http://www.labmanager.com/ Lab Manager Magazine Article RSS Feed for Home en-us ©2011 LabManager, a division of the LabX Media Group. All Rights Reserved. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:41:00 EST 120 http://www.labmanager.com//images/site/LabManagerPrintLogo.jpg http://www.labmanager.com/ http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35696/article/First-Atlanta-Science-Festival-Set-for-2014 http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35696/article/First-Atlanta-Science-Festival-Set-for-2014 Atlanta residents of all ages will celebrate the science and technology of the region and its impact on our daily lives during the inaugural Atlanta Science Festival, March 22-29, 2014. Industry News Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35699/article/3-NYU-Researchers-Charged-in-Bribery-Case http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35699/article/3-NYU-Researchers-Charged-in-Bribery-Case On May 20 the U.S. charged three researchers with New York University for allegedly conspiring to take bribes from Chinese research and medical facilities to divulge details on research into magnetic resonance imaging technology at the university. Industry News Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35701/article/Artificial-Forest-for-Solar-Water-Splitting http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35701/article/Artificial-Forest-for-Solar-Water-Splitting Scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have reported the first fully integrated nanosystem for artificial photosynthesis. Industry News Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35703/article/Japanese-City-Councilor-Journeys-to-End-Furor-Over-Sandia-Z-Tests http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35703/article/Japanese-City-Councilor-Journeys-to-End-Furor-Over-Sandia-Z-Tests Yasuyuki Kaneko left his wife and two small children at the end of April to fly from the northern Japanese city of Sapporo to Albuquerque. He stayed overnight at a small hotel a few blocks from the airport. The next morning, Kaneko — a Sapporo city councilor — took the final step of his mission when he was escorted into the building housing Sandia National Laboratories’ Z machine, viewed by the overwhelming majority of Kaneko’s elected colleagues as the heart of darkness. Industry News Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35704/article/Provides-Better-Understanding-of-Water-s-Freezing-Behavior-at-Nanoscale http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35704/article/Provides-Better-Understanding-of-Water-s-Freezing-Behavior-at-Nanoscale The results of a new study led by George Washington University Professor Tianshu Li provide direct computational evidence that nucleation of ice in small droplets is strongly size-dependent, an important conclusion in understanding water’s behavior at the nanoscale. The formation of ice at the nanoscale is a challenging, basic scientific research question whose answer also has important implications for climate research and other fields. Industry News Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35659/article/Nation-Equipped-to-Grow-Serious-Amounts-of-Pond-Scum-for-Fuel http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35659/article/Nation-Equipped-to-Grow-Serious-Amounts-of-Pond-Scum-for-Fuel Gulf Coast, Southeastern Seaboard especially favorable for algae growth. Industry News Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35660/article/Soft-Matter-Offers-Ways-to-Study-Arrangement-of-Ordered-Materials-in-Non-spherical-Spaces http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35660/article/Soft-Matter-Offers-Ways-to-Study-Arrangement-of-Ordered-Materials-in-Non-spherical-Spaces A fried breakfast food popular in Spain provided the inspiration for the development of doughnut-shaped droplets that may provide scientists with a new approach for studying fundamental issues in physics, mathematics and materials. Industry News Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35663/article/Research-Finds-New-Channels-to-Trigger-Mobile-Malware http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35663/article/Research-Finds-New-Channels-to-Trigger-Mobile-Malware Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have uncovered new hard-to-detect methods that criminals may use to trigger mobile device malware that could eventually lead to targeted attacks launched by a large number of infected mobile devices in the same geographical area. Such attacks could be triggered by music, lighting or vibration. Industry News Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35665/article/National-Ignition-Facility-Provides-Backdrop-for-New-Star-Trek-Film http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35665/article/National-Ignition-Facility-Provides-Backdrop-for-New-Star-Trek-Film The makers of "Star Trek: Into Darkness" went boldly where few have gone before when they visited Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility (NIF), the world's largest and most energetic laser system. With the approval