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Hopper Design Simplified Using New Software and Powder Rheometer

New software for the FT4 Powder Rheometer, the universal powder tester from Freeman Technology, demystifies hopper design, guiding the user step-by-step through powder measurement, data analysis and equipment specification.

1 Oct 2008

Service Notes on Micro Determination of Sulfur Content Available from Warwick Analytical Service

Warwick Analytical Service has announced the availability of a new analytical service note describing the company's laboratory analytical testing methods for micro determination of Sulphur. The Analytical Service ...

1 Oct 2008

PANalytical Uses XRF to Help Exporters Meet EU RoHS and WEEE Directives

X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy has emerged as an optimal solution for
the screening of toxic heavy metals regulated by the EU Directives RoHS (Restriction
of Hazardous Substances) and WEEE (Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment).

1 Oct 2008

Sandia Awarded with LEED for Five Green-Certified Buildings

The buildings have been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), New Construction (NC) building certification given by the U.S. Green Building Council.

24 Sep 2008

Siemens New High Speed Railjet Chosen As Austrian Railway Premium Fleet

The railjet from Siemens is the new premium train in the high speed fleet at Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and, now, people from the industry and fairgoers will be able to board it for the first time at InnoTrans ...

24 Sep 2008

Using New "Lab on a Chip" Technology Developers Hope to Conduct DNA Test On the Spot

James Landers hopes to create a hand-held device that may eventually allow physicians, crime scene investigators, pharmacists, even the general public to quickly and inexpensively conduct DNA tests from almost anywhere, without need for a complex and expensive central laboratory.

22 Sep 2008

The Powdernium® Workstation Provides High Precision Quantity Measurement of Materials

The Powdernium® workstation from Symyx Technologies, Inc. has been designed to remove the bottleneck in laboratory workflow often created by the requirement for precise, traceable and reproducible weighing and dispensing of different sample types.

18 Sep 2008

NSF and EPA Announce Establishment of Centers for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (CEIN)

The centers, led by UCLA and Duke University, will study how nanomaterials interact with the environment and with living systems, and will translate this knowledge into risk assessment and mitigation strategies useful in the development of nanotechnology.

18 Sep 2008

Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy Confirms Change in Carbon Nanotube Electronic Behaviours

Researchers at the University of Surrey's Advanced Technology Institute (UK) have used scanning tunnelling microscopy to confirm remarkable changes in the fundamental electronic behaviour when double-walled carbon na...

17 Sep 2008

Kent Displays Revolutionise Liquid Crystal Applications with Production of Flexible Displays

Kent Displays Inc. (KDI), a Kent State University partner, yesterday took delivery of a roll-to-roll production line which enables the manufacture of flexible displays, representing a significant change in the way liquid...

17 Sep 2008

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