Pittcon 2010 Editor's Awards (Posted: 3/11/2010)
These awards honor the best and most innovative new products at Pittcon.... READ MORE
Lab Design Wins 2009 Sovella Premium Partner of The Year Award (Posted: 3/10/2010)
Lab Design has been awarded the 2009 Premium Partner of the Year title from Sovella, Inc., a leading manufacturer of flexible laboratory furnishings.... READ MORE
Cotton Is the Fabric of Your Lights . . . Your iPod . . . Your MP3 Player . . . Your Cell Phone (Posted: 3/9/2010)
Consider this T-shirt: It can monitor your heart rate and breathing, analyze your sweat and even cool you off on a hot summers day. What about a pillow that monitors your brain waves, or a solar-powered dress that can charge your phone or MP3 player? This is not science fiction this is cotton in 2010.
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ORNL Earns Project of Year Award from Tech Transfer Group (Posted: 3/9/2010)
A technology that can enhance collecting of data from studying the compositions on a material surface has earned the Department of Energys Oak Ridge National Laboratory the Excellence in Technology Transfer Project of the Year Award from the Southeast Region of the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer.
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Agilent Technologies and NCFST Collaborate to Develop New Food Testing Methods (Posted: 3/9/2010)
Agilent Technologies Inc. and the National Center for Food Safety and Technology (NCFST) announced on March 1, 2010 that they have entered into a collaboration to develop new scientific methods for food testing, with the goal of solving a wide range of persistent problems facing global food supply chains.... READ MORE
PETA Protests Lab Course (Posted: 3/8/2010)
Animal rights activists protested the use of rats in a senior-level course March 3 on the southeast corner of University of Texas at Dallas campus.... READ MORE
MIT Scientists Transform Polyethylene into a Heat-conducting Material (Posted: 3/8/2010)
Most polymers, materials made of long, chain-like molecules, are very good insulators for both heat and electricity. But an MIT team has found a way to transform the most widely used polymer, polyethylene, into a material that conducts heat just as well as most metals, yet remains an electrical insulator.... READ MORE
Clean Water Can Lead to Clean Energy (Posted: 3/5/2010)
Geoff Horst, chief science officer of Algal Scientific Corporation, is a doctoral student at Michigan State University. Horst is also part of an award-winning team that has developed a process that uses algae for waste water treatment and nutrient recovery.... READ MORE
Two Ex-FBI Officials to Probe NC Crime Lab Practices (Posted: 3/5/2010)
North Carolina's attorney general has ordered an independent review of the state's crime lab following revelations about practices there that led to the exoneration of a man wrongly accused of murder.
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WVU Receives $14.5 Million to Build Biomedical Research Facility (Posted: 3/5/2010)
West Virginia University will construct a new biomedical research facility on its Morgantown campus with $14.5 million in funding awarded Thursday by the National Institutes of Health.
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Merck Purchases Millipore for $7.6 billion (Posted: 3/1/2010)
Merck KGaA announced on Sunday that it will purchase Millipore, a supplier of life science tools and equipment to the biotech industries, for $7.6 billion (5.3 billion euros).... READ MORE
NIST Launches New Competition for Research Facility Construction Grants (Posted: 2/25/2010)
The Commerce Departments National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a new competition for grants for the construction of new or expanded scientific research buildings at institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations.... READ MORE
AURP Releases The Power of Place 2.0: The Power of Innovation (Posted: 2/24/2010)
The Association of University Research Parks (AURP) releases "The Power of Place 2.0: The Power of Innovation10 Steps for Creating Jobs, Improving Technology Commercialization, and Building Communities of Innovation" in Washington, D.C.
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Chemists Reduce Toxicity of Antimicrobial Nanosilver in Products (Posted: 2/24/2010)
Chemists at the University of Helsinki have managed to manufacture new polymer-stabilised silver nanoparticles. The result is significant because the antimicrobial characteristics of silver are used in textiles, floor coatings and paints even though the impact on health of silver nanoparticles are not entirely known.... READ MORE
Researchers May Be Closer to Developing New Types of Pain Relievers (Posted: 2/24/2010)
The search for a drug to replace morphinea highly effective pain reliever but one that is associated with a variety of troublesome side effectsmay be greatly accelerated thanks to a recent discovery by scientists at Albany Medical College and the state Wadsworth Center Laboratories.... READ MORE
Biotech, Nanotech and Synthetic Biology Roles in Food Probed (Posted: 2/22/2010)
Some say the world's population will swell to 9 billion people by 2030 and that will present significant challenges for agriculture to provide enough food to meet demand, says University of Idaho animal scientist Rod Hill.
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Nanotech Discovery May Green Chemical Manufacturing (Posted: 2/18/2010)
A new nanotech catalyst developed by McGill University Chemists Chao-Jun Li, Audrey Moores and their colleagues ... READ MORE
Food Science: A Rewarding and Lucrative Career Path (Posted: 2/18/2010)
Despite the recessionary climate, the median salary for food scientists polled by Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) increased by 4.4 percent over the past two years. ... READ MORE
A Study in Green Science (Posted: 2/18/2010)
St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., is one of the few educational institutions to receive a U.S. Green Building Council LEED Platinum rating for one of its buildings.... READ MORE
Scientists Release Life Operating System by Genetic Code Alteration (Posted: 2/18/2010)
Scientists have claimed that they have developed a new life operating system by altering the genetic code. This could result in the creation of proteins with certain properties which were never seen before.... READ MORE
Sanofi-aventis Enters Into Research Partnership With Aviesan In France (Posted: 2/18/2010)
Sanofi-aventis has signed a research partnership with Aviesan (National Alliance for Life Sciences and Healthcare), comprised of the CEA, CNRS, INRA, INRIA, Inserm, Institut Pasteur, IRD, conference of university presidents and conference of regional and university hospital CEOs.... READ MORE
Waters and DAISO Sign Marketing Agreement for Bulk Process Chromatography Media (Posted: 2/17/2010)
Waters Corporation and DAISO CO., LTD. jointly announced today that they are entering into a collaborative agreement to globally market and supply DAISOGEL bulk packing materials for process chromatography.... READ MORE
Johns Hopkins University Offers Bioinformatics Masters Degree (Posted: 2/17/2010)
Johns Hopkins University offers an innovative graduate degree program that prepares students for success in the field of bioinformatics.... READ MORE
ALCAT Lab to Test for Compatibility of Functional Foods and Medicinal Herbs (Posted: 2/16/2010)
The ALCAT Laboratory has introduced compatibility testing to over 130 new functional foods and medicinal herbs to an already industry-leading lineup of items available for testing.... READ MORE
Princeton University Shows Off New Chemistry Building (Posted: 2/16/2010)
When completed this fall, Princeton University's new chemistry building will be the largest single building on the Ivy League campus.
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Researchers Develop New Tool for Gene Delivery (Posted: 2/16/2010)
Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts have developed a new tool for gene therapy that significantly increases gene delivery to cells in the retina compared to other carriers and DNA alone, according to a study published in the January issue of The Journal of Gene Medicine. ... READ MORE
Thermo Fisher Scientific Opens New UK Facility for Cancer Diagnostics and Chromatography Products (Posted: 2/16/2010)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced on Feb. 10, 2010, the official opening of its new cutting-edge facility in Runcorn, Cheshire.... READ MORE
Dolomite Successfully Miniaturizes GC Equipment (Posted: 2/12/2010)
Dolomite, in collaboration with the UKs National Centre for Atmospheric Science, has successfully tested the miniaturization of gas chromatography equipment for environmental testing.... READ MORE
CAMO Software and Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Form Partnership (Posted: 2/12/2010)
Shimadzu will now provide CAMO Software's multivariate data analysis (MVDA) software, The Unscrambler to FTIR customers requiring chemometric analysis.
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USDA Scientists Sequence Genome of Grass That Can Be a Biofuel Model Crop (Posted: 2/11/2010)
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their colleagues at the Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute today announced that they have completed sequencing the genome of a kind of wild grass that will enable researchers to shed light on the genetics behind hardier varieties of wheat and improved varieties of biofuel crops.... READ MORE
Scientists Find Gene Variant Link to Aging Cells (Posted: 2/11/2010)
Scientists have found specific genetic variants which may explain why some people age earlier than others and say their findings have important implications for understanding cancer and age-related diseases.... READ MORE
Scientists Close in on Easing Peanut Allergies (Posted: 2/11/2010)
Allergic reactions to peanuts could one day be as mild as hayfever, say Deakin University researchers who have established that peanut proteins form ''super allergens."... READ MORE
Drug-testing at the Olympic Games Poses a Huge Challenge For Scientists (Posted: 2/11/2010)
Although the vast majority of Olympic athletes rely on their strength and skill alone, the possible financial rewards of victory can be so great that a few will almost certainly resort to the use of performance-enhancing substances in an attempt to gain the winning edge over their competitors.... READ MORE
Paul Gilna to Lead ORNL's BioEnergy Science Center (Posted: 2/10/2010)
Dr. Paul Gilna is joining the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory as director of the DOE BioEnergy Science Center (BESC).
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To Catch a Cheating Athlete (Posted: 2/9/2010)
As the athletes take centre stage at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games this month, chemists will be hard at work behind the scenes to catch athletes looking to win by taking drugs or blood products to artificially boost their performance during the competition.... READ MORE
Lean in the Lab Webinar Series (Posted: 2/9/2010)
Laboratories are not the same as manufacturing environments. But Lean can and should be applied to labs. ... READ MORE
SP Industries Announces New Name (Posted: 2/9/2010)
SP Industries Inc. has announced that as of 1st February 2010 that it will adopt the new trading name - SP Scientific for its VirTis, Genevac, FTS Systems and Hotpack brands.
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Agilent's Scanning Microwave Microscopy Mode Wins Prism Award (Posted: 2/9/2010)
Agilent Technologies Inc. announced February 8 that its Scanning Microwave Microscopy Mode (SMM Mode) has been named one of 10 2009 Prism Award winners by judges from SPIE and the advisory board of Laurin Publishing's Photonics Spectra magazine.... READ MORE
Micromeritics Announces Instrument Grant (Posted: 2/9/2010)
Micromeritics Grant Selection Committee has selected the recipient of its grant award for the fourth quarter of 2009. An AutoChem II Catalyst Characterization System has been awarded to the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice University, Houston, TX.... READ MORE
Analytical Environmental Conference Issues Call for Papers (Posted: 2/8/2010)
A call for papers has been issued by the 8th Biennial Conference on Monitoring and Measurement of the Environment, which will take place in Toronto from May 10-13.... READ MORE
Cornelius Company Pledges Lab Equipment to Haiti (Posted: 2/5/2010)
Sheldon Manufacturing Inc. plans to donate tens of thousands of dollars-worth of its products to earthquake-torn Haiti over the next 18 months.... READ MORE
Welch Foundation Honors Dr. Kim Orth as 'Rising Star' in Chemistry (Posted: 2/4/2010)
Dr. Kim Orth, associate professor of molecular biology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, was honored today with the 2010 Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research for pioneering work focusing on the mechanisms bacteria use to cause disease.
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Microbes Produce Fuels Directly From Biomass (Posted: 2/4/2010)
A collaboration led by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energys Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) has developed a microbe that can produce an advanced biofuel directly from biomass.... READ MORE
Obama Administration's Budget Request Includes Science and Technology Investments (Posted: 2/4/2010)
President Barack Obamas fiscal year (FY) 2011 budget submitted today to Congress for the U.S. Commerce Departments National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) proposes a funding level of $918.9 million, a 7.3 percent increase over the FY 2010 appropriations for the agency.... READ MORE
LabAutomation2010 Hosts More Than 4,000 People From Over 40 Countries (Posted: 2/4/2010)
The Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA), a multi-disciplinary, non-profit scientific association spanning diverse industries and technology sectors welcomed 4,113 participants from around the world to LabAutomation2010, Jan. 23-27, Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, CA, USA. LabAutomation is the worlds leading conference and exhibition focusing on emerging laboratory automation technologies.... READ MORE
Sigma-Aldrich Unveils New Mobile Device Website (Posted: 2/3/2010)
The modern user prefers to access data on the go - anytime, anywhere she wants. Realizing this, Sigma-Aldrich has announced the launch of its new mobile device website, designed specifically for access by smartphones and other mobile devices.... READ MORE
Call for Entries! - Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology 2010 (Posted: 2/3/2010)
Eppendorf AG and the journal Science are now accepting applications for the 2010 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology.
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Webcast: Selecting a LIMS for Your Lab (Posted: 2/3/2010)
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL) will host an informational webcast on February 24, 2010 on the topic of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). ... READ MORE
Thermo Fisher Scientific Signs Agreement to Acquire Finnzymes (Posted: 2/2/2010)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Finnzymes, a well-recognized provider of integrated tools for molecular biology analysis, including reagents, instruments, consumables and kits.... READ MORE
Experiment From Home (Posted: 2/2/2010)
Students, researchers and business owners around the world will soon be able to use Northern Alberta Institute of Technology's multi-million dollar experimental equipment online from their own computers.... READ MORE
Anachem Acquired by Mettler Toledo (Posted: 2/2/2010)
Since 1970 Anachem Ltd. (Luton, UK) has been supporting scientists in the UK and Ireland with an extensive range of high quality pipetting and laboratory supplies. Now, in its fortieth year, the Company is very proud to announce that it has become part of METTLER TOLEDO International Inc.... READ MORE
Rice Lake Tackles Paper Usage For Big Green Gain (Posted: 2/2/2010)
Rice Lake Weighing Systems is making a lot of lemonade with recent sour economic news, taking advantage of a brief slowdown to reorganize, regroup, and get a better grip on its day-to-day operations. Cost-reduction strategies have been enacted companywideincluding a long overdue look at the companys garbage bill.... READ MORE
Engineering a New Way to Study Hepatitis C (Posted: 1/29/2010)
Researchers at MIT and Rockefeller University have successfully grown hepatitis C virus in otherwise healthy liver cells in the laboratory, an advance that could allow scientists to develop and test new treatments for the disease.... READ MORE
Findings Challenge a Century of Assumptions About Soil Hydrology (Posted: 1/29/2010)
Researchers have discovered that some of the most fundamental assumptions about how water moves through soil in a seasonally dry climate such as the Pacific Northwest are incorrect -- and that a century of research based on those assumptions will have to be reconsidered.
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Sale of Helium Poses Supply Risk, Panel Finds (Posted: 1/29/2010)
The sell-off of the federal strategic helium reserve has driven up demand for the vital element and poses a threat to the supply that researchers need, a panel of U.S. experts reported on Friday.... READ MORE
Device Simulates Deep-Sea Floor Conditions in Lab (Posted: 1/29/2010)
A device created by two University of Illinois at Chicago geoscientists will duplicate extreme sea floor conditions inside a small chamber and examine samples inside the chamber by X-rays under these harsh conditions.... READ MORE
ALA Selects $10,000 Innovation Award Winner (Posted: 1/29/2010)
The Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) has announced the winner of the LabAutomation2010 $10,000 ALA Innovation Award.... READ MORE
$30M Super Greenhouse to Help Sustain Global Agriculture (Posted: 1/29/2010)
One of the world's most sophisticated plant research facilities
opened in Adelaide, Australia yesterday.
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Micromeritics Introduces Materials Characterization Webinar Series (Posted: 1/29/2010)
In 2010 Micromeritics will begin offering a series of webinars that will highlight applications, theory, and instrumentation for a variety of materials characterization techniques.... READ MORE
Coloring Outside the Lines at Pittcon 2010 (Posted: 1/28/2010)
Lab Manager Boot Camp, presented by Lab Manager Magazine, invites laboratory professionals to color outside the lines and get their creativity flowing in order to be better lab managers.... READ MORE
Laboratory Manufacturers Orchestrate Haiti Relief (Posted: 1/28/2010)
Dan Sheldon, president of Sheldon Manufacturing, Inc., is establishing a cooperative of Laboratory Product Manufacturers to donate vital lab equipment, such as freezers and incubators, to re-establish labs in Haiti in the aftermath.... READ MORE
February 1 Deadline for Student Awards in Green Chemistry (Posted: 1/28/2010)
The Joseph Breen Memorial Fellowship sponsors young international green chemistry scholars to participate in any international green chemistry technical meeting, conference, or training program of their choosing. ... READ MORE
BD Increases Haiti Relief Fund to Include $5 Million in Product Donations (Posted: 1/27/2010)
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX), a leading global medical technology company, is increasing the supply of its products available for donation in support of Haiti earthquake relief efforts from the $500,000 announced on January 15 to $5 million in market value of critical medical supplies. ... READ MORE
CEM Holds Hats for Haiti Fundraiser at Pittcon 2010 (Posted: 1/27/2010)
CEM Corporation will sponsor Hats for Haiti, a fundraiser at Pittcon 2010 benefiting the Haitian earthquake relief effort. The Company will be offering its trademark Crazy Dave Beanies, which have become a tradition at the exhibition, for a $1 contribution.... READ MORE
Outsourcing in Clinical Trials New Jersey 2010 (Posted: 1/26/2010)
Following the enormous success of our San Francisco and Boston Outsourcing in Clinical Trials events earlier this year, VIBpharma is proud to announce the launch of Outsourcing in Clinical Trials New Jersey.... READ MORE
PerkinElmer and Corning Incorporated Announce Collaboration for Advancement of Label-Free Technologies (Posted: 1/26/2010)
PerkinElmer Inc. and Corning Incorporated announced in late 2009 that the two companies have entered into a strategic agreement to advance the development of next-generation label-free detection technologies. ... READ MORE
Agilent Technologies' Acquisition of Varian, Inc. Cleared by European Commission (Posted: 1/26/2010)
Agilent Technologies, Inc. and Varian, Inc. announced on January 21, 2010, that they have been granted conditional antitrust clearance from the European Commission for Agilent's proposed acquisition of Varian.... READ MORE
Hettich Centrifuges Issues a North America Recall of Plastic Hematocrit Rotors (Posted: 1/26/2010)
Hettich Centrifuges, Beverly, MA, is initiating a North America recall of 2050 and 2076 plastic hematocrit rotors that are used in combination with the Mikro 12-24, Mikro 20, Haematokrit 20 and Haematokrit 24 bench top plastic centrifuges.... READ MORE
Global Marketplace for Laboratory Equipment Benefits International Scientists (Posted: 1/26/2010)
LabX, a leading online business-to-business website for buying new and used laboratory equipment and related hi-tech industrial products, joins scientists and engineers from around the world looking for lab products.... READ MORE
Sweet Success for Sustainable Biofuel Research (Posted: 1/25/2010)
Scientists have found a way to increase fermentable sugar stores in plants which could lead to plant biomass being easier to convert into eco-friendly sustainable biofuels. Their research is highlighted in the latest issue of Business, the quarterly highlights magazine of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).... READ MORE
The Future of Food? Scientists Use Stem Cells to Produce Pork in the Laboratory (Posted: 1/22/2010)
Dutch scientists have been growing pork in the laboratory since 2006, and while they admit they haven't gotten the texture quite right (the lab-grown meat has the consistency and feel of scallop), they say the technology promises to have widespread implications for our food supply.... READ MORE
Science Transformed Into Art (Posted: 1/20/2010)
GE Healthcare announced the winners of this years IN Cell Image Competition at the High Content Analysis (HCA) Conference in San Francisco, USA.... READ MORE
Carl Zeiss Expects Recovery in 2010 (Posted: 1/20/2010)
In fiscal year 2008/09 (ended 30 September) the Carl Zeiss Group clearly felt the impact of the global economic crisis, particularly in its industrial business. In contrast, a positive trend was reported by the Medical Systems, Microscopy and Consumer Optics/Optronics Groups. The company presented the figures for fiscal year 2008/09 during its Annual Press Conference in Stuttgart.... READ MORE
Theorists Close In on Improved Atomic Property Predictions (Posted: 1/20/2010)
NISTs James Sims and IUs Stanley Hagstrom have calculated four excitation energies for the lithium atom approximately 100 times more accurately than any previous calculations or experimental measurements. ... READ MORE
Latest Techniques For Probing Cellular Dynamics Presented In New Edition Of Popular Lab Manual (Posted: 1/20/2010)
In a new edition of the popular laboratory manual Live Cell Imaging, the latest approaches join a large collection of established techniques--producing the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of methods for imaging live cells and organisms currently available.