of the Department of Energy, this unique facility was utilized for the first time as a film set. Industry News Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35667/article/Whirlpools-on-the-Nanoscale-Could-Multiply-Magnetic-Memory http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35667/article/Whirlpools-on-the-Nanoscale-Could-Multiply-Magnetic-Memory At the Advanced Light Source, Berkeley Lab scientists join an international team to control spin orientation in magnetic nanodisks. Industry News Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35641/article/Dow-Lab-Safety-Academy-Promotes-Safety-Mindset-in-Future-Chemical-Workforce http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35641/article/Dow-Lab-Safety-Academy-Promotes-Safety-Mindset-in-Future-Chemical-Workforce Digital learning environment provides academic researchers with resources for laboratory safety. Lab Health & Safety, Industry News Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35643/article/Modern-Lab-Reaches-Across-the-Ages-to-Resolve-Plague-DNA-Debate http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35643/article/Modern-Lab-Reaches-Across-the-Ages-to-Resolve-Plague-DNA-Debate From within an ancient German gravesite to laboratories under the harshest extremes of scientific scrutiny, traces of DNA from a deadly disease illuminate the cold pages of history with modern insight. Industry News Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35645/article/DNA-Guided-Assembly-Yields-Novel-Ribbon-Like-Nanostructures http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35645/article/DNA-Guided-Assembly-Yields-Novel-Ribbon-Like-Nanostructures Approach could be useful in fabricating new kinds of materials with engineered properties. Industry News Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35646/article/Low-Grade-Cotton-Brings-Top-Value-in-Oil-Spill-Cleanup http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35646/article/Low-Grade-Cotton-Brings-Top-Value-in-Oil-Spill-Cleanup When it comes to cleaning up the next massive crude oil spill, one of the best and most eco-friendly solutions for the job may be low-grade cotton from West Texas. Industry News Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35648/article/World-s-Smallest-Droplets http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35648/article/World-s-Smallest-Droplets Physicists may have created the smallest drops of liquid ever made in the lab. Industry News Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35621/article/Innovation-in-Spectroscopy-Could-Improve-Greenhouse-Gas-Detection http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35621/article/Innovation-in-Spectroscopy-Could-Improve-Greenhouse-Gas-Detection Detecting greenhouse gases in the atmosphere could soon become far easier with the help of an innovative technique* developed by a team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where scientists have overcome an issue preventing the effective use of lasers to rapidly scan samples. Industry News Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35604/article/University-of-Chicago-Launches-Cloud-to-Analyze-Cancer-Data http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35604/article/University-of-Chicago-Launches-Cloud-to-Analyze-Cancer-Data Bionimbus Protected Data Cloud eliminates need for massive storage infrastructure. Industry News Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35605/article/NIH-Saves-Lives--Fred-Hutchinson-Cancer-Research-Center-Calls-on-Congress-to-Restore-Full-NIH-Funding http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35605/article/NIH-Saves-Lives--Fred-Hutchinson-Cancer-Research-Center-Calls-on-Congress-to-Restore-Full-NIH-Funding Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, one of the nation’s top cancer research and prevention centers and pioneer of bone marrow and stem cell transplantation, today called on Congress to support restoring full funding to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which supports pioneering research that saves lives. Industry News Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35609/article/New-PhD-Program-in-Molecular-Engineering-Marks-Historic-First-for-UChicago http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35609/article/New-PhD-Program-in-Molecular-Engineering-Marks-Historic-First-for-UChicago The University of Chicago will offer an engineering PhD for the first time, emphasizing the development of solutions to technological problems of society based on molecular-level science. Industry News Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35610/article/New-Crowdfunding-Site-Allows-Public-to-Advance-Research-Projects-Through-Targeted-Donations http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35610/article/New-Crowdfunding-Site-Allows-Public-to-Advance-Research-Projects-Through-Targeted-Donations U.Va. Innovation launched the University of Virginia’s first crowdfunding website this week, enabling alumni and others to make targeted, tax-deductible donations in support of specific research and