities of confocal super-resolution with its new STED platform Leica TCS SP8 STED 3X. The first presentation to the public will be at the annual meetings of the Society...

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 24 Oct 2013

Erlab’s CaptairFlex ductless fume hood helps solve Police Department’s Forensic Procedures

The Portsmouth, New Hampshire crime scene team, which is made up of patrol officers and detectives, needed to resolve their issues caused by excessive fingerprint powder and other chemicals used for processing evidence. ...

22 Oct 2013

DUNMORE to Discuss New PV Backsheet Testing Procedure at SPI 2013

DUNMORE Corporation will be discussing a new procedure developed to test the resilience of the PV backsheet during Solar Power International's Educational Poster Session.

22 Oct 2013

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