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No More Laboratory Mice: Lab-Grown Human Skin Can Be Used For Testing (Posted: 1/20/2010)
Technology allowing cosmetic makers to test for allergic reactions to their products without controversial animal trials is in the works and could be in use by next year.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific and Cerilliant Corporation to Offer Certified Solution Standards (Posted: 1/19/2010)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., announced Jan. 5, 2010, a joint agreement with Cerilliant Corporation to develop and manufacture certified solution standards for the Thermo Scientific ToxSpec Analyzer. Under the marketing agreement..... READ MORE
Harrisburg University Receives $400,000 for Biotech Program (Posted: 1/18/2010)
U.S. Rep. Tim Holden, D-Schuylkill County, presented Harrisburg University of Science and Technology with a grant for $400,000 Friday. The funding, which was recently approved by Congress as part of the Fiscal Year 2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act...... READ MORE
Llama Proteins Detect Worlds Most Poisonous Poisons (Posted: 1/18/2010)
Scientists at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) in San Antonio have for the first time developed a highly sensitive means of detecting the seven types of botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) simultaneously. ... READ MORE
PerkinElmer Inks Service Pact with VWR International LLC (Posted: 1/18/2010)
PerkinElmer Inc. and VWR International LLC are joining forces to create a joint service offering aimed at helping life science researchers stock and maintain their lab equipment.... READ MORE
Spectrum Introduces New Line of Benchtop Laboratory Equipment (Posted: 1/18/2010)
Spectrum Chemicals & Laboratory Products has announced the launch of their new line of Spectrum branded benchtop laboratory equipment The line includes mixers, vortexers, dry baths, mini centrifuges, hotplates...... READ MORE
Anglo Platinum selects JMP tool for data analysis (Posted: 1/14/2010)
The Anglo Platinum Group, the world's leading primary producer of platinum metals, recently identified a pressing need to implement more efficient ways to analyse its geological assay data, and turned to Octoplus and the SAS JMP data visualisation tool.... READ MORE
CSHL Scientists Use Next-Gen Sequencing to Discover Cause of Disorder (Posted: 1/14/2010)
Two scientists from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) are part of an international team that has discovered a genetic mutation that causes Joubert Syndrome. JBTS, as it is commonly called, is a devastating inherited neurological disease that is very rare in the general population but found relatively more often among Ashkenazi Jews.... READ MORE
Biologists Merge Methods to Find New Meaning in Old Data (Posted: 1/14/2010)
A growing number of scientists are merging methods and results from different disciplines to extract new meaning from old data, says a team of researchers in a recent issue of Evolution.... READ MORE
China Stakes Claim as Global Center for Scientific Research (Posted: 1/13/2010)
Contrary to popular belief, China is doing much more than exporting clothing, toys, electronics, and other popular consumer goods. The country is on a scientific roll, to the point where it could conceivably be ... READ MORE
NIST Awards $123 Million in Recovery Act Grants to Construct New Research Facilities (Posted: 1/12/2010)
The U.S. Commerce Departments National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded more than $123 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants to support the construction of new scientific research facilities at 11 universities and one non-profit research organization.
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Pepsi Opens New Haven Research Lab (Posted: 1/12/2010)
The food and beverage giant opened a research laboratory last week at 25 Science Park. In New Haven, the corporation will also fund a graduate fellowship in the M.D.-Ph.D. program at the Yale School of Medicine to support research on nutrition and obesity-related diseases.... READ MORE
Scientists Determine How Precursors of Gene-regulating Small RNAs are Sorted by Cellular Machinery (Posted: 1/8/2010)
A team of scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has determined a hierarchical set of criteria that explain how the molecular precursors of gene-regulating small RNAs are sorted by the cellular machinery. ... READ MORE
Microscopy Market Thriving with Advances in Technology (Posted: 1/8/2010)
According to industry estimates, the global market for microscopes and accessories is literally thriving. Around 4 years back it was pegged at $1.65 billion (1.34 billion) and is expected to touch $2.77 billion in the year 2009, with a healthy average annual growth rate(AAR) of around 11%.... READ MORE
Nanoparticles Go Platinum: NCEM Instruments Provide Key Images (Posted: 1/8/2010)
Berkeley Labs National Center for Electron Microscopy (NCEM) provided the technology and a Visiting Scientist Fellowship that helped a Missouri State University researcher make a key discovery which should boost efforts to use carbon nanotubes as catalytic supports in direct ethanol fuel cells.... READ MORE
American Chemical Society Launches Chinese-Language News Site (Posted: 1/7/2010)
The American Chemical Society (ACS) Office of Public Affairs has launched a Chinese-language news site on EurekAlert! to further extend its publicity about research reported in ACS publications into the Peoples Republic of China. ... READ MORE
JALA Introduces The JALA Ten Breakthroughs in Innovation (Posted: 1/7/2010)
To honor scientific achievements that have made seminal impact toward addressing key biological and medical quandaries, the Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation (JALA) seeks nominations for The JALA Ten.
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Magnet Lab Reclaims World Record for Highest-Field Resistive Magnet (Posted: 1/7/2010)
Physicists who do research at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at The Florida State University got a brand new, high-tech toy for the holidays a world-record magnet.
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2010 Lab Equipment Buyers' New Year's Resolutions (Posted: 1/7/2010)
The beginning of a new year, let alone a new decade, is the perfect time to rethink the processes used in your lab to procure new equipment. Thanks to evolving online resources, forward-thinking print media content and new solutions offered by vendors, there is likely room in every lab buyer's procedure for improvement. ... READ MORE
PerkinElmer and VWR International Announce Joint Service Offering (Posted: 1/6/2010)
PerkinElmer, Inc. today announced that OneSource, a component of the Analytical Sciences and Laboratory Services business, has entered into an agreement with laboratory supply and
distribution company VWR International, LLC, to develop a joint service offering.
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Nikon Small World Exhibition and Microscopy Seminars (Posted: 1/5/2010)
Nikon Small World Exhibition and Seminars to be held Thursday, January 7, at the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia.
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Accidental Discovery Produces Durable New Blue Pigment (Posted: 1/4/2010)
An accidental discovery in a laboratory at Oregon State University has apparently solved a quest that over thousands of years has absorbed the energies of ancient Egyptians, the Han dynasty in China, Mayan cultures and more the creation of a near-perfect blue pigment.
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Argonne Microscopy Facility Combines Cutting-Edge Science, Green Architecture (Posted: 12/30/2009)
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory is more than just a hub of prizewinning science. It's also the home of award-winning and green architecture.
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Making New Enzymes to Engineer Plants for Biofuel Production (Posted: 12/30/2009)
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have created a new enzyme and demonstrated its potential ability to interfere with the production of lignin, a key cell-wall component in plants. ... READ MORE
How to Encourage Big Ideas (Posted: 12/30/2009)
A new study suggests certain types of funding which provide more freedom and focus less on near-term results lead to more innovative and influential research.
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World's Smallest, Nano Scale Snowman (Posted: 12/24/2009)
The snowman measures 10 m across and is 1/5th the width of a human hair.... READ MORE
Stephen W. Fesik to Receive SBS 2010 Technology Innovation Award (Posted: 12/18/2009)
The Society for Biomolecular Sciences has selected Dr. Stephen W. Fesik as the winner of the SBS 2010 Technology Innovation Award.... READ MORE
Study Reveals Lack of Genetic Diversity in Widely Used Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines (Posted: 12/18/2009)
The most widely used human embryonic stem cell lines lack genetic diversity, a finding that raises social justice questions that must be addressed to ensure that all sectors of society benefit from stem cell advances, according to a University of Michigan research team.... READ MORE
Iowa State, Ames Laboratory Researchers Named AAAS Fellows for Distinguished Work (Posted: 12/17/2009)
Four Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory researchers have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).... READ MORE
Thermochemical Nanolithography Now Allows Multiple Chemicals on a Chip (Posted: 12/16/2009)
Scientists at Georgia Tech have developed a nanolithographic technique that can produce high-resolution patterns of at least three different chemicals on a single chip at writing speeds of up to one millimeter per second. ... READ MORE
Symyx Announces Collaborative Partnership with Royal Society of Chemistry (Posted: 12/16/2009)
Symyx Technologies, Inc. and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) have announced the launch of a collaborative partnership designed to enhance the usability and accessibility of public scientific databases.... READ MORE
Abbott to Buy LIMS Firm for $123 Million (Posted: 12/16/2009)
Abbott plans to buy Starlims Technologies, a vendor of laboratory information management systems, for about $123 million in cash.... READ MORE
Abbott to Acquire STARLIMS Technologies Ltd. (Posted: 12/15/2009)
Abbott has announced a definitive agreement to acquire STARLIMS Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of laboratory information management systems, for approximately $123 million in cash.... READ MORE
Nexus Biosystems Announces Acquisition of Aurora Biotechnologies (Posted: 12/10/2009)
NEXUS Biosystems, a leading innovator and worldwide provider of automated sample management systems, today announced the acquisition of Aurora Biotechnologies of Carlsbad, CA, a leading developer of proprietary high-performance microplates for use in sample storage, high-throughput screening, and cellular imaging.... READ MORE
Copenhagen Climate Change Conference Begins (Posted: 12/8/2009)
The largest and most important U.N. climate change conference in history opened Monday, with organizers warning diplomats from 192 nations that this could be the best, last chance for a deal to protect the world from calamitous global warming. ... READ MORE
Recovery Act Funds Carbon Fiber Technology Center (Posted: 12/8/2009)
Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, DOE has allocated $34.7 million to establish the Carbon Fiber Technology Center at ORNL. The project, which will enable the development and commercialization of low-cost carbon fiber for use in composite materials, is being funded through DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. ... READ MORE
Nikon to Make N-SIM Microscopes (Posted: 12/8/2009)
Nikon Corporation announced that it will sign an agreement with the Univ. of California, San Francisco Office of Technology Management for Structured Illumination Microscopy (SIM) technology. Under the terms of the agreement, UCSF will license its technology to Nikon to make N-SIM enabled microscopes. ... READ MORE
Immune Attack Sheds Light on the Molecular World (Posted: 12/8/2009)
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) developed the video game Immune Attack to plunge 7th 12th graders into the microscopic world of immune system proteins and cells. ... READ MORE
A Little Magic Provides an Atomic-Level Look at Bone (Posted: 12/3/2009)
A new study using solid-state NMR spectroscopy to analyze intact bone paves the way for atomic-level explorations of how disease and aging affect bone.
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CLSI Publishes Risk Management Techniques to Identify and Control Laboratory Error Sources (Posted: 12/2/2009)
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) recently published Risk Management Techniques to Identify and Control Laboratory Error Sources; Approved GuidelineSecond Edition (EP18-A2). This document provides guidance for risk management activities that include risk analysis (failure modes and effects analysis [FMEA]), fault trees, and risk monitoring...... READ MORE
IN Cell Image Competition 2009/2010 Voting Opens (Posted: 12/1/2009)
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), has opened voting for its annual IN Cell Image Competition .... READ MORE
How a Hosted ELN Reduces Start-Up Time & Minimizes Costs (Posted: 12/1/2009)
Symyx Technologies Inc. has announced a web seminar that describes and demonstrates the benefits of new subscription-based ELN hosting service.
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Law Lab Established (Posted: 12/1/2009)
A laboratory to address the criteria of effective international law emerges at a critical juncture as the global community grapples with such difficult issues as climate change, resource management, human rights, economic stability and security.... READ MORE
Battelle Works on Education Program (Posted: 12/1/2009)
Battelle will work collaboratively with the public-private partnership announced by the White House to strengthen the nations competitiveness through increasing the scale and scope of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. ... READ MORE
Ocean Optics Spectrometer Confirms Water on the Moon (Posted: 11/20/2009)
Spectrographic data taken from an Ocean Optics spectrometer has helped NASA confirm the presence of water ice on the moon. The spectrometer, custom re-engineered for space duty by Aurora Design & Technology and dubbed ALICE, was part of the scientific payload on NASAs Lunar CRater Observation and...... READ MORE
Miniaturized Analysis for Complex Samples Developed (Posted: 11/20/2009)
The goal of an integrated, miniaturized laboratory analysis system, also known as a lab-on-a-chip, is simple: sample in, answer out. ... READ MORE
GAO: Cybersecurity Flaws at Los Alamos Lab (Posted: 11/19/2009)
The classified computer network of a major U.S. nuclear laboratory remains vulnerable to cyber attack, according to a congressional watchdog agency. The Government Accountability Office said in a report that the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico continues to have significant computer security problems, warning that it is having difficulty "protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information stored on and transmitted over its classified computer network."... READ MORE
Rutgers University Mini-MBA: BioPharma Innovation (Posted: 11/19/2009)
The Rutgers Mini-MBA: BioPharma Innovation brings Rutgers thought-leaders and senior industry executives into the classroom in an intensive training program focused on the strategic, regulatory, and management issues confronting the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors. This innovative executive development opportunity provides a comprehensive business foundation...... READ MORE
Cray XT5 Supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory Recognized as World's Fastest Supercomputer (Posted: 11/19/2009)
Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. today acknowledges the Cray XT5(TM) supercomputer, nicknamed "Jaguar," located at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for achieving another supercomputing milestone. ... READ MORE
Department of Energy Announces More Than $104 Million for National Laboratory Facilities (Posted: 11/19/2009)
Eight Projects Will Support Growth of Clean Energy and Efficiency through Research, Development and Testing
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Introducing 'Laboratory Management Matters' the Blog (Posted: 11/18/2009)
Beginning this month, Lab Manager Magazine will feature the blog, Laboratory Management Matters, wherein each week Ph.D chemist, John K. Borchardt will discuss important aspects of laboratory management along with other topics of interest. ... READ MORE
Nanoparticles Found in Common Household Items Caused Genetic Damage in Mice (Posted: 11/17/2009)
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, found in everything from cosmetics to sunscreen to paint to vitamins, caused systemic genetic damage in mice, according to a comprehensive study conducted by researchers at UCLAs Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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SUNY Awarded $95M in ARRA Stimulus Research Funding (Posted: 11/17/2009)
The State University of New York (SUNY) has received 312 awards totaling more than $95 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The majority of the awards to SUNY have come from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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Brookhaven Lab Wins Award for Workplace Flexibility (Posted: 11/13/2009)
The U.S. Department of Energys Brookhaven National Laboratory has been selected as a winner of the 2009 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility on Long Island. ... READ MORE
UAB, Partners Seek Safe Carbon Dioxide Storage for Greener Power Generation (Posted: 11/12/2009)
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced plans to fund research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Engineering on technologies that would help reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the capture and permanent safe storage, or sequestration, of carbon dioxide (CO2). ... READ MORE
Pittcon Recognizes Scientists from Academia and Industry (Posted: 11/12/2009)
Pittcon is pleased to announce the recipients of ten prestigious awards recognizing the significant contributions of leaders in the fields of Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy. ... READ MORE
Berkeley Labs Partners With UISOL in OpenADR Smart Grid Solution Development (Posted: 11/12/2009)
Utility Integration Solutions (UISOL), the utility industry business integration specialist, today announced an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Labs) to develop the Open Automated Demand Response (OpenADR) specification into an open source platform for use in Smart Grid applications.... READ MORE
UTSA Taps National Energy Expert to Join Research Staff (Posted: 11/12/2009)
The University of Texas at San Antonio has recruited a nationally recognized expert in the field of sustainable energy to become the new director of the UTSA Institute for Conventional, Alternative and Renewable Energy (ICARE).... READ MORE
National Academy Report Cites Ames Laboratory's Strength in New Materials Research (Posted: 11/12/2009)
According to a recent report by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, the United States, once the world leader in the discovery and growth of crystalline materials, is now falling behind other nations. ... READ MORE
Employers Should Look For Hostile Attribution Style When Laying Off Employees (Posted: 11/11/2009)
As the economic downturn forces more companies to lay off workers, a workplace aggression expert at the University of New Hampshire cautions employers about what to do and not do when breaking bad news to employees and to be watchful for employees who exhibit a hostile attribution style.
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AAPS Announces 2009 Research Award Winners (Posted: 11/11/2009)
At the Opening Session of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) 2009 Annual Meeting and Exposition, AAPS President Patrick P. DeLuca, Ph.D. presented the following ground-breaking researchers with awards commemorating their contributions to the pharmaceutical sciences..... READ MORE
Save Time & Reduce Errors With An Electronic Laboratory Notebook (Posted: 11/6/2009)
Symyx Technologies Inc. has announced a series of new web seminars for analytical chemists, biologists and scientists involved with molecular diagnostics needing to record experimental data.
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Clean Algae Biofuel Project Leads World in Productivity (Posted: 11/5/2009)
Australian scientists are achieving the world's best production rates of oil from algae grown in open saline ponds, taking them a step closer to creating commercial quantities of clean biofuel for the future.
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NSF Awards $20 Million to SDSC to Develop Gordon (Posted: 11/5/2009)
The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego has been awarded a $20 million grant from NSF to build and operate a powerful supercomputer. ... READ MORE
SLAC Starts Up New Linac (Posted: 11/4/2009)
The first experiments are now underway using the world's most powerful X-ray laser, the Linac Coherent Light Source, located at the Dept. of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Illuminating objects and processes at unprecedented speed and scale, the LCLS has embarked on groundbreaking research..... READ MORE
Bug Lab Moving to Kansas (Posted: 11/3/2009)
Another federal research lab dedicated to animal diseases is headed for Manhattan, Kan. Congress earlier this fall approved $1.5 million to move the Arthropod-Borne Animal Disease Research Laboratory from Laramie, Wyo., to Kansas.... READ MORE
Lilly Opens Biotech Center in San Diego (Posted: 11/3/2009)
As part of its strategy to discover and develop more biotechnology medicines, Eli Lilly and Company has opened a state-of-the-art biotechnology center on the West Coast. The facility--Lilly Biotechnology Center-San Diego--opened just three months after Lilly announced it.... READ MORE
ALA Expands Young Scientists Poster Award Program to AIChE Annual Meeting Award (Posted: 10/30/2009)
The Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) has announced an education based addition to the already strong collaboration with the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). ... READ MORE
Pittcon 2010 Announces Conferee Networking Topics (Posted: 10/30/2009)
The Pittcon Networking Committee is pleased to announce the topics for the Conferee Networking Sessions for Pittcon 2010 from March 1 through March 4, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.... READ MORE
New England's Largest Environmental Lab Acquires Boston Analytical (Posted: 10/29/2009)
Alpha Analytical (www.alphalab.com) is announcing the completion of acquisition of Boston Analytical, Inc.
Established in 1987, Boston Analytical (www.bostonanalytical.com) is a registered, cGMP compliant contract testing laboratory providing quality analytical and microbiological testing services to the pharmaceutical, biotech, device, cosmetic and nutritional products industries.
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GE Healthcare Expands Life Cycle Asset Management Solution (Posted: 10/29/2009)
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announces a strategic collaboration with GoIndustry DoveBid (GoIDB). The partnership enhances GE Healthcare's asset disposal capabilities and... READ MORE
Anti-Doping Lab Unveiled for Winter Olympics (Posted: 10/27/2009)
More than 2,000 urine and blood samples will be tested during the Vancouver Olympics as part of a $16.4 million effort to catch drug cheats. A state-of-the-art doping lab for the Feb. 12-28 Games has been unveiled at the Olympic speedskating oval in Richmond.
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Underwriters Laboratories Introduces New Certification Programs for Solar Industry (Posted: 10/27/2009)
Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in safety testing and certification, today announced the introduction of its Master and Fast Track Certification Programs. These new service offerings are designed to help photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturers and production equipment manufacturers get products to market faster by using an innovative approach to certify complete turn-key solution production lines.... READ MORE
Iowa State Researchers Study Materials, Combustion, Cancer with New T-Ray Instrument (Posted: 10/27/2009)
A new, $500,000 instrument recently went about its work emitting and reading high-speed pulses of silent and invisible terahertz rays.
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Symyx Notebook and Thermo Scientific Watson LIMS Integrate (Posted: 10/27/2009)
Symyx Technologies, Inc. has announced an out-of-the-box integration of Symyx Notebook and Thermo Scientific Watson LIMS. ... READ MORE
Argonne Dedicates New Microscopy Facility at Center for Nanoscale Materials (Posted: 10/26/2009)
The Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory dedicated its new scanning probing microscopy building recently during its annual users conference. ... READ MORE
Malvern and Kaiser Optical Systems to Develop Advanced Range of Raman Microscopes (Posted: 10/26/2009)
Malvern Instruments and Kaiser Optical Systems have announced a development collaboration that will enhance the product portfolios of both companies. ... READ MORE
Solar Technology Acceleration Center Is Powering Up (Posted: 10/22/2009)
Members of the Solar Technology Acceleration Center (SolarTAC) and supporters convened in Aurora, Colo., today, to mark a milestone in "Powering Up" one of the world's largest solar test and demonstration facilities. Since announcing the initial launch of SolarTAC one year ago... ... READ MORE
DOE Labs to Expand Cloud Computing (Posted: 10/20/2009)
A new program funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Dept. of Energy will examine cloud computing as a cost-effective and energy-efficient computing paradigm for scientists to accelerate discoveries in a variety of disciplines, including analysis of scientific data sets in biology, climate change and physics. ... READ MORE
Harvard Loses Billions in Investments (Posted: 10/20/2009)
Harvard Univ. has acknowledged that it lost about $1.8 billion in investments over the past year, along with an $11 billion decline in the value of its endowments, and another $500 million in losses realized in connection with their interest rate exchange agreements, according to Harvard's recently published annual report and an interview by the Harvard Gazette with Jim Rothenberg, Harvard's treasurer. ... READ MORE
New Research Brings Invisible Into View (Posted: 10/20/2009)
A group of researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology has developed a handheld camera that uses microwave signals to non-destructively peek inside materials and structures in real time.
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Ocean Observatory Initiative Launched (Posted: 10/15/2009)
The NSF and the Consortium for Ocean Leadership (COL) have signed a Cooperative Agreement that supports the construction and initial operation of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). OOI will provide a network of undersea sensors for observing complex ocean processes such as...