development projects under way at the University. Industry News Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35611/article/Domestic-Production-of-Medical-Isotope-Mo-99-Moves-a-Step-Closer http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35611/article/Domestic-Production-of-Medical-Isotope-Mo-99-Moves-a-Step-Closer Irradiated uranium fuel has been recycled and reused for molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) production, with virtually no losses in Mo-99 yields or uranium recovery. Industry News Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35620/article/EMD-Millipore-Introduces-the-Lab-Water-Virtual-Conference http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35620/article/EMD-Millipore-Introduces-the-Lab-Water-Virtual-Conference EMD Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany, today announced the first Lab Water Virtual Conference, June 4-5, 2013. Company News Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35586/article/Engineered-Biomaterial-Could-Improve-Success-of-Medical-Implants http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35586/article/Engineered-Biomaterial-Could-Improve-Success-of-Medical-Implants Expensive, state-of-the-art medical devices and surgeries often are thwarted by the body’s natural response to attack something in the tissue that appears foreign. Now, University of Washington engineers have demonstrated in mice a way to prevent this sort of response. Their findings were published online this week in the journal Nature Biotechnology. Industry News Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35587/article/Untangling-the-Tree-of-Life http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35587/article/Untangling-the-Tree-of-Life These days, phylogeneticists – experts who painstakingly map the complex branches of the tree of life – suffer from an embarrassment of riches. The genomics revolution has given them mountains of DNA data that they can sift through to reconstruct the evolutionary history that connects all living beings. But the unprecedented quantity has also caused a serious problem: The trees produced by a number of well-supported studies have come to contradictory conclusions. Industry News Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35590/article/Never-Before-Seen-Energy-Pattern-Observed-at-National-High-Magnetic-Field-Laboratory http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35590/article/Never-Before-Seen-Energy-Pattern-Observed-at-National-High-Magnetic-Field-Laboratory Two research teams at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (MagLab) broke through a nearly 40-year barrier recently when they observed a never-before-seen energy pattern. Industry News Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35591/article/Scientists-Shape-First-Global-Topographic-Map-of-Saturn-s-Moon-Titan http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35591/article/Scientists-Shape-First-Global-Topographic-Map-of-Saturn-s-Moon-Titan Scientists have created the first global topographic map of Saturn's moon Titan, giving researchers a valuable tool for learning more about one of the most Earthlike and interesting worlds in the solar system. Industry News Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35593/article/The-Developmental-Genetics-of-Space-and-Time http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35593/article/The-Developmental-Genetics-of-Space-and-Time Developmental genes often take inputs from two independent sources. Industry News Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35561/article/Director-of-Proteomics-at-the-Broad-Institute-of-MIT-and-Harvard--Steven-Carr--to-Deliver-Pittcon-2014-Wallace-H--Coulter-Plenary-Lecture http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35561/article/Director-of-Proteomics-at-the-Broad-Institute-of-MIT-and-Harvard--Steven-Carr--to-Deliver-Pittcon-2014-Wallace-H--Coulter-Plenary-Lecture The Pittcon Program Committee is pleased to announce that Steven Carr, director of proteomics at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, will deliver the Wallace H. Coulter Plenary Lecture at PIttcon 2014. Industry News Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35564/article/Corpse-Flower-Blooms-at-Ohio-State http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35564/article/Corpse-Flower-Blooms-at-Ohio-State Ohio State University's titan arum, also called the "corpse flower," bloomed recently. Industry News Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35572/article/Physicists-Light--Magnetic-Fire--to-Reveal-Energy-s-Path http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35572/article/Physicists-Light--Magnetic-Fire--to-Reveal-Energy-s-Path New York University physicists have uncovered how energy is released and dispersed in magnetic materials in a process akin to the spread of forest fires, a finding that has the potential to deepen our understanding of self-sustained chemical reactions. Industry News Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35574/article/Solar-Panels-as-Inexpensive-as-Paint- http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35574/article/Solar-Panels-as-Inexpensive-as-Paint- Most Americans want the U.S. to place more emphasis on developing solar power, recent polls suggest. A major impediment, however, is the cost to manufacture, install and maintain solar panels. Research at the University at Buffalo could change that. Industry News Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35575/article/Scientists-Use-Crowd-Sourcing-to-Help-Map-Global-CO2-Emissions http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35575/article/Scientists-Use-Crowd-Sourcing-to-Help-Map-Global-CO2-Emissions Climate science researchers from Arizona State University are launching a first-of-its-kind online “game” to better understand the sources of global warming gases. Industry News Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35545/article/Bruker-and-SCiLS-GmbH-Announce-an-Exclusive-Partnership-for-SCiLS-Lab-Software-for-MALDI-Imaging http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35545/article/Bruker-and-SCiLS-GmbH-Announce-an-Exclusive-Partnership-for-SCiLS-Lab-Software-for-MALDI-Imaging MALDI (Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization) imaging is a mass spectrometric imaging technique that allows the untargeted measurement of proteins, peptides, lipids, drugs and metabolites directly from tissue. MALDI imaging has been successfully applied in various research fields. Company News Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35546/article/6th-Monolith-Summer-School---Symposium-to-be-held-on-May-30th---June-4th--2014--Slovenia http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35546/article/6th-Monolith-Summer-School---Symposium-to-be-held-on-May-30th---June-4th--2014--Slovenia The 6th Monolith Summer School and Symposium (MSS) will be held from May to June 2014 in Slovenia. Attendees will have an excellent opportunity to expand their scientific knowledge and gain insight into the recent discoveries in the area of large biomolecule purification. Industry News Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35548/article/Poultry-Drug-Increases-Levels-of-Toxic-Arsenic-in-Chicken-Meat http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35548/article/Poultry-Drug-Increases-Levels-of-Toxic-Arsenic-in-Chicken-Meat Chickens likely raised with arsenic-based drugs result in chicken meat that has higher levels of inorganic arsenic, a known carcinogen, according to a new study led by researchers at theJohns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Industry News Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35550/article/Perfectly-Doped-Quantum-Dots-Yield-Colors-to-Dye-For http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35550/article/Perfectly-Doped-Quantum-Dots-Yield-Colors-to-Dye-For Quantum dots are tiny nanocrystals with extraordinary optical and electrical properties with possible uses in dye production, bioimaging, and solar energy production. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed a way to introduce precisely four copper ions into each and every quantum dot. Industry News Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35551/article/Sandia-National-Laboratories-Hosts-NATO-Visitors http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35551/article/Sandia-National-Laboratories-Hosts-NATO-Visitors ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — NATO delegates toured Sandia National Laboratories during a three-day visit highlighting the labs’ programs that support extended deterrence to U.S. allies, as well as broader national security programs ranging from homeland security to preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Industry News Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35532/article/Researchers-Chart-Epigenomics-of-Stem-Cells-that-Mimic-Early-Human-Development http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35532/article/Researchers-Chart-Epigenomics-of-Stem-Cells-that-Mimic-Early-Human-Development Collaborative study will help overcome hurdles to using stem cells to treat diseases and injuries. Industry News Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35534/article/S-1m-Gift-to-Advance-Biological-Sciences-at-the-National-University-of-Singapore http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35534/article/S-1m-Gift-to-Advance-Biological-Sciences-at-the-National-University-of-Singapore The Department of Biological Sciences (DBS) of the Faculty of Science at NUS has received a generous gift of S$1 million from Singapore Exchange Catalist-listed developer SingHaiyi Group Limited and its parent company, privately held Haiyi Holdings Pte Ltd. The donation will attract the prevailing matching grant from the Singapore Government. Industry News Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35535/article/DOE-s-Office-of-Science-Announces-61-Scientists-to-Receive-Early-Career-Research-Program-Funding http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35535/article/DOE-s-Office-of-Science-Announces-61-Scientists-to-Receive-Early-Career-Research-Program-Funding