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Obama to Raise R&D Spending to 3% of GDP (Posted: 10/15/2009)
On Oct. 7, 2009 at the National Medal of Science ceremony, President Barack Obama announced he would raise R&Ds spending as a percent of gross domestic product to 3%. The current R&D spending as a share of GDP is 2.62%. ... READ MORE
New Los Alamos Chem Lab Advances (Posted: 10/15/2009)
The federal government has released $47 million toward a long-planned plutonium research lab at Los Alamos National Laboratory, a project Los Alamos officials say is vital, but which nuclear watchdogs contend only positions the U.S. to build more nuclear weapons. ... READ MORE
Turning Algae into Energy (Posted: 10/12/2009)
As part of a project to create alternative sources of energy, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are cultivating green algae that holds promise as a new supply of biofuel.
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DASGIP Launches World's First Bioreactor on the iPhone (Posted: 10/12/2009)
DASGIP launches Remote Control Suite for ubiquitous online access to DASGIP bioreactor systems. ... READ MORE
UW Breaks Ground on Nation's Largest Molecular Engineering Building (Posted: 10/12/2009)
University of Washington leaders on Friday officially broke ground on a molecular engineering building. ... READ MORE
CLSI Publishes "Laboratory Automation: Communications with Automated Clinical Laboratory Systems, Instruments, Devices, and Information Systems" (Posted: 10/7/2009)
The document provides standards to facilitate accurate and timely electronic exchange of data and information between the automated laboratory elements. This will allow and encourage scalable, open systems, and extendibility and interoperability of automated laboratory elements. ... READ MORE
Knoxville - Oak Ridge Innovation Valley Future Aglow With Solar (Posted: 10/7/2009)
Governor Phil Bredesen's announcement of a $62.5 million economic stimulus grant for solar research further solidifies Tennessee's position ranking as a top-tier green energy state.... READ MORE
ManTech adds $23M Deal to NASA Work (Posted: 10/7/2009)
NASA will continue to count on ManTech International engineering support, awarding the company a $23.3 million, five-year contact for engineering support services at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory.... READ MORE
Enzo Biochem Life Science Unit and BioTek Instruments Form Strategic Collaboration (Posted: 10/2/2009)
Program combines Enzo's CELLestial live cell assays and BioTek's Synergy Mx monochromator-based multi-mode microplate reader.
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Day One Management (Posted: 10/1/2009)
Management is the art of making people more effective than they would have been without you. This requires you to plan, organize, direct, and monitor the work. In order to do that effectively, you need to know where you are going, what tools you have to get there, what tools you need that you don't have, and how to get what you need. ... READ MORE
ASM Honors 2009 Class of Fellows for Achievements in Materials Technology (Posted: 9/30/2009)
To recognize members for their distinguished contributions to the field of materials science and engineering, the 2009 Class of Fellows has been announced by ASM International, the U.S.-based materials information society. ... READ MORE
Hendrick Construction to Expand Lab Space at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Posted: 9/30/2009)
Hendrick Construction, Inc. was awarded a contract to upgrade 14,000 square feet of lab space at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to further cutting-edge research at one of the world's most advanced scientific facilities. ... READ MORE
Laboratory Testing Inc. Selected For 2009 Best Places to Work in PA (Posted: 9/30/2009)
Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI) has been named one of the Best Places to Work in PA for 2009. LTI is an accredited, independent testing and calibration laboratory in business since 1984. The company employs over 100 engineers, chemists, technicians, inspectors and support staff on two work shifts.... READ MORE
Northeastern Biologist Receives $5.5 Million NIH Grant to Study Tolerant Bacteria (Posted: 9/28/2009)
Northeastern biologist Kim Lewis has received a $5.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate why antibiotics are not effective for certain infectious diseases.... READ MORE
Analtech Video Campaign Inducted into Viral Marketing Hall of Fame (Posted: 9/24/2009)
Analtech, Inc., the only U.S.-based manufacturer of thin layer chromatography plates, was inducted Wednesday into MarketingSherpa's 2009 Viral Marketing Hall of Fame for the company's viral video, "The Adventures of Ana L'Tech."... READ MORE
NASA R&D Executive Joins Lighting Science Group Corporation (Posted: 9/23/2009)
Lighting Science Group Corporation (LSG) announces today that David E. Bartine has joined the company as Vice President of Material Science Research reporting to Fred Maxik, Chief Scientific Officer. Bartine will be based at the company's Satellite Beach, Florida headquarters.... READ MORE
New Beryllium Reference Material for Occupational Safety Monitoring (Posted: 9/23/2009)
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in collaboration with private industry and other government agencies, have produced a new reference material for beryllium. Beryllium, an exotic rare-earth metal used as a hardener in high-performance alloys and ceramics, can cause berylliosisa chronic, incurable and sometimes fatal illness. The new reference material is expected to dramatically improve methods used to monitor workers' exposure and aid in contamination control as well as toxicological research.... READ MORE
Virginia Tech Names Biomechanics Laboratory in Memory of Kevin P. Granata (Posted: 9/23/2009)
The new biomechanics research laboratory located in room 208 of Norris Hall at Virginia Tech has been named the Kevin P. Granata Biomechanics Laboratory as an enduring tribute to the late engineering professor who lost his life on April 16, 2007.... READ MORE
New Nanochemistry Technique Encases Single Molecules in Microdroplets (Posted: 9/23/2009)
Inventing a useful new tool for creating chemical reactions between single molecules, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have employed microfluidicsthe manipulation of fluids at the microscopic scaleto make microdroplets that contain single molecules of interest. ... READ MORE
Center for Biorenewable Chemicals Builds Bridges to Science, Industry (Posted: 9/22/2009)
Brent Shanks studies chemical catalysts in Iowa State University's Sweeney Hall. Just a few buildings to the north, Basil Nikolau studies biological catalysts. ... READ MORE
Air Quality Sciences Achieves Re-Accreditation as the US Indoor Air Quality Testing Partner for Europe's Coveted Blue Angel Program (Posted: 9/17/2009)
Atlanta-based indoor air quality (IAQ) firm, Air Quality Sciences (AQS), has been re-accredited as the only laboratory in the United States to perform office equipment emissions testing for Germany's Blue Angel Program. Blue Angel is the oldest and most respected eco-label in the world. AQS successfully completed rigorous proficiency verification to earn the continuing accreditation.... READ MORE
Going Green with Thermo Scientific Orion Green Electrodes (Posted: 9/17/2009)
Thermo Scientific Orion Green pH electrodes were the first laboratory glass-bulb pH electrode to meets all Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) requirements without any exemptions. The Orion Green electrodes contain no lead, no mercury, or hazardous substances. The Orion Green, environmentally-friendly electrodes offer lead-free glass, lead-free solder and recyclable packaging.... READ MORE
Intezyne, Draper Laboratory among Florida Companies Honored (Posted: 9/17/2009)
Two tenants of the USF Research Park of Tampa Bay received the Governors Business Diversification Award for their contributions toward statewide economic diversification through job creation, community involvement and investment.... READ MORE
Dionex Enters into Agreement with ESA Biosciences (Posted: 9/16/2009)
Dionex Corporation has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with ESA Biosciences to purchase ESA Biosciences HPLC related products, HPLC clinical assays, laboratory services and assets.
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New X-Ray Technique Illuminates Reactivity of Environmental Contaminants (Posted: 9/16/2009)
Thanks to a new analytical method employed by researchers at the University of Delaware, scientists can now pinpoint, at the millisecond level, what happens as harmful environmental contaminants such as arsenic begin to react with soil and water under various conditions.
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Innovalight Achieves Record Efficiency Silicon Ink Solar Cell (Posted: 9/9/2009)
Innovalight, Inc., a privately-held firm providing printed silicon ink solar cell technology, today announced that the company has demonstrated a record 18 percent conversion efficiency with silicon-ink processed solar cells. ... READ MORE
Forensics Lab First WVU LEED (Posted: 9/9/2009)
Originally constructed in 1917, Oglebay Hall has become West Virginia Univ.'s first building to obtain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. ... READ MORE
Agilent Technologies Separates Bio-Analytical Business into Life Sciences and Chemical Analysis Groups (Posted: 9/9/2009)
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the separation of its Life Science and Chemical Analysis Group into two businesses, Chemical Analysis and Life Sciences. The change in structure reflects the growth opportunities of each business and supports Agilent's continued evolution as a leading bio-analytical company.... READ MORE
Beckman Coulter and Propel Labs Enter into Flow Cytometry Collaboration (Posted: 9/3/2009)
Propel will support Beckman Coulter with field upgrades of MoFlo instruments to the specifications associated with the more recent XDP version.
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$11 Million Dedicated to Water Power Research (Posted: 9/2/2009)
The Obama administration is awarding up to $11 million to a series of national research laboratories for the development of advanced water power technologies, including hydrokinetic systems. ... READ MORE
Tethys Bioscience Announces Personnel Additions and Promotions (Posted: 9/1/2009)
Tethys Bioscience, Inc. announced today that former Chief Business Officer Michael Richey has been promoted to President, and that several key executives have joined the company`s management team.... READ MORE
Airborne C4ISR Laboratory for Electronic Sensors Unveiled (Posted: 9/1/2009)
Engineers at Lockheed Martin Corp. in Denver have unveiled and certified the Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory (AML) to tailor advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) sensor combinations to resolve specific military, strategic intelligence and homeland security mission needs.... READ MORE
ACS Awards John R. Engen for Scientific Achievements (Posted: 9/1/2009)
Waters Corporation announced today that the Analytical Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society presented Prof. John R. Engen of Northeastern University with the Arthur Findeis Award for Achievements by a Young Analytical Scientist.... READ MORE
ORNL Scientists Hone Technique to Safeguard Water Supplies (Posted: 8/31/2009)
A method to detect contaminants in municipal water supplies has undergone further refinements by two Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers.
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Making Global Science Networking More User-Friendly (Posted: 8/31/2009)
Scientists working collaboratively, at the same time, but in different locations around the world, can now do so thanks to ultra-high-speed, broadband networks and special software developed as part of a National Science Foundation-funded program called the "OptIPuter."
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Idaho National Laboratory Receives National Recognition for Small Business Program (Posted: 8/27/2009)
The U.S. Department of Energy recognized Dana Storms as the 2008 Small Business Program Manager of the Year for her commitment to partnering small businesses with Idaho National Laboratory. ... READ MORE
Frequency Converter Enables Ultra-High Sensitivity Infrared Spectrometry (Posted: 8/27/2009)
In what may prove to be a major development for scientists in fields ranging from forensics to quantum communications, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new, highly sensitive, low-cost technique for measuring light in the near-infrared range. ... READ MORE
With Three New Reference Materials, NIST Gets the Dirt on Soil (Posted: 8/27/2009)
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued three new certified reference materials for soil. ... READ MORE
National Science Foundation Funds Nanoscale Research (Posted: 8/27/2009)
Northeastern Universitys Nanoscale Science and Engineering Research Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN) has received a $12.25 million renewal grant from the National Science Foundation. ... READ MORE
PerkinElmer Expands Distribution Channel for Spectroscopy and Chromatography Consumables with VWR (Posted: 8/27/2009)
PerkinElmer, Inc. and VWR International, LLC have signed an expanded distribution agreement. ... READ MORE
Advanced Instruments Introduces Next-Generation Web Site (Posted: 8/26/2009)
Advanced Instruments has introduced a next-generation Web site that dramatically enhances the customer's online business experience when purchasing osmometers, cryoscopes, and microbiological laboratory instruments. ... READ MORE
DOE Selects Projects to Monitor and Evaluate Geologic CO2 Storage (Posted: 8/26/2009)
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of 19 projects to enhance the capability to simulate, track, and evaluate the potential risks of carbon dioxide (CO2) storage in geologic formations. ... READ MORE
Idaho Researchers Win Grant to Explore DNA Frontier (Posted: 8/25/2009)
Three University of Idaho researchers will embark on an unconventional approach to DNA research as one of 20 teams chosen nationwide by federal officials for the ideas to explore scientific frontiers.
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Brookhaven Lab Departments Collaborate To Complete a New Computer Data Center (Posted: 8/25/2009)
A new customized extension has been added to the Information Technology Divisions (ITD) Building 515 at Brookhaven Lab and it is green, within budget, and will be ready just in time.... READ MORE
DOE Funds Nine Shale Gas, Coal bed Methane Technology Efforts (Posted: 8/20/2009)
The US Department of Energys National Energy Technology Laboratory is supporting nine projects targeting environmental tools and technology for shale gas and coal bed methane production, DOEs Fossil Energy Office announced. ... READ MORE
ALA Supports UCLA Extension Technical Management Program (Posted: 8/19/2009)
Intended for engineers and scientists, unique UCLA Extension program provides practical balance between technical and managerial aspects for improving organizational performance.
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CEM Announces 2009 MJ Collins Award Winner (Posted: 8/19/2009)
CEM Corporation has announces that Amy Kallmerten, a graduate student at Northeastern University, has won the 2009 MJ Collins Award for outstanding research by a student in the field of microwave chemistry.... READ MORE
EMSLs Denver Laboratory Awarded NVLAP Accreditation for TEM AIR Asbestos Analysis (Posted: 8/19/2009)
The Denver, Colorado asbestos and microbiological testing facility has continued its busy expansion of services since moving to its current location. ... READ MORE
EPA Awards UH Lead Role to Study Toxin Effects on Embryonic Development (Posted: 8/19/2009)
$3.2M grant to explore how chemicals affect human health; which ones may cause serious diseases.
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Putting Nanotechnology on the Map (Posted: 8/19/2009)
New data show nanotechnology-related activities in every U.S. state. Every state can now lay claim to the nanotechnology revolution. Data released today by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) highlights more than 1,200 companies, universities, government laboratories, and other organizations...... READ MORE
Alan G. Marshall to Deliver Plenary Lecture at Pittcon 2010 (Posted: 8/14/2009)
Pittcon is pleased to present Alan G. Marshall, Kasha Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, and Director of the Ion Cyclotron Resonance Program at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, as the 2010 plenary speaker.... READ MORE
Berkeley Lab Gets $62M to Build Blazing Ethernet Network (Posted: 8/13/2009)
Looking to build a blazing Ethernet network that will exclusively support science research, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is receiving $62 million to develop what it calls the worlds fastest computer network . ... READ MORE
Industry and Education in Oregon Team Up to Design Innovative Lab Equipment (Posted: 8/13/2009)
Sheldon Manufacturing, a leading manufacturer of laboratory equipment, and senior engineering students at OSU have been collaborating to create new, innovative equipment, blending education and industry. ... READ MORE
Multi-Laboratory Study Sizes Up Nanoparticle Sizing (Posted: 8/13/2009)
As a result of a major inter-laboratory study, the standards body ASTM International has been able to update its guidelines for a commonly used technique for measuring the size of nanoparticles in solutions.... READ MORE
INTEGRA Biosciences and Viaflo Join Forces (Posted: 8/13/2009)
INTEGRA Biosciences AG and Viaflo have announced that they signed agreements to combine the two companies under the name of INTEGRA Viaflo Holding AG on July 23, 2009. ... READ MORE
Pacific Chemistry Professors, Student Develop Quick Method to Test Homes for Toxic Drywall (Posted: 8/12/2009)
Two chemistry professors and a graduate student from University of the Pacific have developed a quick and easy way to determine if homes contain contaminated drywall made in China. ... READ MORE
Aggregating, Analyzing and Reporting Information (Posted: 8/12/2009)
Symyx Technologies Inc. has announced a new online seminar for scientists involved with aggregating, analyzing and reporting R&D information from multiple experiments.
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LANL Awards $400,000 to Four New Businesses (Posted: 8/12/2009)
Los Alamos National Laboratory awarded approximately $100,000 each to four startup companies in northern New Mexico. ... READ MORE
Trent Professor Emeritus to Receive Prestigious Gerhard Herzberg Award (Posted: 8/10/2009)
Dr. Raymond E. March, professor emeritus of Chemistry at Trent University, has been selected by the Canadian Society for Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy (CSASS) as the 2009 recipient of the Gerhard Herzberg Award. ... READ MORE
LabVantage Completes Acquisition of Life Technologies SQL*LIMS Business (Posted: 8/10/2009)
LabVantage today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Life Technologies Corporations SQL*LIMS business, uniting the premier thin-client LIMS with a significant global footprint of experienced LIMS professionals.... READ MORE
This Message Will Self-Destruct (Posted: 8/6/2009)
When Barack Obama became American president, one of his first tussles with White House lawyers was over whether he could keep his beloved BlackBerry.... READ MORE
San Diego Supercomputer Center Launches Triton Resource (Posted: 8/6/2009)
The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, today officially launched the Triton Resource, an integrated, data-intensive computing system primarily designed to support UC San Diego and UC researchers.... READ MORE
State Fund Advances Seven Iowa State Projects (Posted: 8/6/2009)
A grant from a state economic development fund will help Iowa State University researchers develop and evaluate a vaccine designed to protect swine from novel H1N1 and other strains of influenza. ... READ MORE
Biotech Hot in July Driven by Positive Drug Data and Acquisitions (Posted: 8/4/2009)
Biotech was "hot" in July driven by drug data, positive drug sales/earnings and partnering and M&A deals. As a result, the Burrill Biotech Select Index posted a solid monthly gain of 6.5 percent... READ MORE
Beckman Coulter Completes Acquisition of Olympus' Lab-Based Diagnostics Business (Posted: 8/4/2009)
Beckman Coulter, Inc. announced today the completion of the acquisition of Olympus' lab-based diagnostics business.... READ MORE
Stop the Clock on Global Warming (Posted: 8/4/2009)
With the launch of the Emerald Cities Project May 2009, Nations Technology Trust Ltd. has initiated a green initiative aimed at Global Warming by introducing cool pavement products... READ MORE
LabAutomation2010 (Posted: 8/4/2009)
Share Your Expertise on a Global Stage: Submit Your Abstract for LabAutomation 2010 by Monday, August 10, 2009.
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New Microchip Performs 1,000 Chemical Reactions At Once (Posted: 8/4/2009)
Flasks, beakers and hot plates may soon be a thing of the past in chemistry labs. Instead of handling a few experiments on a bench top, scientists may simply pop a microchip into a computer... READ MORE
Proposed Algae-to-Biofuels Pilot Facility on Cape Cod (Posted: 8/4/2009)
Plankton Power and the Regional Technology Development Corp. (RTDC) of Cape Cod announced today the establishment of a public-private consortium focused on building a leading-edge facility to produce renewable biofuels from algae.... READ MORE
Soft Laser Desorption Developer, Koichi Tanaka, Turns 50 (Posted: 8/3/2009)
Today is the 50th birthday of the only man without a post-bachelor degree to win a Nobel Prize in the sciences, Koichi Tanaka, born in Toyama, Japan (1959).
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Sabotage at Energy Department Facility (Posted: 7/30/2009)
The FBI has arrested a former employee of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, in Menlo Park, Calif., for allegedly destroying more than 4,000 protein crystal samples... READ MORE
The Real Effects of Workplace Anxiety (Posted: 7/29/2009)
Karen Sumberg, a vice-president at the Center for Work-Life Policy, talks about the very measurable effects of stress in the workplace.... READ MORE
Report Offers Principles for Maintaining the Integrity and Accessibility of Data (Posted: 7/29/2009)
Though digital technologies and high-speed communications have significantly expanded the capabilities of scientists, these technologies are also raising difficult questions for researchers, institutions, and journals.... READ MORE
Q: What Does Agilent's Acquisition of Varian Mean to Lab Managers? (Posted: 7/29/2009)
According to Stuart Matlow, Press Relations Specialist for Agilent Technologies, both Agilent and Varian will continue to operate completely independently until the sale closes later in the year.... READ MORE
Waters Ships Chrom Data Software (Posted: 7/28/2009)
Waters Corp. is now shipping its Empower 2 Business Intelligence Manager, a web-based dashboard software solution that provides rapid analysis of critical chromatography performance data... READ MORE
A Meeting with Berkeley Lab Scientist Inspires Young Inventor (Posted: 7/28/2009)
When Javier Fernndez-Han was nine years old, he and his family met Ashok Gadgil, a senior scientist in the Environmental Energy Technologies Division. It turned out to be a momentous occasion for the boy.
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Agilent Technologies to Acquire Varian, Inc. for $1.5 Billion (Posted: 7/27/2009)
Agilent Technologies Inc. and Varian Inc. today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition by Agilent of Varian, a leading worldwide supplier of scientific instrumentation and associated consumables for life science and applied market applications. ... READ MORE
Energy Dept. Facilities Wasting Energy (Posted: 7/24/2009)
You'd think the Energy Department would be good about saving on energy consumption, but a new internal audit suggests it has wasted millions of dollars... READ MORE
IQ-LabLink: The Link Between Online and Laboratory World (Posted: 7/24/2009)
IQLabLink by WTW is a newly developed software-based procedure for data exchange between online and laboratory metering systems.... READ MORE
LANL Stimulus Work Saves and Creates Jobs (Posted: 7/24/2009)
Los Alamos National Laboratory has received $212 million for environmental cleanup activities under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. ... READ MORE
UCSD Awarded $3 Million for Science Festival and Outreach (Posted: 7/24/2009)
The University of California, San Diego has received a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the 2010 San Diego Science Festival and fund the creation and growth of Science Festivals nationwide.... READ MORE
A Crisis of Confidence? (Posted: 7/23/2009)
The focus on the role of the leader in society has been at the heart of the development of much of modern political and social thought.... READ MORE
PerkinElmer Presents Industry Awards (Posted: 7/23/2009)
PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, announced today the winners of two industry awards for exceptional achievements in capillary chromatography.... READ MORE
Music is the Engine of New U-M lab-on-chip (Posted: 7/23/2009)
Music, rather than electromechanical valves, can drive experimental samples through a lab-on-a-chip in a new system developed at the University of Michigan... READ MORE
Purer Water Made Possible by Sandia Advance (Posted: 7/23/2009)
By substituting a single atom in a molecule widely used to purify water, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have created a far more effective decontaminant... READ MORE
UNC Wilmington Receives $15 Million Grant for MARBIONC Facility (Posted: 7/21/2009)
The University of North Carolina Wilmington's Center for Marine Science (CMS) was awarded a $15 million matching grant Monday... READ MORE
Alberta Gains New R&D Center for Nanotechnology (Posted: 7/20/2009)
Alberta, Canada will be home to a new research and product development center and state-of-the-art Hitachi microscopes.
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Spain's First Seafloor Lab Opens (Posted: 7/20/2009)
Spain's first seafloor laboratory, the Expandable Seafloor Observatory (OBSEA), located three miles off the coast of Vilanova i la Geltr at a depth of 20 meters, has begun real-time transmissions ... READ MORE
Campus Lab Safety Committee Presents Recommendations (Posted: 7/20/2009)
On the heels of significant steps already taken by UCLA in the last six months to improve laboratory safety programs, a campus committee conducting a comprehensive review has recommended a number of additional changes... READ MORE
Microsoft Rolls out Tools to Help Manage Data Deluge (Posted: 7/17/2009)
From the seas to the stars, Microsoft Research is trying to increase its impact. The Redmond, WA-based computer science research organization is releasing new software tools aimed at helping scientists manage and visualize huge amounts of information.... READ MORE
Deal Blooms for Algae Biofuel Research (Posted: 7/16/2009)
A San Diego biotechnology company led by genomics pioneer J. Craig Venter has landed a deal with Exxon Mobil that could include more than $300 million in funding to develop biofuels from algae. ... READ MORE
Rheological Characterization of Polymer Nanocomposites Web Seminar - August 12 (Posted: 7/16/2009)
Professor Pierre Carreau, Director of the Center for Applied Research on Polymers and Composites (CREPEC) at the Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal, will present a web seminar on the Rheological characterization of polymer nanocomposites on 12 August 2009.... READ MORE
Amazon Rainforest Microbial Observatory to Catalog, Study Soils (Posted: 7/16/2009)
The Amazon rainforest may be the largest reservoir of soil microbes on Earth, yet researchers acknowledge that many of these organisms are almost unknown to science, according to University of Massachusetts Amherst microbiologist Klaus Nusslein.... READ MORE
Recession Hits Chemical Workers (Posted: 7/15/2009)
June employment data from the Department of Labor show that job losses in the chemical sector have accelerated during 2009. Preliminary numbers indicate that the industry employs 41,300 fewer workers than at the same time a year earlier... READ MORE
R&D Can Secure Europe's Future (Posted: 7/15/2009)
In the future, Europe will not play a significant role in the world if it is not a powerhouse for scientific and technological advances... READ MORE
Researchers Image Crucial Anthrax Protein (Posted: 7/14/2009)
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration with scientists at the University of Chicago, have determined the structure of a protein crucial to the virulence of anthrax bacteria.
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Botulism Assay Quickly Detects Potent Foodborne Toxin (Posted: 7/14/2009)
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) biologist Larry H. Stanker and colleagues at the ARS Western Regional Research Center in Albany, Calif., have developed a new, improved test for detecting what's known as "serotype A" of the toxin.
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Porvair Sciences launches www.microplates.com (Posted: 7/13/2009)
Porvair Sciences Ltd has announced the launch of www.microplates.com - a comprehensively featured website designed to offer a wide variety of useful information to anyone involved with using microplates or microplate technologies.... READ MORE
New Way to Make Sensors That Detect Toxic Chemicals (Posted: 7/9/2009)
Ohio State University researchers have developed a new method for making extremely pure, very small metal-oxide nanoparticles.
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Why You Need to Fail (Posted: 7/9/2009)
Every time I ask a room of executives to list the top five moments their career took a leap forward not just a step, but a leap failure is always on the list. ... READ MORE
Community Tools Needed to Improve STEM Education (Posted: 7/7/2009)
I recently attended the STEM Business Leaders Breakfast concerning tapping Massachusetts potential in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.... READ MORE
Statistical Technique Cleans and Improves Nanotechnology Data (Posted: 7/7/2009)
A new statistical analysis technique that identifies and removes systematic bias, noise and equipment-based artifacts from experimental data could lead to more precise and reliable measurement of nanomaterials and nanostructures likely to have future industrial applications.... READ MORE
Extinct and Unmourned (Posted: 7/7/2009)
One of the problems facing nature conservationists is that they often have little idea what is being lost. The places where flora and fauna flourish are frequently remote, inaccessible or both.... READ MORE
Chromatography Web Seminars Deliver Practical Guidance (Posted: 7/6/2009)
Malvern Instruments online web seminar series introducing triple detection techniques for size exclusion chromatography/gel permeation chromatography (SEC/GPC) provides information for experts and beginners alike.... READ MORE
Thermo Scientific Offering to be Highlighted at ISSCR Stem Cell Research Symposium (Posted: 7/6/2009)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced it is hosting the Industry Wednesday Symposium on July 8th, preceding the 7th International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Annual Meeting this week.... READ MORE
Enterprise Lab Notebook Improves Collaboration (Posted: 7/1/2009)
With key patents worth a projected $30 billion in revenue pegged to expire between 2010 and 2013, pharmaceutical companies are looking for ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their drug discovery and development programs. ... READ MORE
World's Deepest Underground Lab to Break Lots of New Ground (Posted: 7/1/2009)
Far below the Black Hills of South Dakota, crews are building the world's deepest underground science lab at a depth equivalent to more than six Empire State buildingsa place uniquely suited to scientists' quest for mysterious particles known as dark matter.... READ MORE
Bio-Research & Development Growth Park Opens in St. Louis (Posted: 7/1/2009)
The new BioResearch and Development Growth (BRDG) Park at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Plant opened on June 16 the first of three buildings at the new research park in suburban St. Louis County, Missouri.
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ALA Partners with Boxwood Technologies to Enhance ALA Career Connections (Posted: 7/1/2009)
The Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA), a multi-disciplinary, non-profit scientific association spanning diverse academic disciplines, industries and technology sectors is pleased to announce its partnership with Boxwood Technologies to provide improved online job services at ALA Career Connections.... READ MORE
Stirred, not Shaken: Bio-Inspired Cilia Mix Medical Reagents at Small Scales (Posted: 7/1/2009)
The equipment used for biomedical research is shrinking, but the physical properties of the fluids under investigation are not changing. This creates a problem... READ MORE
Employee Turnover Looms (Posted: 6/30/2009)
According to research by Harris Interactive on behalf of the Adecco Group, the most serious threat to organizations in this recession may be the recession's end.... READ MORE
Professor Chad Mirkin Awarded the $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for Revolutionary Advancements in Nanotechnology (Posted: 6/30/2009)
For Professor Chad Mirkin, good things come in small packages - specifically one billionth of a meter in size.... READ MORE
LabVantage to Acquire Life Technologies SQL*LIMS Business (Posted: 6/30/2009)
LabVantage Solutions, Inc. will acquire Life Technologies Corporations SQL*LIMS business, uniting the premier thin-client LIMS, SAPPHIRE, with a significant global footprint of experienced LIMS professionals. ... READ MORE
Cornell Opens New Biofuels Laboratory (Posted: 6/25/2009)
Cornell University is the proud new home to a state-of-the-art Biofuels Research Laboratory, lauded as a unique research, educational and economic development facility rolled into one. ... READ MORE
University of York Opens Centre of Excellence in Mass Spectrometry (Posted: 6/25/2009)
A new 1.6 million scientific Centre of Excellence at the University of York will provide major benefits for the chemical, pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, as well as supporting academic research in the region. ... READ MORE
New Report Calls for Broad Ethics of Emerging Technologies (Posted: 6/25/2009)
Ethical Issues in Synthetic Biology: An Overview of the Debates analyzes how the ethical issues raised by a variety of emerging technologies are often similar and familiar. The authors find that these similarities are abundant enough to justify developing an ethical framework that cuts across emerging and converging technologies.... READ MORE
Why are Modern Scientists so Dull? (Posted: 6/25/2009)
On the subject of personality factors and success in science, here is a provocative essay by UK professor Bruce Charlton. He claims that the modern system selects for conscientiousness over raw intelligence, with negative consequences. ... READ MORE
USC, Argonne National Lab Collaborate on Study of Ancient Artifacts (Posted: 6/25/2009)
Archaeologist Lynn Swartz Dodd of USC College and her students are taking trade artifacts from Egypt to the Argonne National Laboratorys Advanced Photon Source, home of the most powerful X-rays in the country.
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Northern Arizona University Building Among 'World's Best' (Posted: 6/25/2009)
Northern Arizona Universitys Applied Research and Development building is the only building in the United States to receive an esteemed international award last week for its architectural design.... READ MORE
Purdue University to Participate in Scholarly Integrity Project (Posted: 6/24/2009)
The project is an initiative of the Council of Graduate Schools, which seeks to help graduate students become more aware of the wide variety of issues in the ethical and responsible conduct of research.... READ MORE
Lab Classes Combined for Intensive Experience (Posted: 6/22/2009)
A new intensive laboratory class was unveiled for biochemistry students at Michigan State University this summer. ... READ MORE
UC Berkeley Stakes Science Claim at Homestake Gold Mine (Posted: 6/22/2009)
South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds paid a visit to UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab recently to get a feel for the type of research operation the campus and the lab plan to build at his state's famed Homestake gold mine.
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Renewable Electricity Expansion (Posted: 6/19/2009)
Based on current rates of growth and available technologies, renewable energysolar, wind, geothermal, and biomasscould provide 10% of U.S. electricity by 2020, according to a National Research Council report released June 15.... READ MORE
UCLA Appeals Citations (Posted: 6/19/2009)
The University of California, Los Angeles, has appealed findings of workplace safety violations issued by state regulators regarding the death of research assistant Sheharbano (Sheri) Sangji, who was burned in a laboratory fire there in December 2008.... READ MORE
Hach and Accelerated Technology Laboratories Form Partnership (Posted: 6/19/2009)
Hach Company and Accelerated Technology Laboratories Inc. (ATL) have announced a joint marketing, technology and customer migration partnership that will provide significant benefits to customers.
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ALICE Finally Sent 'To The Moon' (Posted: 6/19/2009)
Dunedin, FL - A custom-engineered spectrometer from Ocean Optics, part of the scientific payload on NASAs Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission, was successfully launched into space Thursday from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.... READ MORE
Caltech Announces Initiative for $90 Million Sustainability Institute (Posted: 6/18/2009)
As the U.S. Secretary of Energy and hundreds of graduates and their families looked on, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) president Jean-Lou Chameau began Caltech's commencement ceremony by announcing $30 million in gifts as the first phase of a proposed $90 million initiative for a new institute.... READ MORE
NIST Seeks Proposals for $20 Million Recovery Act Program (Posted: 6/16/2009)
NIST has announced that it is establishing a financial assistance program to help selected institutions develop and implement a NIST measurement science and engineering fellowship program. ... READ MORE
University of Iowa Regents OK New Animal Laboratory (Posted: 6/15/2009)
University of Iowa researchers will have a new underground facility to house animals after the state Board of Regents approved an indoor enclosure for $11.2 million.... READ MORE
URI Professor Turns on Biofuel 'Switch' (Posted: 6/15/2009)
The research of a University of Rhode Island professor is paving the way for a future of biofuels and renewable energy on a local and national level.
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Cold Spring Harbor Lab Unveils $100-million Complex (Posted: 6/15/2009)
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory unveiled a $100-million complex Friday it says will focus on such diseases as cancer and Alzheimer's.
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PerkinElmer Collaborates with Rigaku to Enhance Elemental Analysis Offerings (Posted: 6/11/2009)
PerkinElmer and Rigaku Americas' co-marketing agreement allows both companies to share information and provide customers with a single point of contact for PerkinElmers atomic spectroscopy solutions.... READ MORE
Academic Hiring Of Women (Posted: 6/11/2009)
A new report from the National Academies contradicts an earlier one from that organization on whether women in academe face discrimination in hiring, promotion, and access to resources. The current report, released last week, finds rough parity between the sexes, even though the earlier report, released in 2006, contends that women do face discrimination.... READ MORE
Michigan State University Signs Cooperative Agreement with DOE (Posted: 6/10/2009)
Michigan State University today announced the signing of a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy concerning the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams. The agreement, an important milestone towards establishing the FRIB project, provides the instrument for DOE Office of Science to provide financial assistance to MSU to design and establish the new facility. ... READ MORE
Liar! Liar! (Posted: 6/9/2009)
Scientists are not quite as honest as might be hoped. That people, from politicians to priests, cheat and lie is taken for granted by many. But scientists, surely, are above that sort of thing? ... READ MORE
Pittcon 2010 Call for Topics for Conferee Networking Sessions (Posted: 6/5/2009)
Conferee Networking Sessions are free to all registered Pittcon 2010 attendees and provide an open forum for people to establish new friendships, alliances and communication in an informal environment.... READ MORE
Interactive Data Eyeglasses (Posted: 6/3/2009)
The data eyeglasses can read from the engineers eyes which details he needs to see on the building plans. A CMOS chip with an eye tracker in the microdisplay makes this possible. The eyeglasses are connected to a PDA, display information and respond to commands. ... READ MORE
Dedication of Worlds Largest Laser Marks the Dawn of a New Era (Posted: 6/3/2009)
The National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory was officially dedicated Friday, May 29th, setting into motion the next chapter of one of the countrys greatest scientific assets.
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Streamlining Access: NSF Partners With InCommon (Posted: 6/3/2009)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently joined the InCommon Federation to provide NSF's research and education community simpler and easier access to online services.
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The Challenges of Investing in Science-Based Innovation (Posted: 6/2/2009)
In economic downtimes, businesses are apt to cut R&D projects that don't promise a speedy return on investment. But take a cue from smart science-based businesses, which view the recession as an opportunity to stoke up research and innovation for long-term competitive advantage. ... READ MORE
Alternative-Energy Markets Brighten (Posted: 6/2/2009)
The sputtering alternative-energy market, which has been mired in a deep slump for at least the last six months, is showing some signs of recovery. ... READ MORE
Universal Test Machine Giveaway (Posted: 6/2/2009)
ADMET Inc. is celebrating 20 years in business by offering a free, turnkey biomedical or biomaterials testing system valued at up to $30,000 to a company or university operating in the United States.
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Join the Search for the Oldest Thermo Scientific Multiskan Microplate Photometer in Use (Posted: 5/29/2009)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has announced it is running a search for the oldest Thermo Scientific Multiskan microplate photometer in use. ... READ MORE
Pittsburg State Dedicates Lab to Cargill (Posted: 5/29/2009)
For six years, Pittsburg State and Cargill have worked tirelessly to create new polyols.
On Thursday, the two took a break for a day to document that partnership. ... READ MORE
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Begins Work on Recovery Act-Funded Research Facility (Posted: 5/29/2009)
Officials of the Department of Energy and UT-Battelle broke ground Wednesday on a $95 million Chemical and Materials Sciences facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. ... READ MORE
Human Resources Transformation (Posted: 5/29/2009)
Human resources transformation refers to the massive restructuring of corporate human resources (HR) departments that took place in the decade or so after 1995. Before that, the staff in HR departments had generally been seen as administrators, not as people to be involved in high-level strategic discussions. HR staff saw themselves as lifetime career specialists with little need for knowledge or experience of what the rest of the business was about. ... READ MORE
Argonne Scientist Wins Prestigious L'Oreal Fellowship for Work In Materials Science (Posted: 5/28/2009)
U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory scientist Tiffany Santos has been awarded a L'Oreal USA Fellowship for Women in Science for her work in materials science at the Center for Nanoscale Materials. ... READ MORE
DOE Reaches Agreement on Brookhaven Lab Reactor Cleanup (Posted: 5/28/2009)
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the N.Y. State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) have agreed on a final cleanup action (called a remedy) for the inactive High Flux Beam Reactor (HFBR) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). ... READ MORE
Alaska Region Research Vessel Receives American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Award (Posted: 5/28/2009)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) made its first major award under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to construct the Alaska Region Research Vessel (ARRV). ... READ MORE
New Way to Make Raspberry-Shaped Nanoparticles that Can Give Glass a Permanent Antifogging Coating (Posted: 5/28/2009)
In an advance toward preventing car windshields and eyeglasses from fogging up, researchers in China are reporting development of a new way to make raspberry-shaped nanoparticles that can give glass a permanent antifogging coating. ... READ MORE
The Jelly Cycle (Posted: 5/28/2009)
In 2006 Mario Lebrato and Daniel Jones of the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, England, were using a remotely operated deep-sea vehicle to study the sea floor near an oil pipeline off Cte dIvoire. What they found surprised them. It was a thaliacean graveyard. And its discovery throws into question the received wisdom about one important aspect of climate change, namely how much carbon from the atmosphere ends up at the bottom of the sea.... READ MORE
Accelerated Technology Laboratories Joins Microsoft in BioIT Alliance (Posted: 5/28/2009)
Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. has joined the Microsoft BioIT Alliance, which brings together pharmaceutical, biotechnology, hardware and software industries to explore new ways to share complex biomedical data and collaborate among multi-disciplinary teams. ... READ MORE
National Science Foundation Requests $7.045 Billion for Fiscal Year 2010 (Posted: 5/21/2009)
National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Arden L. Bement, Jr. recently presented the agency's proposed $7.045 billion budget for fiscal year (FY) 2010, an 8.5 percent increase over its planned expenditures for FY 2009. The additional $555 million would increase funding for major investments in the scientific infrastructure, research endeavors and human capital.... READ MORE
Google Searches for Staffing Answers (Posted: 5/21/2009)
Concerned a brain drain could hurt its long-term ability to compete, Google Inc. is tackling the problem with its typical tool: An algorithm. The Internet search giant recently began crunching data from employee reviews and promotion and pay histories in a mathematical formula Google says can identify which of its 20,000 employees are most likely to quit.
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Peek-a-Boo (Posted: 5/21/2009)
Astronomers get some new toys to play with... READ MORE
ALA Partners with MipTec to Support Young Scientists Poster Award (Posted: 5/19/2009)
The Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) has announced that an agreement has been reached to begin a partnership with MipTec a European conference and exhibition. ... READ MORE
"Prepare Your Laboratory for Trace Analysis" Webinar (Posted: 5/19/2009)
Milestone no cost webinar event will discuss how to prepare your laboratory for the highest quality trace metal data with the use of your ICP/ICP-MS instrumentation. ... READ MORE
Perkins+Will Launches 2030 e2 Energy Estimating Tool (Posted: 5/19/2009)
Perkins+Will has launched the 2030 e2 Energy Estimating Tool. This free online tool was created to assist Perkins+Wills 1500 designers in designing buildings to achieve the 2030 challenge. ... READ MORE
New Hazardous Material Storage Building Web site Launched (Posted: 5/19/2009)
Fast, easy navigation and solutions orientation enable site visitors to quickly find hazardous material storage information and building solutions.
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The Glass Ceiling (Posted: 5/14/2009)
The expression the glass ceiling first appeared in the Wall Street Journal in 1986 and was then used in the title of an academic article by A.M. Morrison and others published in 1987. Entitled Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Can Women Reach the Top of Americas Largest Corporations?, it looked at the persistent failure of women to climb as far up the corporate ladder as might be expected from their representation in the working population as a whole. ... READ MORE
Team of Researchers Achieves Major Step toward Faster Chips (Posted: 5/14/2009)
A team of scientists and engineers from Stanford, the University of Florida, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is the first to create one of two basic types of semiconductors using an exotic, new, one-atom-thick material called graphene. The findings could help open the door to computer chips that are not only smaller and hold more memory -- but are also more adept at uploading large files, downloading movies, and other data- and communication-intensive tasks. ... READ MORE
Nanotech Safety (Posted: 5/14/2009)
On February 11, the U.S. House of Representatives Science and Technology Committee passed the National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2009 (H.R. 554), intending to gain a better understanding of the health and safety risks associated with nanomaterials seeking approval to enter the marketplace. The legislation followed a report by the National Research Council criticizing the current level of oversight regarding nanotechnology products and the Environmental Protection Agencys interim report on the Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program. ... READ MORE
NSF To Help Improve Academic Research Facilities (Posted: 5/13/2009)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced a new solicitation in a program to fund repairs and renovations at the nation's academic research facilities. The grant program is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
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White House 2010 R&D Budget Offers Significant New Investment (Posted: 5/8/2009)
Science-related agencies fare well in President Barack Obama's proposed federal budget for the 2010 fiscal year, according to White House science adviser John P. Holdren.