DOE's Office of Science recently announced that 61 scientists from across the nation will receive up to $15.3 million in funding for research as part of DOE's Early Career Research Program. Industry News Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35536/article/Research-Shows-the-Moon-s-Core-was-Active-Later-than-Original-Estimates http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35536/article/Research-Shows-the-Moon-s-Core-was-Active-Later-than-Original-Estimates New evidence from ancient lunar rocks suggests that the moon's long-lived dynamo -- a molten, convecting core of liquid metal that generated a strong magnetic field -- lasted 160 million years longer than originally estimated and was continuously active until well after the final large impacts. Industry News Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35537/article/Flawed-Diamonds-Promise-Sensory-Perfection http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35537/article/Flawed-Diamonds-Promise-Sensory-Perfection Berkeley Lab researchers and their colleagues extend electron spin in diamond for incredibly tiny magnetic detectors. Industry News Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35538/article/Biotage-Responds-to-CEM-Press-Release http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35538/article/Biotage-Responds-to-CEM-Press-Release CEM Corporation, a competitor of Biotage (STO: BIOT), recently published a press release claiming to have won a “patent dispute” with Biotage. The so called “patent dispute” relates to Biotage’s filing of opposition against certain patents of CEM in Europe* (Germany, France, Italy and Great Britain) and Japan, because Biotage believes that the patents as originally granted give CEM a broader protection than CEM is entitled to. Company News Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35519/article/Obstacle-Cleared-for-Medical-Marijuana-Research-in-Arizona http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35519/article/Obstacle-Cleared-for-Medical-Marijuana-Research-in-Arizona Legislation signed Tuesday will allow college and university campuses to possess the drug for legitimate research. Industry News Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35520/article/Murdock-Announces--50-Million-Gift-for-Kannapolis-Research-Institute http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35520/article/Murdock-Announces--50-Million-Gift-for-Kannapolis-Research-Institute Businessman and philanthropist David H. Murdock announced Wednesday a $50 million gift to support the ongoing operational expenses of the David H. Murdock Research Institute (DHMRI) in Kannapolis. Industry News Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35521/article/Revolutionary-Muon-Experiment-to-Begin-With-3-200-mile-Move-of-50-Foot-Wide-Particle-Storage-Ring http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35521/article/Revolutionary-Muon-Experiment-to-Begin-With-3-200-mile-Move-of-50-Foot-Wide-Particle-Storage-Ring Massive device will travel from New York to Illinois by barge and truck this summer. Industry News Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35522/article/Lawrence-Livermore-Announces-Voluntary-Separation-Program http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35522/article/Lawrence-Livermore-Announces-Voluntary-Separation-Program Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will offer a voluntary separation program for up to 600 employees, Director Parney Albright announced today. Industry News Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35523/article/New-Advance-in-Biofuel-Production http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35523/article/New-Advance-in-Biofuel-Production Advanced biofuels – liquid fuels synthesized from the sugars in cellulosic biomass – offer a clean, green and renewable alternative to gasoline, diesel and jet fuels. Bringing the costs of producing these advanced biofuels down to competitive levels with petrofuels, however, is a major challenge. Industry News Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35508/article/CEM-Wins-Peptide-Patent-Dispute-with-Biotage http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35508/article/CEM-Wins-Peptide-Patent-Dispute-with-Biotage CEM Corporation, a leading global provider of microwave laboratory instrumentation is pleased to announce that its European Patent No. 1 491 552 covering microwave assisted solid phase peptide synthesis has been upheld in an oral proceeding at the European Patent Office. LabManager, Company News Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35509/article/Graphene-Quantum-Dots-Could-Help-Detect-Humidity-and-Pressure-in-Space http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35509/article/Graphene-Quantum-Dots-Could-Help-Detect-Humidity-and-Pressure-in-Space The latest research from a Kansas State University chemical engineer may help improve humidity and pressure sensors, particularly those used in outer space. Industry News Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 EST