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DuPont to Close South Philadelphia Lab (Posted: 5/8/2009)
DuPont Co. told workers at its Marshall Laboratory in South Philadelphia that the plant will close by June, idling 265, as the company cuts 2,000 worldwide in its latest round of layoffs.
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Baltimore Lab Seeks Fuel in Pond Scum (Posted: 5/8/2009)
Algenol Biofuels, a three-year-old company, aims to make ethanol with blue-green algae, by feeding it a steady diet of carbon dioxide and farm animal waste.
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New Nanotube Coating Enables Novel Laser Power Meter (Posted: 5/7/2009)
The U.S. military can now calibrate high-power laser systems, such as those intended to defuse unexploded mines, more quickly and easily thanks to a novel nanotube-coated power measurement device developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. ... READ MORE
Cheaper Solar Concentrators (Posted: 5/7/2009)
Skyline Solar, a startup that today announced its existence to the world, has developed a cheaper way to harvest energy from the sun. The company's solar panels concentrate sunlight onto a small area, reducing the amount of expensive semiconductor material needed to generate electricity.... READ MORE
Filling in the Cracks (Posted: 5/7/2009)
The cracking of concrete pavements is merely a nuisance, but cracks in roads, bridges and buildings are a hazard. A way of making concrete that healed such cracks spontaneously would thus be very welcome. And a team led by Henk Jonkers at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands may have come up with one.... READ MORE
$30 Million from DOE for Carbon Capture, Sequestration (Posted: 5/1/2009)
Two University of California, Berkeley, faculty members will receive $30 million over the next five years to find better ways to separate carbon dioxide from power plant and natural gas well emissions and stick it permanently underground.... READ MORE
Private Office Space Available at ORNL Halcyon Center (Posted: 5/1/2009)
The Halcyon Commercialization Center at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the first space available for lease to private companies at a national laboratory, and four companies have already signed leases, officials said at a Monday afternoon open house.
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NASA Nanosatellite to Study Antifungal Drug Effectiveness in Space (Posted: 5/1/2009)
NASA is preparing to fly a small satellite about the size of a loaf of bread that could help scientists better understand how effectively drugs work in space.... READ MORE
Nanoneedle is Small in Size, but Huge in Applications (Posted: 4/30/2009)
Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a membrane-penetrating nanoneedle for the targeted delivery of one or more molecules into the cytoplasm or the nucleus of living cells.... READ MORE
Chemical Jobs Disappear (Posted: 4/29/2009)
Even if business rebounds, layoffs may continue ... READ MORE
New Gamma-Ray Burst Smashes Cosmic Distance Record (Posted: 4/29/2009)
NASA's Swift satellite and an international team of astronomers have found a gamma-ray burst from a star that died when the universe was only 630 million years old, or less than five percent of its present age. The event, dubbed GRB 090423, is the most distant cosmic explosion ever seen. ... READ MORE
ASU Instrument Monitors Growing Martian Dust Storm (Posted: 4/23/2009)
Scientists at Arizona State Univ.'s Mars Space Flight Facility are using the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter to monitor a new dust storm.... READ MORE
Atmospheric Lead Causes Clouds to Form More Easily, Could Change Pattern of Rain and Snow (Posted: 4/23/2009)
By sampling clouds -- and making their own -- researchers have shown for the first time a direct relation between lead in the sky and the formation of ice crystals that foster clouds. The results suggest that lead generated by human activities causes clouds to form at warmer temperatures and with less water. This could alter the pattern of both rain and snow in a warmer world.... READ MORE
University of Utah Breaks Ground on Sustainably Designed Research Facility (Posted: 4/22/2009)
In a nod to Earth Day, the University of Utah today broke ground for a $130 million, sustainably designed interdisciplinary research facility, the first of four buildings that will create a new Interdisciplinary Quadrangle.... READ MORE
Advisory Group to Improve Informatics Support for Biologics Research (Posted: 4/22/2009)
Moving to improve informatics support in the fast growing area of biologics research, Symyx Technologies, Inc. has announced that it is extending an invitation to life scientists in industry and academia to join an expanded Biologics Advisory Board.... READ MORE
IBN Researchers First to Transform Carbon Dioxide into Methanol (Posted: 4/21/2009)
Scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have succeeded in unlocking the potential of carbon dioxide a common greenhouse gas by converting it into a more useful product.... READ MORE
Leaner Pfizer Still Big Presence in Michigan (Posted: 4/21/2009)
It has been more than 120 years since physician and pill pioneer W.E. Upjohn founded a company in his native city that would become one of the nation's largest drug makers.
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How NSF Intends to Implement the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Posted: 4/21/2009)
Dr. Arden L. Bement, Jr., Director of the National Science Foundation, delivered a speech recently to employees on how the agency intends to implement the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
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Researchers Use Brain Interface to Post to Twitter (Posted: 4/21/2009)
In early April, Adam Wilson posted a status update on the social networking Web site Twitter just by thinking about it.
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EAS 2009 - November 16-19 - Analysis BIG and small (Posted: 4/16/2009)
The EAS abstract submission site will remain open until further notice to accommodate those of you who may have had trouble connecting to our system on April 15th.... READ MORE
Rice Researchers Unzip the Future (Posted: 4/16/2009)
Scientists at Rice University have found a simple way to create basic elements for aircraft, flat-screen TVs, electronics and other products that incorporate sheets of tough, electrically conductive material. ... READ MORE
Bridging the Gap between Wireless Sensor Networks and the Scientists Who Use Them (Posted: 4/16/2009)
A new, simpler programming language for wireless sensor networks is designed for easy use by geologists who might use them to monitor volcanoes and biologists who rely on them to understand birds' nesting behaviors, for example. Researchers at the University of Michigan and Northwestern University have written the language with the novice programmer in mind.... READ MORE
UW Researchers Develop World's First Flying Microrobot for Microscale Applications (Posted: 4/16/2009)
A University of Waterloo engineering research team has developed the world's first flying microrobot capable of manipulating objects for microscale applications. ... READ MORE
Research Agreement to Foster Adoption of Novel MS Technologies (Posted: 4/15/2009)
Waters Corporation and the University of Warwick, Coventry and Warwickshire, England, have signed a collaborative research agreement intended to support the growth, development and adoption of novel mass spectrometry (MS) technologies... READ MORE
Study: Separate Police, Labs Because of Bias (Posted: 4/14/2009)
Subtle biases contaminate forensic findings when scientists answer to cops, researchers find.
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Pennsylvania DOT Opens New Materials Testing Lab (Posted: 4/14/2009)
Just in time to meet the demands of a nearly $3 billion roadway and bridge construction season, the Department of Transportation recently opened its new highway materials testing lab in Harrisburg.... READ MORE
Bayer Is Looking To Buy (Posted: 4/14/2009)
Joerg Ohle, president and general manager of Bayer HealthCares North American animal health division, is on alert for opportunities in the animal health industry.
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New Management Team Takes Over At National Nuclear Lab (Posted: 4/14/2009)
Formal agreement was reached for the NNL to be led by a high caliber team put together following a competitive process to appoint a new managing contractor.... READ MORE
Lab Manager Magazine and Association of Laboratory Managers (ALMA) Collaborate (Posted: 4/8/2009)
Lab Manager Magazine enters into a collaboration with ALMA, the Association of Laboratory Managers.... READ MORE
Ethereal Wisps (Posted: 4/7/2009)
Another possible glimpse of dark matter... READ MORE
Engineers Develop Method to Disperse Chemically Modified Graphene in Organic Solvents (Posted: 4/7/2009)
A method for creating dispersed and chemically modified graphene sheets in a wide variety of organic solvents... READ MORE
Nanofarming Technology Harvest Biofuel Oils Without Harming Algae (Posted: 4/7/2009)
Algae are widely touted as the next best source for fueling the world's energy needs. ... READ MORE
Scientist Urges Transparency to Deliver Drugs to Patients Sooner (Posted: 4/7/2009)
It takes a big brain and a big-time swagger to transform the drug industry. And Aled Edwards a renowned University of Toronto biochemist and respected laboratory leader employs both to change the way drugs get into your medicine cabinet.
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Biothreat Lab Brings Interest from Businesses (Posted: 4/7/2009)
It's not expected to open for at least six years, but the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility is already sparking interest from researchers and companies hoping to forge connections with the federal laboratory.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities Green Laboratory Sets New Standard (Posted: 4/7/2009)
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities $12.2 million green laboratory can now also be called gold.
The U.S. Green Building Council has granted gold-level LEED certification to the water and sewer departments Environmental Services Facility.
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Argonne National Laboratory Gets $99 Million (Posted: 4/2/2009)
Argonne National Laboratory is set to receive a $99 million stimulus boost to help accelerate environmental cleanup work, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced on Tuesday.
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Midwest Research Institute Expands (Posted: 4/2/2009)
One of the nations leading independent research institutes is expanding in Kansas as the regions scientific assets align to support the critical mission of protecting the American food supply and to develop urgently needed bioenergy solutions.
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Persistent Systems and Indiana University Open Life Sciences Informatics R&D Center (Posted: 4/2/2009)
The Persistent Indiana Research Center will further the development of informatics, specifically life sciences product lifecycle services, medical research, chemistry, bio informatics and computer science.
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Has Dark Matters Destruction Been Detected? (Posted: 4/2/2009)
Orbiting detector picks up positron burst that could help unravel mystery ... READ MORE
Hidden Planet Discovered In Old Hubble Data (Posted: 4/2/2009)
A new technique has uncovered an extrasolar planet hidden in Hubble space telescope images taken 11 years ago. ... READ MORE
Are The Lab Rat's Days Numbered? (Posted: 3/31/2009)
Bioengineers are striving to topple a scientific icon: the lowly lab mouse. And to replace bunnies, beagles, and other warm-blooded animals with insentient but biologically sophisticated substitutes.... READ MORE
NSTC Releases Strategy for Digital Scientific Data (Posted: 3/31/2009)
The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) released a report describing a strategy to promote preservation and access to digital scientific data. ... READ MORE
PNNL to Receive $124 Million in Recovery Act Funding (Posted: 3/31/2009)
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science will send $124 million to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for capital investments and upgrades as part of President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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Who Ate All the Algae? (Posted: 3/31/2009)
Using phytoplankton to trap carbon dioxide faces a snag ... READ MORE
Government Lab Tests 'Super' Power Cables For NYC (Posted: 3/26/2009)
A high-tech power cable designed to prevent rolling blackouts caused by everything from a wayward squirrel to terrorists is being readied for New York City's financial district.
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Astronaut Gloves Tested for Biological Contamination (Posted: 3/26/2009)
Astronauts recently had their gloves swabbed in an early effort to develop planetary protection measures that prevent humans from accidentally contaminating the moon or Mars on future missions.
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University of Arkansas Completes Cleanup (Posted: 3/26/2009)
The University of Arkansas announces that, after eight years and $6 million, it has completed cleanup of three hazardous waste sites on university property in Washington County.
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Los Alamos' Security Flaws Exposed (Posted: 3/26/2009)
An Energy Department investigation into a plutonium mix-up reveals deficiencies that the New Mexico nuclear weapons lab must address, an official says. ... READ MORE
NIST Gets Funding Increase (Posted: 3/26/2009)
Obama gives national standards body an 8% increase in operating cash. ... READ MORE
Xu Guangxian: A Chemical Life (Posted: 3/26/2009)
On 9 January 2009, Xu and 83-year-old brain surgeon Wang Zhongcheng of Beijing Tiantan Hospital were awarded the 5 million Yuan (US$730,000) prize by Chinese president Hu Jintao at the annual national S&T awards conference. Xu won the prestigious award for his research into rare earth extraction and its industrial application, and becomes the second chemist to receive the prize since its debut in 2000.... READ MORE
Energizer Money (Posted: 3/26/2009)
American innovation faces its biggest test for decades ... READ MORE
Stimulus Plan Brings $71.2 Million to ORNL (Posted: 3/24/2009)
The Department of Energy announced Monday that $71.2 million in stimulus funding is coming to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and most of that money will be used for construction of a new Chemical and Materials Science Lab.
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European Lab Accidents Raise Biosecurity Concerns (Posted: 3/19/2009)
Lab accidents involving bird flu and Ebola viruses have increased biosecurity fears in Europe, where public health experts say research on dangerous pathogens needs to be more strictly monitored.
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ADMET Announces $30,000 Test System Giveaway (Posted: 3/17/2009)
ADMET Inc. is offering a free, turnkey biomedical or biomaterials testing system valued at up to $30,000 to a company or university operating in the United States.
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Chemical Spill Injures Boise State Lab Manager (Posted: 3/17/2009)
A Boise State University lab instructor was wounded Saturday, February 28th, when 500 ml of nitric acid spilled onto his wrist, forearm, thigh and knee.
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UT-Battelle Pact Likely To Be Put Up For Bid Before It Expires (Posted: 3/17/2009)
Battelle, the managing contractor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory since 2000, needs to prepare for the "likelihood" that the U.S. Department of Energy will put the contract up for bids before it expires next year. ... READ MORE
Salem, Oregon Biodiesel Plant May Add Lab and Campus (Posted: 3/17/2009)
A Willamette Valley consortium plans to turn the areas only commercial biodiesel plant into a research and education campus. ... READ MORE
New Tool for Study of Air Quality Developed (Posted: 3/17/2009)
Air quality models have achieved a great degree of sophistication over the last few years thanks mainly to scientific and computational advances.... READ MORE
Rocket Scientists Shoot Down Mosquitoes with Lasers (Posted: 3/17/2009)
A quarter-century ago, American rocket scientists proposed the "Star Wars" defense system to knock Soviet missiles from the skies with laser beams. Some of the same scientists are now aiming their lasers at another airborne threat: the mosquito. ... READ MORE
Symyx & Thermo Fisher Scientific Announce ELN and LIMS Partnership (Posted: 3/17/2009)
Symyx Technologies, Inc. has announced the signing of a partnership with Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. ... READ MORE
New Invisibility Cloak Allows Object to 'see' out Through the Cloak (Posted: 3/17/2009)
Che Ting Chan, a scientist at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, believes that it is possible to create a cloaking device that would be able to render an object invisible without encompassing it. ... READ MORE
PerkinElmer OneSource Seminars Address the Cost of Laboratory Compliance (Posted: 3/17/2009)
PerkinElmer, Inc. OneSource Laboratory Services announces a series of informative laboratory compliance seminars. ... READ MORE
Trouble in Store (Posted: 3/11/2009)
Politicians are pinning their hopes for delivery from global warming on a technology that is not quite airtight ... READ MORE
Obama Acts on Stem Cells, Scientific Integrity (Posted: 3/11/2009)
Executive order lifts funding limits to stem cell research, while memo moves to keep politics out of science... READ MORE
America's Next Booming Industry (Posted: 3/10/2009)
According to a study for the U.S. Conference of Mayors released last October, the U.S. economy could generate 4.2 million new green jobs in the next 30 years. ... READ MORE
Peptides-on-Demand: McGill Researchers Radical New Green Chemistry Makes the Impossible Possible (Posted: 3/9/2009)
Fast and simple enabling technology being offered to the world on open basis ... READ MORE
Association of Laboratory Managers Announces New Executive Director (Posted: 3/4/2009)
The Board of Directors of the Association of Laboratory Managers is pleased to introduce Dr. John Sadowski as ALMAs new Executive Director.... READ MORE
Meeting at Pittcon to Discuss Open Standard for Chromatography Instrument Control Software (Posted: 3/4/2009)
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced that it will host a meeting at Pittcon 2009 to measure interest in launching an industry-wide initiative to develop an open standard for chromatography instrument control software.... READ MORE
Probing and Controlling Molecular Rattling May Mean Better Preservatives (Posted: 3/3/2009)
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered a fundamental property of mixture behavior that might help extend the life of many things including vaccines, food and library booksand save money while doing it.... READ MORE
From Citizen to Scientist in Just Two Weeks (Posted: 3/3/2009)
The United States, respected as a world leader in scientific research, has a shortage of trained scientists. The labor gap is being filled by foreign guest workers, but recent regulations limiting foreign researchers' ability to work in the U. S. have created a need for a new pool of domestic scientists.... READ MORE
Simple Elixir Called a 'Miracle Liquid' (Posted: 3/3/2009)
Electrolyzed water cleans, degreases -- and treats athlete's foot. The solution is replacing toxic chemicals.... READ MORE
Deadly UCLA Lab Fire Leaves Haunting Questions (Posted: 3/2/2009)
Federal and state safety agencies investigate after university officials failed to address lapses before a Dec. 29 chemical accident left a research assistant with fatal burns.
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'Doomsday Machine' Suddenly Has American Rival (Posted: 2/26/2009)
So, does the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory's Tevatron accelerator have a shot against the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland? ... READ MORE
Chemists Offer New Hydrogen Purification Method (Posted: 2/26/2009)
President Barack Obama's pursuit of energy independence promises to accelerate research and development for alternative energy sources -- solar, wind and geothermal power, biofuels, hydrogen and biomass, to name a few. ... READ MORE
Nanotechnologists Gain Powerful New Materials Probe (Posted: 2/26/2009)
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and The Johns Hopkins University have constructed a unique tool for exploring the properties of promising new materials with unprecedented sensitivity and speed... READ MORE
Explosion at Romania Nuclear Lab (Posted: 2/24/2009)
An officer was killed early Monday in an explosion at a nuclear, biological and chemical research plant in Bucharest, the Romanian capital, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.
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FBI Forensic Analysts Aid Local Police (Posted: 2/24/2009)
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Energys Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) on Monday announced the opening of a new laboratory and office suite for the forensic examination of radiological material and associated evidence, located at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina.... READ MORE
New Lab Will Research Vaccines (Posted: 2/24/2009)
The University of Rhode Island has hired the founder of one of the states best-known biotechnology firms to lead researchers in the development of vaccines against malaria, AIDS and tuberculosis.
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Confidence in Food Safety Plunges in Wake of Peanut Butter Contamination (Posted: 2/24/2009)
Fewer than one in four consumers now believe the U.S. food supply is safer than it was a year ago, according to new data from the University of Minnesota's Food Industry Center.
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New Winery, Brewery and Food Science Lab Will Show Green Leadership (Posted: 2/24/2009)
Construction of the new Research and Teaching Winery and the August A. Busch III Brewing and Food Science Laboratory at the University of California, Davis, will commence in June after design plans were approved by the UC Regents last week. ... READ MORE
Equipment at Bayer's Former Complex Boon for Scientists (Posted: 2/23/2009)
Yale is letting some faculty members take supplies and equipment left behind at the Bayer site, which the university now owns.
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Forget the Freezer: Research Suggests Novel Way to Control Water Behavior (Posted: 2/20/2009)
Researchers may be able to "freeze" water into a solid, not by cooling but by confining it to narrow spaces less than one-millionth of a millimeter wide, according to new results from an interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers.
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Open Access to Scientific Papers May Not Guarantee Wide Dissemination (Posted: 2/20/2009)
New research challenges assumption that having research published in open access journals and other free sources leads to more exposure and citations.
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New Antarctic Research Station is Carbon-Free (Posted: 2/19/2009)
The world's first zero-emission polar research station opened in Antarctica and was welcomed by scientists as proof that alternative energy is viable even in the coldest regions.... READ MORE
Cheaper Materials Could Be Key to Low-cost Solar Cells (Posted: 2/19/2009)
Unconventional solar cell materials that are as abundant but much less costly than silicon and other semiconductors in use today could substantially reduce the cost of solar photovoltaics, according to a new study from the Energy and Resources Group and the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).... READ MORE
'Badly Fragmented' Forensic Science System Needs Overhaul (Posted: 2/19/2009)
A congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council finds serious deficiencies in the nation's forensic science system and calls for major reforms and new research.... READ MORE
Florida State University Pioneers Research into Advanced Materials (Posted: 2/19/2009)
With the cutting of a ribbon, Florida State University ushered in a new era for the development of composite materials that promise a wide variety of commercial and industrial uses.
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Agilents EZChrom Software Can Now Control PerkinElmer Clarus Gas Chromatographs (Posted: 2/18/2009)
PerkinElmer, Inc. has announced the development of interface software for Agilents EZChrom Elite chromatography data system (CDS) to control PerkinElmers Clarus family of Gas Chromatographs (GCs).... READ MORE
Engineers Tune Nanoscale Grating Structure to Trap and Release Light Waves (Posted: 2/18/2009)
People debating politics are well-advised to shed more light than heat. Engineers working in optical technologies have the same aspiration. ... READ MORE
Danger Lurks in Printers Near Desks, QUT Research Finds (Posted: 2/18/2009)
The laser printer on that desk near you could be making you ill.... READ MORE
TMS Announces New Award for Materials Science Research (Posted: 2/17/2009)
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) Foundation has established the Vittorio de Nora Prize for Environmental Improvements in Metallurgical Industries.
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Biofuels, Like Politics, Are Local (Posted: 2/13/2009)
Field work and computer simulations in Michigan and Wisconsin are helping biofuels researchers understand the basics of getting home-grown energy from the field to consumers. ... READ MORE
Survey Samples Life Scientists' Views on 'Dual Use' Research and Bioterrorism (Posted: 2/13/2009)
The National Research Council and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) surveyed a sample of AAAS members in the life sciences to assess their awareness of and attitudes toward "dual-use" research studies undertaken for beneficial purposes that could also have harmful applications such as bioterrorism.... READ MORE
New Reference Material Can Improve Testing of Multivitamin Tablets (Posted: 2/13/2009)
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a new certified reference material that can be an important quality assurance tool for measuring the amounts of vitamins, carotenoids, and trace elements in dietary supplements.... READ MORE
Noted Climate Change Researcher Kirshen Joins Battelle (Posted: 2/13/2009)
Battelle, the worlds largest independent research and development organization, has hired Dr. Paul Kirshen from Tufts University to lead an important climate change initiative.
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Scientific Management (Posted: 2/10/2009)
Scientific management was the first big management idea to reach a mass audience. It swept through corporate America in the early years of the 20th century, and much management thinking since has been either a reaction to it, or a development of it. ... READ MORE
Atom-sized Quantum Dots (Posted: 2/10/2009)
Newly discovered property of silicon atoms may shrink computers ... READ MORE
Carbon Recyclers Get Short Shrift in Stimulus Bill (Posted: 2/9/2009)
Carbon storage may win out against an unproven recycling technology that uses algae ... READ MORE
Beaming New Light on Life: Silver Nanoparticle Microscopy (Posted: 2/5/2009)
University of Utah physicists and chemists developed a new method that uses a mirror of tiny silver nanoparticles so microscopes can reveal the internal structure of nearly opaque biological materials like bone, tumor cells and the iridescent green scales of the so-called photonic beetle.
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NASA and Google Launch Virtual Exploration of Mars (Posted: 2/4/2009)
Imagine traveling the surface of the Red Planet, observing millennia-old canyons or viewing Martian dust devils first hand. Now, you can with the advent of a new Mars mode in Google Earth that brings to everyone's desktop a high-resolution, three-dimensional view of the Mars.... READ MORE
Researchers Cooking Up New Gelled Rocket Fuels (Posted: 2/4/2009)
Engineers and food scientists are teaming up to develop a new type of gelled fuel the consistency of orange marmalade designed to improve the safety, performance and range of rockets for space and military applications.
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Clear Carbon-Nanotube Films (Posted: 2/3/2009)
Special sheets for bendable displays will soon hit the market. ... READ MORE
LabAutomation2009 Award Winners Announced (Posted: 2/2/2009)
The Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) has announced the winner of the LabAutomation2009 $10,000 ALA Innovation Award. ... READ MORE
New Technology Discovery Holds Promise for Improved Breast Cancer Treatment (Posted: 2/2/2009)
In a study published by Nature Biotechnology Mount Sinai Hospital researchers have unveiled a new technology tool that analyzes breast cancer tumors to determine a patient's best treatment options. ... READ MORE
Single Gene Lets Bacteria Jump from Host to Host (Posted: 2/2/2009)
With the help of a squid that uses a luminescent bacterium to create a predator-fooling light organ and a fish that uses a different strain of the same species of bacteria like a flashlight to illuminate the dark nooks of the reefs where it lives, scientists have found that gaining a single gene is enough for the microbe to switch host animals.... READ MORE
Researchers Develop Technique for Quick Detection of Salmonella (Posted: 2/2/2009)
Iowa State University researchers have developed a technique for testing for the presence of salmonella that may give investigators better, faster answers.
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LIBS Technology Finds New Applications (Posted: 2/2/2009)
Oak Ridge National Laboratorys Madhavi Martin has reinvented an old analytical method, finding some very new applications for the technology in the process.... READ MORE
Improv Theater to be used at Lab Manager Boot Camp at Pittcon 2009 (Posted: 1/30/2009)
LabAct is an educational management program using Improv Theater to explore problems and solutions to common laboratory situations.... READ MORE
New Catalyst Paves the Path for Ethanol-Powered Fuel (Posted: 1/29/2009)
A team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has developed a new catalyst that could make ethanol-powered fuel cells feasible. The highly efficient catalyst performs two crucial, and previously unreachable steps needed to oxidize ethanol and produce clean energy in fuel cell reactions. ... READ MORE
NSB Task Force on Cost Sharing Public Comment Opportunity (Posted: 1/29/2009)
The National Science Board (Board) intends to revise cost sharing policies at the National Science Foundation (NSF).... READ MORE
Is Technology Producing a Decline in Critical Thinking and Analysis? (Posted: 1/29/2009)
As technology has played a bigger role in our lives, our skills in critical thinking and analysis have declined, while our visual skills have improved, according to research by Patricia Greenfield, UCLA distinguished professor of psychology and director of the Children's Digital Media Center, Los Angeles. ... READ MORE
Nanotechnology Provides New Generation Of Orthopedic, Dental And Cardiovascular Prostheses (Posted: 1/29/2009)
A multidisciplinary team of scientists led by the Universit de Montral has discovered a process to produce new metal surfaces that promise to lead to superior medical implants that will improve healing and allow the human body to better accept metal prostheses.... READ MORE
Pharmaceutical Disobedience (Posted: 1/29/2009)
Healthcare consumers, benefits managers, and even government officials are using the internet to buy unapproved prescription drugs illegally, according to a report to be published in the International Journal of Electronic Healthcare.... READ MORE
Brookhaven Lab Receives $28 Million to Support Crystallography Facility (Posted: 1/23/2009)
The U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory received grants from DOE and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) totaling $28 million to support an X-ray Crystallography Research Resource at the Laboratorys National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS). ... READ MORE
LLNL and Chevron Sign Fuel Research Agreement (Posted: 1/23/2009)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has signed a research agreement with Chevron to develop the next generation of catalysts for production of clean, more efficient fuels from crude oil.
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New Tool Gives Researchers a Glimpse of Biomolecules in Motion (Posted: 1/23/2009)
Using a new technique based on terahertz (THz) spectroscopy, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have recently taken the first step toward revealing the hidden machinations of biomolecules in water.
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Politics Can Influence Who Receives Coveted NIH Research Grants (Posted: 1/22/2009)
Despite the general perception that biomedical research funding decisions are apolitical, Congressional members steer billions of dollars in research money from the National Institute of Health (NIH) to researchers and institutions in their home states, according to a University of California, Berkeley study.
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Research Gets Billions in House Recovery Plan (Posted: 1/20/2009)
House Democrats today unveiled an $825 billion plan to boost the U.S. economy that includes $10 billion for research and instrumentation and another $6 billion to modernize academic laboratories.... READ MORE
Chemists Engineer Plants to Produce New Compounds (Posted: 1/20/2009)
Periwinkle plant cells could synthesize potential drugs ... READ MORE
Rejecting the Academic Fast Track (Posted: 1/20/2009)
Research universities may not be able to count on their ability to attract the best young faculty talent, a survey released on January 20th, 2009 suggests. ... READ MORE
New Testing Method Reveals Medieval Walls in Spain Contain Bits of Bone (Posted: 1/15/2009)
In a macabre discovery fit for Indiana Jones, archaeologists in Spain unearthed a 14th century brick oven with a unique role to bake bones. ... READ MORE
New Method Accelerates Stability Testing of Soy-Based Biofuel (Posted: 1/15/2009)
NIST researchers have developed a method to accelerate stability testing of biodiesel fuel made from soybeans. ... READ MORE
Sandia Adopts New Agreement Forms to Allow Universities/Industry to Use Facilities (Posted: 1/15/2009)
Sandia National Laboratories is adopting two new Department of Energy (DOE) model agreements that will simplify the way universities and industry use the Labs facilities.
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Sound and No Fury (Posted: 1/13/2009)
It may, in the future, be possible to treat brain diseases with ultrasound ... READ MORE
DOE Approves Construction Start of NSLS-II (Posted: 1/13/2009)
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has approved the construction start of the state-of-the-art National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) ... READ MORE
National Security Controls on Science & Technology are Broken & Should be Restructured (Posted: 1/13/2009)
Many U.S. export and visa controls, developed during the Cold War era to prevent the transfer of technological and scientific advances to our enemies, now harm U.S. national security and economic prosperity.... READ MORE
Zuber Urges Congress to Fund Science Research and Education (Posted: 1/13/2009)
While direct economic stimulus plans could lead to short-term economic benefits, it takes education and technological innovation to create lasting, long-term economic growth and job creation.... READ MORE
World Chemical Outlook (Posted: 1/13/2009)
For the global chemical industry, the very bad day started early in the fourth quarter of 2008, and it may last another six months.... READ MORE
Researchers Control the Assembly of Nanobristles into Helical Clusters (Posted: 1/12/2009)
Finding has potential use in energy and information storage, photonics, adhesion, and more... READ MORE
Tulane University Alumna Selected to Lead EPA (Posted: 1/9/2009)
Lisa Jackson, President-elect Barack Obamas choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency, is a graduate of Tulane University in New Orleans, where she graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering.... READ MORE
U.S. Scientists Learn How to Levitate Tiny Objects (Posted: 1/8/2009)
U.S. scientists have found a way to levitate the very smallest objects using the strange forces of quantum mechanics, and said on Wednesday they might use it to help make tiny nanotechnology machines.... READ MORE
The Rypple Effect (Posted: 1/7/2009)
One defining characteristic of the Net Generation is that it thrives on feedback. Just as they are used to checking their progress on leader boards when playing video games, so Net Geners want to keep close tabs on their performance at work, too. This can be a problem for managers who may be badgered weekly - even daily - for appraisal by eager young members of staff.... READ MORE
Scientists Want Guidance on Dual-Use Research (Posted: 1/7/2009)
Scientists doing dual use research - beneficial work that may be misapplied for malicious purposes in the wrong hands - need more tools to help them understand the scientific, ethical and legal issues surrounding their work, according to an AAAS-sponsored workshop report.... READ MORE
Brookhaven Lab Receives Federal Award for Electronics Recycling (Posted: 1/7/2009)
The U.S. Department of Energys Brookhaven National Laboratory was named a winner in the Office of the Federal Environmental Executives third annual Electronics Reuse and Recycling Campaign at a White House ceremony on December 16.... READ MORE
Researchers Create Car Parts From Coconuts (Posted: 1/7/2009)
A team of Baylor University researchers who have identified a variety of low-cost products that can be manufactured from coconuts in poor coastal regions have now developed a way to use coconut husks in automotive interiors. ... READ MORE
NIST Technology Innovation Program Announces New R&D Projects (Posted: 1/7/2009)
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced nine awards for new research projects to develop advanced sensing technologies that would enable timely and detailed monitoring and inspection of the structural health of bridges, roadways and water systems that comprise a significant component of the nations public infrastructure. ... READ MORE
Next Generation Microscopy: No Stain, Big Gain (Posted: 12/29/2008)
Researchers can monitor drug distribution and perform medical diagnostics rapidly using a new 3D imaging technique.
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Biomedical Researchers Create Artificial Human Bone Marrow in a Test Tube (Posted: 12/29/2008)
Artificial bone marrow that can continuously make red and white blood cells has been created in a University of Michigan lab.
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FAS Releases Survey Results on the Attitudes of Scientists toward Law Enforcement (Posted: 12/22/2008)
A survey conducted by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed that while scientists are disposed to assist in criminal investigations, they often fear working with law enforcement agencies. ... READ MORE
Scientists/Professors Create Multidisciplinary Approach to Environmental Education (Posted: 12/22/2008)
Environmental research at colleges and universities isnt just scientific anymore. Increasingly, scientists are taking an approach to their work that includes more than laboratory analysis. ... READ MORE
Study Urges More Government Nano Research (Posted: 12/18/2008)
More comprehensive plan needed to assess risks of the technology.... READ MORE
Merck Launches Into the Biosimilars Business (Posted: 12/18/2008)
Struggling to reinvigorate its business, Merck & Co. has embarked on what CEO Richard T. Clark calls a "science-based diversification strategy."... READ MORE
New Method Development Search Program for Gas Chromatographers (Posted: 12/18/2008)
New NIST GC Retention Index (RI) Database Enables Gas Chromatographers to Quickly and Easily Search and Compare Compounds
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TMS Offers Help in Tough Economic Times (Posted: 12/18/2008)
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) has quickly responded to the needs of its members as they weather the current economic storm. ... READ MORE
Real-Time Gene Monitoring Developed (Posted: 12/18/2008)
USC and Cambridge biologists measure expression of chosen gene at every point and time of a flys life. The method has potential applications for a wide range of experiments across many species.... READ MORE
Duke Researchers Coax Bright White Light From Unexpected Source (Posted: 12/18/2008)
Duke University and United States Army scientists have found that a cheap and nontoxic sunburn and diaper rash preventative can be made to produce brilliant light best suited to the human eye. ... READ MORE
EPA Should Pursue Cumulative Risk Assessment of Phthalates and Other Chemicals (Posted: 12/18/2008)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should examine whether combined exposures to chemicals known as phthalates could cause adverse health effects in humans, says a new report from the National Research Council. In addition, this analysis, called a cumulative risk assessment, should consider other chemicals that could potentially cause the same health effects as phthalates, instead of focusing on chemicals that are similar in structure, which is EPA's current practice. Furthermore, EPA should consider using the recommended approach for future cumulative risk assessments on other kinds of chemicals.... READ MORE
Hastings Center to Examine Ethical Issues in Synthetic Biology (Posted: 12/17/2008)
The Hastings Center has received a $500,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for a two-year project to examine the ethical questions surrounding synthetic biology.
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PPD Expanding Laboratory Services in Singapore (Posted: 12/17/2008)
Drug development contractor PPD Inc. will expand laboratory services in Singapore to meet growing drug development demand. ... READ MORE
Obama Names Scientist as Energy Secretary (Posted: 12/16/2008)
New Cabinet to tackle global warming, search for alternative sources. ... READ MORE
Kerr Lab Dedicates New Wing (Posted: 12/15/2008)
The U.S. EPAs Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center located in Ada, Oklahoma will officially open and dedicate a new East Wing addition Tuesday.
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Argonne Computing Facility Makes It Easy To Be 'Green' (Posted: 12/15/2008)
Several innovative steps designed to maximize the efficiency of Argonne's new Blue Gene/P high-performance computer have saved many taxpayer dollars while reducing the laboratory's environmental footprint.
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AURP Announces 2008 Award Winners (Posted: 12/12/2008)
The Association of University Research Parks (AURP) has presented their 2008 Outstanding Research Park award to Sandia Science and Tech Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico.... READ MORE
U. Maryland, Baltimore Continues Surge in Research Dollars (Posted: 12/11/2008)
Despite a slow economy and tight overall federal funds for research, the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) has reported a one-year, 10 percent increase in outside research funding.... READ MORE
NSCL Researcher Nabs Doubly Magic Tin Isotope (Posted: 12/10/2008)
With help from newly developed equipment designed and built at Michigan State University, MSU researchers have been able to make first-of-its-kind measurements of several rare nuclei, one of which has been termed a holy grail of experimental nuclear physics. ... READ MORE
Sevenfold Accuracy Improvement for 3-D Virtual Reality Labs (Posted: 12/10/2008)
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed software that improves the accuracy of the tracking devices in its immersive, or virtual, research environment by at least 700 percent. ... READ MORE
Computation and Genomics Data Drive Bacterial Research into New Golden Age (Posted: 12/9/2008)
A potent combination of powerful new analysis methods and abundant data from genomics projects is carrying microbiology forward into a new era.... READ MORE
Joint BioEnergy Institute Officially Dedicated (Posted: 12/9/2008)
On December 2, Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman and Congressman Jerry McNerney, along with representatives from the offices of Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, officially dedicated the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI). ... READ MORE
Mars Science Lab Launch Delayed Two Years (Posted: 12/9/2008)
The delay of the launch, according to NASA, is due to a number of "testing and hardware challenges that must (still) be addressed to ensure mission success." ... READ MORE
Materials Science Research Rack Enroute to Space Station (Posted: 12/4/2008)
On Wednesday, a new multi-user materials science laboratory began its journey to the International Space Station, leaving NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., for NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., for final flight preparations.
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METTLER TOLEDO and Porter Lee Corp. Introduce BEAST LabX Interface (Posted: 12/4/2008)
METTLER TOLEDO and Porter Lee Corporation have announced an integrated solution that will improve workflow and the transfer of weight data in crime and forensics laboratories. ... READ MORE
Malvern Instruments and Rutgers Collaborate on Materials Characterization Lab (Posted: 12/4/2008)
A new particle characterization and rheology laboratory is being installed at the Center for Ceramic Research (CCR) at Rutgers (State University of New Jersey), as part of a collaborative project between the university and Malvern Instruments.... READ MORE
Argonne Scientists Discover Possible Mechanism for Creating 'Handedness' In Biological Molecules (Posted: 12/3/2008)
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a way to induce a predetermined chirality or "handedness in pre-biological molecules.... READ MORE
New Holographic Method Could Be Used For Lab-On-A-Chip Technologies (Posted: 12/3/2008)
Researchers at Purdue University have developed a technique that uses a laser and holograms to precisely position numerous tiny particles within seconds, representing a potential new tool to analyze biological samples or create devices using nanoassembly.
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Need Help With a Hollywood Script? Ask a Scientist (Posted: 12/3/2008)
In November, more than 300 Hollywood pros and leading scientists, launched a National Academy of Sciences program designed to bridge the gap between the movie set and the science lab.
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Researchers Develop Technique to Count Messages Made by Single Genes (Posted: 12/3/2008)
Researchers from Albert Einstein College of Medicine describe a technique for looking more precisely at a fundamental step of a cell's life a gene, DNA, being read into a message, mRNA.... READ MORE
GE Healthcare IN Cell Image Competition 2008 (Posted: 12/2/2008)
GE Healthcare has opened voting for its annual IN Cell Image Competition at www.gelifesciences.com/incellcompetition. Voters are invited to choose their favorite from a shortlist of 30 beautiful images generated by scientists from around the world using the IN Cell Analyzer system.... READ MORE
NIST Awards $24 Million in Grants for New University Research Facilities (Posted: 11/26/2008)
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded grants totalling more than $24 million to three universities to provide cost-shared support for the construction of new scientific research facilities. ... READ MORE
Scientists as Financial Analysts (Posted: 11/21/2008)
With words like "meltdown" and "turmoil" being widely used to describe the current state of the financial system, it may seem like an odd time for scientists to consider careers in finance. But in the spirit of good investment advice--buy low, sell high--this may be a good time for the finance-curious to give the industry a look.... READ MORE
EPA Finalizes New Environmental Rules for Academic Labs (Posted: 11/20/2008)
EPA has finalized the Academic Laboratory rule to provide increased regulatory flexibility, while enhancing safe management of hazardous waste. ... READ MORE
New Collaboration Between PerkinElmer and Labtronics Provides a Key Tool to Reduce Workload and Data Management Costs (Posted: 11/20/2008)
PerkinElmer, Inc. today announced collaboration with Labtronics Inc., to offer laboratories more choice for connecting laboratory instruments with LABWORKS Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). ... READ MORE
Growing Demand for High-Quality and Cost-Effective Imaging Equipment in Life Sciences (Posted: 11/20/2008)
There are considerable opportunities for imaging systems in the European life sciences industry. However, imaging modalities vendors should focus primarily on providing cost-benefits to users by offering the best package of technology, quality and customer value. Vendors with such a combination will be able to successfully capture the market. ... READ MORE
Safety Leaders Define Key Metrics for the Future (Posted: 11/19/2008)
One hundred safety leaders from around North America gathered in San Francisco, CA last month to attend the third annual DBO2 User Summit, and to define how industry will look at and measure safety in the future. ... READ MORE
Wyatt Technology CEO Receives 2009 American Physical Society Prize (Posted: 11/19/2008)
Dr. Philip J. Wyatt, CEO and founder of Wyatt Technology Corporation, has been awarded the 2009 Prize for Industrial Application of Physics by the American Physical Society (APS).... READ MORE
Philanthropist John Moores Gives $2.1 Million to Scripps Research (Posted: 11/19/2008)
San Diego philanthropist John J. Moores has contributed $2.1 million to The Scripps Research Institute's new $50 million initiative to recruit world-class researchers and sustain and expand current research efforts at the La Jolla, CA- and Palm Beach County, FL-based biomedical organization.
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UMass Amherst Spinoff Raises $25 Million for Ethanol Breakthrough (Posted: 11/19/2008)
SunEthanol, a spinoff company from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has raised $25 million in financing and is changing its name to Qteros, which refers to its Q Microbe technology for producing sustainable liquid fuel from non-food plants and wastes.
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Scientist and News Media Relationships Are Critical (Posted: 11/18/2008)
Relationships between scientists and the news media have evolved tremendously over the past 25 years, and scientists should continue to improve communications with both the media and the lay public.
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Oak Ridge Supercomputer Now Worlds Fastest for Open Science (Posted: 11/18/2008)
The latest upgrade to the Cray XT Jaguar supercomputer at the Department of Energys (DOEs) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has increased the system's computing power to a peak 1.64 petaflops, or quadrillion mathematical calculations per second.... READ MORE
Compact Research Freezers to Debut in Space (Posted: 11/18/2008)
A pair of Endeavour-carried cryogenic freezers will boost the biological research capacity of the shuttle and the International Space Station. ... READ MORE
Researchers Find New Path to Antibiotics in Dirt (Posted: 11/11/2008)
A teaspoon of dirt contains an estimated 10,000 species of bacteria, but its only one percent of these microbial bugs that have brought us antibiotics, anticancer agents and other useful drugs. ... READ MORE
Rensselaer Trustee Donation to Start New Solar Energy Research Center (Posted: 11/11/2008)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's new center will conduct unprecedented research on biochemical solar technology.
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Mars Phoenix Lander Finishes Successful Work on Red Planet (Posted: 11/11/2008)
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has ceased communications after operating for more than five months. ... READ MORE
Illinois Institute Named 'Deal of Distinction' by Tech-Transfer Group (Posted: 11/10/2008)
The landmark $500 million biofuels research partnership that created the Energy Biosciences Institute has been named a Deal of Distinction by the Licensing Executives Society.
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Evolution's New Wrinkle: Proteins with Cruise Control Provide New Perspective (Posted: 11/10/2008)
A team of Princeton University scientists has discovered that chains of proteins found in most living organisms act like adaptive machines, possessing the ability to control their own evolution.
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California Clean Tech Open Awards Six Entrepreneurs (Posted: 11/9/2008)
At its third annual Awards Gala held last week, the California Clean Tech Open announced the six category winners of its 2008 competition. ... READ MORE
Accident Reported in UC Merced Research Lab (Posted: 11/9/2008)
A minor chemical explosion occurred in a research laboratory in the Science & Engineering building on the University of California, Merced campus Saturday. ... READ MORE
Research on Human Embryonic Stem Cells Marks 10-Year Milestone (Posted: 11/7/2008)
Ten years ago, the publication in the journal Science of a short paper entitled "Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Derived from Human Blastocysts" rocked biology and the world as the all-purpose stem cell and its possibilities were ushered into the limelight.... READ MORE
Cyberinfrastructure Tools Improve Remote Use of Scientific Instruments (Posted: 11/5/2008)
Ohios academic and industrial researchers now can share some of the states most valuable and expensive scientific instruments via the Internet, thanks to cyberinfrastructure tools developed by engineers and researchers at the Ohio Supercomputer Center.... READ MORE
New Solar Energy Research Center at Rensselaer (Posted: 11/5/2008)
Researchers at the center will work to develop the next generation of solar technology by studying one of the most powerful energy converting machines in world plants. Researchers will use sophisticated new technologies and techniques to understand the energy converting power of plants to develop new technologies that mimic this extremely efficient natural system.... READ MORE
76 American Nobel Laureates in Science Endorse Obama (Posted: 10/29/2008)
Seventy six American Nobel Laureates in science have endorsed Barack Obama for President of the United States.... READ MORE
From 'Silence' To Science (Posted: 10/29/2008)
MIT-Rooted Play to Premiere Next Month in London
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More Research Needed To Make Good on Biofuel Promise, Experts Say (Posted: 10/29/2008)
While cellulosic biofuels have potential to be more efficient and environmentally friendly than grain-based biofuels, more research and science-based policies are needed to reap these benefits, says an international group of experts.... READ MORE
UOP and Partners to Develop Technology to Improve Stability of Pyrolysis Oil (Posted: 10/28/2008)
UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, was awarded a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop economically viable technology to stabilize pyrolysis oil from second generation biomass feedstocks for use as a renewable fuel source.
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NSF Awards 20 New Projects for Plant Genome Research (Posted: 10/28/2008)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 20 new awards totalling $57.3 million during the 11th year of its Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP).
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New Research Center Will Bring Laboratory and Field Together (Posted: 10/24/2008)
Plant scientists will soon be able to take their concepts and research beyond the laboratory into the field, with the announcement of the MU Plant Science Research Center and Mexico Technology Park.... READ MORE
GUMC and Oak Ridge National Labs Form Research Partnership (Posted: 10/24/2008)
Georgetown University Medical Center and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have announced an agreement between the institutions that formalizes their research relationship and will help facilitate additional biomedical research.... READ MORE
DHS Dedicates New Biodefense Lab (Posted: 10/23/2008)
Administrative workers should begin moving into the Department of Homeland Security's new National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center at Fort Detrick within six months. ... READ MORE
Secret Lives of Catalysts Revealed (Posted: 10/23/2008)
For the first time, nanoscale catalysts have been observed as they change during a reaction. With this development, Berkeley Lab scientists envision a new era of smarter catalysts that could be harnessed to fight pollution, feed hydrogen fuel cells, and drive fuel refinement techniques.
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Her Coatings Protect Products and Wisconsin Industries (Posted: 10/21/2008)
Put steel under a powerful microscope, revealing its microstructure, and prepare to be surprised. Known for its strength, the metal will appear pitted and pocked. The pitting is cause for concern for industry because it can progress and lead to corrosion. But Carolyn Aita, Wisconsin Distinguished Professor of Engineering, can help. ... READ MORE
Online "LabSpaces" Connects Researchers, Students, Public (Posted: 10/20/2008)
University of Iowa graduate student Alok Shah spends many hours in the lab studying the genetic causes of developmental defects and cystic fibrosis. In his free time, he takes part in what he calls a "wonderful nerd-fest" at "LabSpaces," a social-networking site aimed at individuals with a specific interest or career focus, such as biomedical research. ... READ MORE
'Thin LIMS' IT Implementation Strategy for cGMP Quality Informatics (Posted: 10/20/2008)
The implementation of a compliant Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for the QC/QA laboratory environment is often victimized by "scope creep," with costs rising 2 to 5 times above originals estimates. But a new white paper examines an alternative "Thin LIMS" strategy that promises to cut the technical resources and costs required for deployment in half.
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McMaster University Unveils World's Most Advanced Microscope (Posted: 10/20/2008)
The most advanced and powerful electron microscope on the planetcapable of unprecedented resolutionhas been installed in the new Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy at McMaster University.
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Solar Story Heating Up (Posted: 10/14/2008)
It's Cinderella time for solar. And a German company is playing fairy godmother.... READ MORE
IU, Purdue Use YouTube Spot to Highlight Innovation Alliance (Posted: 10/14/2008)
Indiana University and Purdue University may be oil and water when it comes to athletics, but thanks to an effort to foster life sciences research and partnerships throughout Indiana, they're more like Indiana corn and butter. ... READ MORE
Princeton Materials Science Center Wins $20 Million NSF Award (Posted: 10/14/2008)
The National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $20 million to the Princeton Center for Complex Materials, an interdisciplinary research program dedicated to improving and developing materials for uses ranging from alternative energy production to quantum computing.
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Georgia Tech Awarded New Center to Study Potential Silicon Successor (Posted: 10/14/2008)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded funding to the Georgia Institute of Technology to create a new Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)- The Georgia Tech Laboratory for New Electronic Materials. The Laboratory will focus its efforts on the development of new materials to serve as the successors to silicon in the semiconductor industry. ... READ MORE
Lab Automation to Offset Staff Shortages and Improve Turnaround Time (Posted: 10/10/2008)
To gauge demand for lab automation, bioMerieux, Inc. conducted a survey during the recent AACC meeting. More than 75 percent of respondents said they planned to add new microbiology lab automation solutions to their laboratories within the next year. ... READ MORE
Organic Catalyst Should Improve Drug Development, Lower Costs (Posted: 10/10/2008)
Chemists at Oregon State University have developed a new organocatalyst that will play a major role in new drug development.
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Lab Posts Record Year for Royalty Income, Eclipsing $9 Million (Posted: 10/9/2008)
In its best year ever for securing royalty income from technology licenses, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory garnered more than $9 million in the recently completed 2008 fiscal year.
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McCain and Obama Answer Top 14 Science Questions Facing America (Posted: 10/9/2008)
Candidates answer questions about innovation, climate change, energy, education, national security, pandemics and biosecurity, genetics, stem cells, ocean health, water, space, scientific integrity, research, and health.... READ MORE
New Research Center Will Free Chemistry from Earth's Bonds (Posted: 10/9/2008)
A new, multi-institutional research center combining the tools of chemistry and astronomy, to be headquartered at the University of Virginia, will use the unique laboratory of interstellar space to free the study of basic chemistry from the restrictive bonds of Earth.
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Brookhaven Lab Awards Grants to Community Nonprofits (Posted: 10/8/2008)
Brookhaven Science Associates awarded five local nonprofit organizations grants to promote science and math to under-represented members of the community.
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Oxford Professor Steve Woolgar Receives Bernal Prize (Posted: 10/7/2008)
Professor Steve Woolgar of the Said Business School has been awarded the prestigious J. D. Bernal Prize by the Society for the Social Studies of Science (4S). ... READ MORE
Nanoscopic Screening Process to Speed Drug Discovery (Posted: 10/6/2008)
Researchers at Wake Forest University are using nanotechnology to search for new cancer-fighting drugs through a process that could be up to 10,000 times faster than current methods. The Lab-on-Bead process will screen millions of chemicals simultaneously using tiny plastic beads so small that 1,000 of them would fit across a human hair. ... READ MORE
DOE Extends PNNL Contract for 4 Years (Posted: 10/6/2008)
The federal government has extended Battelle Memorial Institute's contract to manage the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory through September 2012, the Department of Energy announced Friday.... READ MORE
Maine's Jackson Lab Faces Possible $200,000 Fine (Posted: 10/3/2008)
The Jackson Laboratory (Bar Harbor, Maine) could be fined $213,670 for improperly storing chemicals, insufficiently training employees in hazardous waste management and for failing to notify local and state emergency response officials about the amount of hazardous materials stored at its local campus.... READ MORE
Idaho National Lab Awards $33 Million Contract to Meet Energy Reduction Goals (Posted: 10/3/2008)
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), the nation's leading center for nuclear energy research and development, will benefit from NORESCO's leadership in energy solutions and services through a landmark $33 million infrastructure improvement project. The project was announced as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Transformational Energy Action Management (TEAM) Initiative. ... READ MORE
Thermo Scientific Atlas CDS Now Supports Microsoft Windows Vista (Posted: 10/1/2008)
Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced that its Atlas Chromatography Data System (CDS) now supports the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. ... READ MORE
Sniffing: MIT Engineers Mass-Produce Smell Receptors in Lab; 'Artificial Noses' to Follow? (Posted: 10/1/2008)
MIT biological engineers have found a way to mass-produce smell receptors in the laboratory, an advance that paves the way for "artificial noses" to be created and used in a variety of settings.... READ MORE
Compound Could Help Detect Chemical, Biological Weapons (Posted: 10/1/2008)
A light-transmitting compound that could one day be used in high-efficiency fiber optics and sensors that detect biological and chemical weapons at long distance almost went undiscovered by scientists because its structure was too difficult to examine. ... READ MORE
Biotech Firm Manager Accused Of Fraud in Use of Grant Money (Posted: 9/29/2008)
The business manager for Syntrix Biosystems (Auburn, WA) was charged with defrauding the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute out of federal grant money that was supposed to be used for drug and cancer research.
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Center for Bio-Imaging Mass Spectrometry Unravels Molecular Complexities of Biological Systems (Posted: 9/29/2008)
At Georgia Tech, researchers from the Colleges of Sciences and Engineering have joined forces to create the Center for Bio-Imaging Mass Spectrometry. Understanding biology at the systems level is difficult, especially when studying complex specimens like tissue slices or communities of organisms in a biofilm. Scientists must be able to identify, quantify and locate the molecules present in the samples. The Center for Bio-Imaging Mass Spectrometry aims to tackle these types of challenges.... READ MORE
PerkinElmer Web Site Tailored to Needs of Environmental Customers (Posted: 9/29/2008)
PerkinElmers environmental market Web site enables environmental scientists to quickly obtain information on regulatory compliance, methods or standards, applications and product information.... READ MORE
Transforming Green Ideals into Fiscal Policies (Posted: 9/26/2008)
An advisory issued by KPMG, Inc. this month notes that the company's survey of 600 senior-level procurement professionals found that "42 percent of respondents regularly evaluate suppliers on environmental and human rights performance."
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Genzyme's New Science Center Earns Gold LEED Rating (Posted: 9/25/2008)
Genzyme Corp. recently marked the grand opening of its new Science Center. The new facility received a Gold certification under the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED.... READ MORE
Innovative Technology Speeds Polar Research (Posted: 9/24/2008)
Environmental scientists studying the world's shrinking polar ice sheets will soon get a substantial boost in computing power thanks to Indiana University's Polar Grid Project.... READ MORE
IPS Donates Automation Technology to UMass Lowell BioManufacturing Center (Posted: 9/23/2008)
With the donation of Invensys Process Systems' InFusion(TM) enterprise control technology, the UMass Lowell BioManufacturing Center will provide a full-scale manufacturing operation, giving students a greater appreciation of the transition of biotechnologic products from research to commercial production.
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NSF, NIH Award Ecology of Infectious Disease Grants (Posted: 9/22/2008)
Unprecedented changes in biodiversity have coincided with the emergence and re-emergence of infectious diseases around the world. To address this problem, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have announced $16 million in funding for eight projects. ... READ MORE
Researchers Dig through Cell 'Trash' and Find Treasure (Posted: 9/22/2008)
A person's trash can reveal valuable information, as detectives, historians and identity thieves well know. Likewise, a cell's trash may yield certain treasures, University of Delaware researchers have found.
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New Chemical Reaction Aids Drug Manufacture (Posted: 9/22/2008)
A University of Illinois at Chicago research group may have found a faster, cleaner, "greener" way to synthesize N-heterocycles, and the National Institutes of Health has just awarded the team a five-year, $1.48 million grant to prove its effectiveness.
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Building Better Crime Labs (Posted: 9/18/2008)
Valley crime labs are growing to keep pace with the ever-increasing demand for forensic evidence. Mesa opens a state-of-the art lab next month, Chandler is planning a new one, Phoenix opened a new lab in June 2007, and Scottsdale plans to open a new lab next September. ... READ MORE
Charting the Genomes Landscape (Posted: 9/12/2008)
Researchers design a pair of innovative new gene chips that can identify variations in both DNA sequence and gene copy number. ... READ MORE
Raymond and Beverly Sackler Establish USA-UK Scientific Forum (Posted: 9/12/2008)
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has announced a substantial gift from the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation to endow a bilateral scientific forum to be operated jointly by NAS and the Royal Society in London. ... READ MORE
Computational Biochemist Uncovers a Molecular Clue to Evolution (Posted: 9/11/2008)
A Florida State University researcher who uses high-powered computers to map the workings of proteins has uncovered a mechanism that gives scientists a better understanding of how evolution occurs at the molecular level.
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Polymer Characterization Webinar Announced (Posted: 9/10/2008)
Polymathic Analytical Labs will present a free webinar entitled, "Polymer Characterization: Thermal Analysis." Presented by Chris Given, Laboratory Manager of Polymathic Analytical Labs, the webinar will be held September 17th at 1:00pm (EDT).
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Enzyme Detectives Uncover New Reactions, Products (Posted: 9/9/2008)
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered a fundamental shift in an enzymes function that could help expand the toolbox for engineering biofuels and other plant-based oil products.
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NSF Funds New Center to Bring Together Biologists, Mathematicians (Posted: 9/9/2008)
Biologists and mathematicians from around the world will take part in a new institute dedicated to bringing top researchers together to find creative solutions to pressing problems in both scientific fields.
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Atmospheric Research Collaboration Focuses on Aerosols (Posted: 9/9/2008)
Two research institutions are working together to tackle the role of aerosols in climate change -- specifically how aerosols from pollution, oceans and wildfires contribute to shifting weather.
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NIST Studies How New Helium Ion Microscope Measures Up (Posted: 9/5/2008)
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are probing the newest microscope technology to further improve measurement accuracy at the nanoscale.
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NIH Funds Nine Centers to Speed Application of High Tech Screening (Posted: 9/4/2008)
The funding of a network of nine centers that will use high tech screening methods to identify small molecules for use as probes to investigate the diverse functions of cells was announced Tuesday by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).... READ MORE
U.C. San Diego's SciVee Science Site Now Offers Postercast Capability (Posted: 9/3/2008)
SciVee, a Web 2.0 resource dedicated to the dissemination of scientific research and science-specific research networking, is adding a video feature called a Postercast that enables students and professional researchers alike to upload their poster and related video to create a synchronized presentation on the SciVee website.... READ MORE
Phoenix Mars Lander Begins Analysis of Deepest Soil Sample (Posted: 9/2/2008)
Scientists have begun to analyze a sample of soil delivered to NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's wet chemistry experiment from the deepest trench dug so far in the Martian arctic plains.
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Explosives Go Green (Posted: 9/2/2008)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers added unique green solvents (ionic liquids) to an explosive called TATB (1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene) and improved the crystal quality and chemical purity of the material.
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Algae-Based Biofuel Research Gets Investment Company Support (Posted: 9/2/2008)
Having studied the physiology of algae for more than 30 years, University of Washington's Rose Ann Cattolico is convinced the plant life found in oceans and ponds can be a major source of environmentally friendly fuels for everything from cars and lawn mowers to jet airplanes.
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Caltech Engineers Build Mini Drug-Producing Biofactories in Yeast (Posted: 9/2/2008)
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have developed a novel way to churn out large quantities of drugs, including antiplaque toothpaste additives, antibiotics, nicotine, and even morphine, using mini biofactories--in yeast.
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Purdue Sanctions Professor for Research Misconduct (Posted: 8/28/2008)
Purdue University yesterday formally reprimanded and sanctioned a faculty member after a university appeal committee unanimously denied an appeal from two findings of research misconduct.
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Researchers Turn One Form of Adult Mouse Cell Directly Into Another (Posted: 8/28/2008)
In a feat of biological prestidigitation likely to turn the field of regenerative medicine on its head, Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) co-director Doug Melton and post doctoral fellow Qiao "Joe" Zhou report directly turning one type of fully formed adult cell into another type of adult cell.
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Guava Technologies and Hudson Control Group Launch Automation Initiative to Support Drug Discovery (Posted: 8/28/2008)
Guava Technologies, Inc. has announced the commencement of an agreement with Hudson Control Group to provide drug discovery researchers with an automated solution for cellular analyses.... READ MORE
MRI Technology Non-Invasively Locates, Quantifies Specific Cells in the Body (Posted: 8/26/2008)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) isn't just for capturing detailed images of the body's anatomy. Thanks to novel imaging reagents and technology developed by Carnegie Mellon University scientist Eric Ahrens, MRI can be used to visualize with "exquisite" specificity cell populations of interest in the living body.... READ MORE
MIT Zeroes in on Alzheimer's Structures (Posted: 8/26/2008)
MIT engineers report a new approach to identifying protein structures key to Alzheimer's disease, an important step toward the development of new drugs that could prevent such structures from forming.
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State Senate Approves Researcher Protection Bill (Posted: 8/26/2008)
Members of the California state Senate voted unanimously Aug. 22 to approve the state bill requested by the University of California to help stem the campaign of violence and intimidation by animal-rights terrorists against researchers and their families.
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Laboratory Power Management Course Available Online (Posted: 8/26/2008)
Franek Technologies has made available online a course titled "Power Protection of Mission Critical Medical and Laboratory Equipment." ... READ MORE
Universities Detail Declines in Federal R&D Funding (Posted: 8/22/2008)
Federal R&D funding for science and engineering in academia fell 1.6 percent from fiscal 2006-2007.
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Seafood Labelling Can Be Fishy Business, New Study Finds (Posted: 8/22/2008)
Using DNA barcoding technology, University of Guelph researchers have found that 25 per cent of fish are mislabelled and in a majority of the cases, the fillets are sold as species of higher values.
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Chemists Make Beds with Soft Landings (Posted: 8/22/2008)
Bedsprings aren't often found in biology. Now, chemists have succeeded in making a layer of tiny protein coils attached to a surface, much like miniature bedsprings in a frame. ... READ MORE
Caliper Life Sciences Receives $1.1 Million Order from EPA (Posted: 8/21/2008)
Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. has received a $1.1 million task order under the United States Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) ToxCast screening program. ... READ MORE
Bio-Rad Launches Mini-Protean Tetra Cell Users Website (Posted: 8/21/2008)
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. has introduced www.mytetracell.com, a new online social networking site created for current and new Bio-Rad Mini-PROTEAN system users to share and exchange ideas and information.... READ MORE
Bruker AXS to Acquire S.I.S. Surface Imaging Systems (Posted: 8/21/2008)
Bruker AXS GmbH has signed an agreement to acquire all of the equity of S.I.S. Surface Imaging Systems GmbH, a company with annual revenues of approximately $3 million.... READ MORE
LPA 2008 Laboratory Purchasing Trends Survey Shows Promise (Posted: 8/17/2008)
The Laboratory Products Association has published its 2008 North American Survey of Laboratory Purchasing Trends. Despite the tight economy, the lab products market does not seem to be adversely impacted at the moment. Hiring of lab personnel is increasing as is spending in all product categories.
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Carnegie Mellon Researchers Urge Industry To Broaden Carbon Footprint Calculations (Posted: 8/17/2008)
Carnegie Mellon researchers have developed a new method that estimates the amount of greenhouse gas emissions across all tiers of the entire supply chain for all industries.
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Monash Team Learns from Nature to Split Water (Posted: 8/17/2008)
An international team of researchers led by Monash University has used chemicals found in plants to replicate a key process in photosynthesis paving the way to a new approach that uses sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.... READ MORE
Improved Technique Determines Structure in Membrane Proteins (Posted: 8/17/2008)
Understanding the form and function of certain proteins in the human body is becoming faster and easier, thanks to the work of researchers at the University of Illinois.
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With NIH Grant, FSU Becomes One of World's Top Imaging Centers (Posted: 8/17/2008)
At Florida State University, the collective strength of biomedical research and the scientists who lead it has earned a $2 million High-End Instrumentation (HEI) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). ... READ MORE
Chemical Society Honors Heroes of Chemistry During National Meeting (Posted: 8/17/2008)
Bruce Roths name may not be on the tip of many tongues, but his invention has been on more than 26 million in the United States alone. Inventor of Lipitor, Roth was among 25 unsung scientific heroes who were inducted into an American Chemical Society (ACS) hall of fame called the Heroes of Chemistry.
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CIRM New Faculty Grants Awarded to UC San Diego Researchers (Posted: 8/15/2008)
Adding $11.5 million to the more than $20 million in funding that researchers at the University of California, San Diego have received to date from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), five UC San Diego researchers and physicians have been awarded New Faculty grants.
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Princeton University Selects Thermo Scientifics Orbitrap MS for Proteomics and Genomics Research (Posted: 8/15/2008)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. today announced that Princeton University is utilizing the newly launched MALDI LTQ Orbitrap XL mass spectrometer for research on virus-host protein interactions in the laboratory of Ileana Cristea, Ph.D.... READ MORE
Leadership Linked to Employee Well-Being (Posted: 8/14/2008)
Research evidence suggests that good leadership has positive effects on employee health and well being, including decreased sick leave and disability, reports the August Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).
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STARLIMS Establishes European Presence (Posted: 8/14/2008)
STARLIMS Technologies Ltd.,a provider of laboratory information management systems, has announced the establishment of STARLIMSEurope as a result of the May 2008 acquisition of its long-time United Kingdom partner, and the hiring of LIMS veteran Joe Peden as general manager of the new subsidiary.
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Indianapolis Forensic Lab Expands Workforce (Posted: 8/14/2008)
AIT Laboratories, a leading forensics laboratory also specializing in pain management, clinical, and pharmaceutical testing, has added 77 new high-tech jobs since the beginning of 2008. ... READ MORE
Strange Molecule in the Sky Cleans Acid Rain, Scientists Discover (Posted: 8/13/2008)
Researchers have discovered an unusual molecule that is essential to the atmosphere's ability to break down pollutants, especially the compounds that cause acid rain.
It's the unusual chemistry facilitated by this molecule, however, that will attract the most attention from scientists.
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Study Reveals Surprising Details of the Evolution of Protein Translation (Posted: 8/13/2008)
A new study of transfer RNA, a molecule that delivers amino acids to the protein-building machinery of the cell, challenges long-held ideas about the evolutionary history of protein synthesis.... READ MORE
Researchers Find Cancer-Inhibiting Compound under the Sea (Posted: 8/12/2008)
University of Florida College of Pharmacy researchers have discovered a marine compound off the coast of Key Largo that inhibits cancer cell growth in laboratory tests, a finding they hope will fuel the development of new drugs to better battle the disease.
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Oak Ridge National Lab Signs $89 Million Energy Savings Contract (Posted: 8/12/2008)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Oak Ridge, Tenn. has signed an $89 million energy savings performance contract with Johnson Controls, Inc. to apply advanced energy conservation solutions, including a biomass gasification system, to the campus.
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NOAA Leader Named Oregon Sea Grant Director (Posted: 8/11/2008)
Stephen Brandt has been named the director of the Oregon Sea Grant Program, based at Oregon State University.
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PerkinElmer Provides Food Safety Monitoring for the Beijing Games (Posted: 8/11/2008)
PerkinElmer Inc. has announced that its analytical solutions are being used by the Beijing Municipal Center for Food Safety Monitoring (BFSM) in a mobile laboratory supporting the Beijing Games. The companys instrumentation, software and expertise are supporting testing for volatile organic compounds in beverages and pesticides in food products.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Informatics Conference (Posted: 8/11/2008)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has scheduled its annual North American laboratory informatics user group meeting, Thermo Informatics World (TIW), from October 6-9, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The conference will demonstrate the company's latest informatics offerings that address the growing data management and instrument integration challenges of today's laboratories.
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Experimental Technology Helps U.S. Swimmers at Beijing Olympics (Posted: 8/11/2008)
A fluids mechanics professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., is using experimental flow measurement techniques to help American swimmers sharpen their strokes, shave seconds from their lap times, and race toward a gold medal in Beijing this summer.... READ MORE
Microfiltration Membrane and Ultrafiltration Membrane Training (Posted: 8/8/2008)
To kickoff the "Infrastructure, Sustainability & Testing Management " Conference, Sept 23-25, that the American Filtration and Separations Society (AFS) is holding in Charlotte, there will be seven short courses on September 22, 2008. Two of these courses are "Microfiltration Membrane" and "Ultrafiltration Membrane" Training.
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Georgia Tech to Analyze Massive Data Sets Using Visual Analytics (Posted: 8/8/2008)
Enormous amounts of data are being generated in health care, computational biology, homeland security and other areas, but analyzing these massive and unstructured data sets has proven cumbersome and difficult. An emerging research field known as data and visual analytics is helping sift through such mountains of information to find and put together individual pieces of a picture.
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Phoenix Mars Team Opens Window on Scientific Process (Posted: 8/8/2008)
Phoenix Mars mission scientists spoke this week on research in progress concerning an ongoing investigation of perchlorate salts detected in soil analyzed by the wet chemistry laboratory aboard NASA's Phoenix Lander.
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Computation Institute Receives $1.5 Million To Bulk Up Data Analysis Capability (Posted: 8/7/2008)
The Computation Institute, a joint effort of the University of Chicago and the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, has received a grant for a computer system that will enable researchers to store, access and analyze massive datasets.
The system is made possible by a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, which includes cost-sharing support from the University of Chicago. The new system is called the Petascale Active Data Store (PADS), which has been optimized for rapid data transactions, both on campus and around the globe.
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Caltech Scientists Awarded $20 Million to "Power the Planet" (Posted: 8/7/2008)
In the dreams of Harry Gray, Beckman Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology, the future energy needs of the world are met with solar-fuel power plants. Now, a $20 million award from the Chemical Bonding Center (CBC), a National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry program, will help bring this dream one step closer to reality. ... READ MORE
FDA Improves Policies Regarding Transparency and Public Disclosure (Posted: 8/7/2008)
The Food and Drug Administration has announced several improved policies and procedures strengthening its management of FDA advisory committees. The improvements include stricter limits on financial conflicts of interest for committee members, improved voting procedures, and improvements to the processes for disclosing information pertaining both to advisory committee members and to specific matters considered at advisory committee meetings.... READ MORE
Waters Publishes Rapid Screening Method for 402 Pesticide Residues in Food (Posted: 8/5/2008)
Waters Corporation has announced availability of a new application note detailing rapid analysis of 402 pesticides in a single 10-minute run using Waters ACQUITY TQD, liquid chromatography combined with tandem quadrupole mass spectrometry (UPLC/MS/MS) operated in Multiple Reaction Monitoring (MRM) mode, and Waters MassLynx Software with IntelliStart technology for data acquisition and MS parameters optimization... READ MORE
GE Healthcare Introduces Newest Technology in Pre-Clinical Computed Tomography Imaging (Posted: 8/5/2008)
GE Healthcare has announced the commercial release of a new pre-clinical computed tomography scanner specifically designed to accelerate research in the areas of cardiac disease and drug development. ... READ MORE
A 'Next-Gen' Tool To View Genomic Data (Posted: 8/5/2008)
Researchers are collecting vast amounts of diverse genomic data with ever-increasing speed, but effective ways to visualize these data in an integrated manner have lagged behind the ability to generate them. To address this growing need, researchers at the Broad Institute have developed the Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV), a novel and freely available visualization tool that helps users simultaneously integrate and analyze different types of genomic data.... READ MORE
Research Reveals Factors That Affect Organic-based Device Efficiency (Posted: 8/5/2008)
Research presented on July 8 at the International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals in Brazil provides insight into factors that influence the injection efficiency. A balanced injection of positive and negative charge carriers into the organic layer is important to achieve high quantum efficiency, but the interface between the metallic coating and organic layer where the injection occurs is poorly understood. ... READ MORE
UMASS Amherst's Joseph Goldstein Wins Excellence in Microanalysis Award (Posted: 8/4/2008)
Bruker AXS, in cooperation with The Microbeam Analysis Society, has announced that the Duncumb Award for Excellence in Microanalysis has been awarded to Professor Joseph Goldstein of UMASS Amherst. Dr. Goldstein is a scientist, educator and administrator internationally known for his work in the development of X-ray techniques in electron microscopy to determine the chemistry of small regions of solid materials, ranging from cubic micrometers to cubic nanometers, and in the field of meteoritics, the study of meteorites and other extraterrestrial materials. ... READ MORE
Titanium's Role in Future Low-Phosphorus Lubricating Oils (Posted: 8/4/2008)
Titanium, a protean element with applications from pigments to aerospace alloys, could get a new role as an environmentally friendly additive for automotive oil, thanks to work conducted at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) by materials scientists from Afton Chemical Corporation in Richmond, Va., and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).... READ MORE
DOE to Provide $36 Million to Advance Carbon Dioxide Capture (Posted: 8/4/2008)
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that it will provide $36 million for 15 projects aimed at furthering the development of new and cost-effective technologies for the capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the existing fleet of coal-fired power plants. ... READ MORE
Virtual World Is Sign Of Future For Scientists, Engineers (Posted: 8/4/2008)
Purdue University is operating a virtual environment that enables scientists and engineers to interpret raw data collected with powerful instruments called dynamic atomic force microscopes.
The online tools, believed to be the first of their kind for the instruments, represent a research trend, with tools for other applications also being developed, said Arvind Raman, a Purdue professor of mechanical engineering.
"We will see more and more of this sort of thing for many other types of instruments that are being used around the world," he said. "This allows researchers to spend more time doing research and less time and money developing simulations."
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Size-Specific Cracking Shakes Out at the Nanoscale (Posted: 8/1/2008)
Certain sizes of nanostructures may be more susceptible to failure by fracture than others.... READ MORE
FSU, Magnet Lab Researchers License Critical Petroleum Data (Posted: 8/1/2008)
As gas prices soar, scientists at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University are marketing research that will enable petroleum companies to locate, analyze and process crude oil much faster, cheaper and more accurately.... READ MORE
NASA Spacecraft Confirms Martian Water, Mission Extended (Posted: 8/1/2008)
Laboratory tests aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have identified water in a soil sample. The lander's robotic arm delivered the sample Wednesday to an instrument that identifies vapors produced by the heating of samples. ... READ MORE
DOE and USDA Announce More than $10 Million in Bioenergy Plant Feedstock Research (Posted: 7/31/2008)
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Under Secretary for Science Dr. Raymond L. Orbach and U.S. Agriculture Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics Gale Buchanan today announced plans to award 10 grants totaling more than $10 million to accelerate fundamental research in the development of cellulosic biofuels. ... READ MORE
'Hidden' Van Gogh Painting Revealed With X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (Posted: 7/30/2008)
A new technique allows pictures that were later painted over to be revealed once more. An international research team, including members from Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands) and the University of Antwerp (Belgium), has successfully applied this technique for the first time to the painting entitled Patch of Grass by Vincent van Gogh.... READ MORE
MIT spinoff to start recruiting for 165 jobs (Posted: 7/29/2008)
Job recruiting will start within weeks for a Massachusetts research and development firm that will build labs in Tampa and St. Petersburg to manufacture tiny biomedical machines.
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UCSD's Berman Says Cyberinfrastructure Essential to Advancing Research (Posted: 7/29/2008)
Comprising the infrastructure for the Information Age, cyberinfrastructure the organized aggregate of information technologies, organizations, and human resources is essential for future research advancement and discovery. ... READ MORE
Caltech Bioengineers Develop (Posted: 7/28/2008)
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have turned science fiction into reality with their development of a super-compact high-resolution microscope, small enough to fit on a finger tip.... READ MORE
Biology Enters The Matrix Through New Computer Language (Posted: 7/25/2008)
A new computer language for modeling biological phenomenon can think like cells and molecular mechanisms think, thereby simulating the dynamics of biological phenomenon.... READ MORE
Make Your Own Microfluidic Device with New Kit (Posted: 7/25/2008)
University of Michigan engineers have developed a 16-piece lab-on-a-chip kit that brings microfluidic devices to the scientific masses.... READ MORE
Zetasizer Nano Helps Establish Size Independence in DNA Driven Nanoparticle Structuring (Posted: 7/24/2008)
A research team led by Dr Oleg Gang at the Brookhaven Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) in New York is using the Zetasizer Nano particle characterization system from Malvern Instruments in ground-breaking work that has demonstrated successful DNA-guided formation of ordered 3-D crystalline structures. ... READ MORE
Open Access to Large-Scale Drug Discovery Data (Posted: 7/23/2008)
Data on drugs and small molecules is placed in the public domain, helping the discovery and development of new medicines.... READ MORE
CETAC Technologies Announces Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 ICP-AES and ICP-MS Training Series (Posted: 7/23/2008)
CETAC Technologies announces the Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 ICP-AES/ICP-MS continuing education series.... READ MORE
Sandia to Demonstrate Hyperspectral Confocal Fluorescence Microscope (Posted: 7/22/2008)
Sandia National Laboratories will demonstrate a new hyperspectral confocal fluorescence microscope on Friday, Aug. 8.... READ MORE
Nanoparticle Research Points to Energy Savings (Posted: 7/22/2008)
Adding just the right dash of nanoparticles to standard mixes of lubricants and refrigerants could yield the equivalent of an energy-saving chill pill for factories, hospitals, ships, and others with large cooling systems... READ MORE
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Recognized for Exemplary Safety and Health Management Systems (Posted: 7/21/2008)
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals' Pearl River, N.Y., research and manufacturing facility has become the 2,000th worksite in the United States to be recognized in the elite Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)... READ MORE
Merck, Pfizer, and Eli Lilly to Invest in Emerging Drug Discovery Technologies (Posted: 7/21/2008)
Enlight Biosciences and its founders Merck & Co., Inc., Pfizer, and Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical combine forces to address innovation bottleneck.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces a Versatile 2D Barcode Reader (Posted: 7/21/2008)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has introduced the Thermo Scientific VisionMate High Speed 2D Barcode Reader, with rapid full rack and single tube reading capabilities for enhanced sample identification and traceability.... READ MORE
Calipers LabChip GX Instruments Address Needs of Proteomic and Genomic Researchers (Posted: 7/21/2008)
Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. recently introduced two microfluidics-based separations products, the LabChip GX and LabChip GXII benchtop systems, for fast, automated, 1-D electrophoretic separations of protein, DNA, and RNA samples. ... READ MORE
High Throughput Process Development and Media Optimization of Production Cell Lines (Posted: 7/21/2008)
MIDSCI announces a versatile disposable culture system for high-throughput process development and media optimization of mammalian production cell lines.... READ MORE
Millipore Introduces Disposable Mixing System (Posted: 7/21/2008)
Millipore Corporation announced that the third in the Mobius family of disposable mixing systems is now available. ... READ MORE
Research Publications Online: Too Much of A Good Thing? (Posted: 7/17/2008)
New research shows that as more scholarly and research journals are available online, researchers cite fewer, newer papers... READ MORE
Phenomenex Expands International Network With New Office in the Netherlands (Posted: 7/17/2008)
Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the manufacture of separation science consumables, today announced the grand opening of its new subsidiary in Utrecht, the Netherlands. ... READ MORE
ChemSW Moves Software Development Office into Environmentally Friendly Green Building (Posted: 7/17/2008)
ChemSW, Inc. has relocated their Ithaca, NY software development offices into the historic Gateway Plaza building downtown that was recently renovated using environmentally-sensitive green building practices.... READ MORE
Dalton Pharma Services Expands its Contract Analytical Services (Posted: 7/15/2008)
Dalton Pharma Services is pleased to announce the expansion of its Contract - Analytical Services with the commissioning of two validated LC-MS/MS instruments which have been qualified for GMP testing of pharmaceutical products.... READ MORE
Millipore and CXR Biosciences Launch New CYP450 Antibody Panel (Posted: 7/15/2008)
Millipore Corporation and its UK-based partner, CXR Biosciences, announced the launch of a new panel of human and rodent cytochrome P450 (CYP450) antibodies, for use in drug discovery programs.... READ MORE
Proteins under pressure (Posted: 7/9/2008)
Proteomics researchers are using pressure to improve the performance of their analyses. In a simple solution to a time-consuming problem, the researchers have found that adding pressure early in their protocol squeezes four hours of waiting into a minute.
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UC San Diego Unveils World's Highest-Resolution Scientific Display System (Posted: 7/9/2008)
As the size of complex scientific data sets grows exponentially, so does the need for scientists to explore the data visually and collaboratively in ultra-high resolution environments. To that end, the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) has unveiled the highest-resolution display system for scientific visualization in the world at the University of California, San Diego.
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Millipore Expands Magnetically Coupled Mixer Family (Posted: 7/8/2008)
Millipore Corporation announced the launch of its GMP30000 mixer, an extension of the NovAseptic magnetically coupled mixer product family.... READ MORE
ALMA New England Chapter Meetings Feature Topics and Networking (Posted: 7/8/2008)
ALMA provides a forum for lab managers to interact with other managers where the intent is to share solutions and ideas regarding the operation of a laboratory. ... READ MORE
Tools of the Trade for Lab Managers (Posted: 7/8/2008)
The 29th Annual conference Tools of the Trade for the Association of Lab Managers will be occurring October 15-17, 2008 at the Conference Center at Waltham Woods, Waltham, MA. For the first time in the history of this conference, the event will be held in New England during the leaf peeping season close to all the cultural, historical and academic action of the area.... READ MORE
NEW PLATFORM FOR MICROFLUIDICS RESEARCH (Posted: 7/8/2008)
Micronit Microfluidics announced a new lab-on-a-chip platform named Fluidic Connect. The platform enables researchers to create their own lab-on-a-chip setup in just a few minutes. ... READ MORE
QIAGEN Acquires Corbett Life Science (Posted: 7/3/2008)
Qiagen announced that it has acquired Corbett Life Science Pty. Ltd. (Corbett), a privately-held developer, manufacturer, and distributor of life sciences instrumentation headquartered in Sydney, Australia. ... READ MORE
Adept Technology Announces Expansion into India Market (Posted: 7/3/2008)
Adept Technology, Inc. the leading provider of intelligent vision-guided robotics and global robotics services, today announced its expansion in India for its products and the signing of Menzel Vision and Robotics Pvt. Ltd. of India as an exclusive distributor in western and northern India. ... READ MORE
New Pipette Tracker - Enhanced Speed & Flexibility for Pipette Calibrations (Posted: 7/2/2008)
Labtronics is pleased to announce the latest release of Pipette Tracker and Pipette Tracker Pro software for automating the scheduling, recording and reporting of pipette calibrations.
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PerkinElmer Introduces Easy-To-Use LIMS Solutions to Simplify Data Analysis in Water Laboratories (Posted: 7/2/2008)
PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences, a global leader in application-focused measurement and analysis solutions, today announced a market-specific LABWORKS Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) package for water laboratories.... READ MORE
Millipore Unveils Expanded Drug Discovery Development Facility in St. Charles, Missouri (Posted: 7/2/2008)
Millipore Corporation, a Life Science leader providing technologies, tools and services for bioscience research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, today unveiled a major expansion of its St. Charles, Missouri facility headquarters for its Drug Discovery Business Unit. ... READ MORE
Lumencor Introduces Next Generation Smart Light Engines for Bioanalytical Instrument Manufacturers and Researchers (Posted: 6/26/2008)
Lumencor, a biotechnology company developing lighting solutions for the life sciences, announced today its smart light engines for bioanalysis. This new generation of lighting for biotech is currently available for Beta testing at select labs in the US and Europe. ... READ MORE
Molecular Profiles Demonstrates Technique for Measuring Surface Physical Properties of Pharmaceutical Materials for Inhalation (Posted: 6/26/2008)
Molecular Profiles, a global leader in the provision of innovative contract research services to the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and biomedical sectors worldwide, announces a new poster to demonstrate the ability of nanoPASS (nanoscale Predictive Analytical Screening Solution) to characterise the surface energy of an API material.
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Imaging Center at Northwestern University Drives Ongoing Live Cell Research (Posted: 6/25/2008)
Nikon Instruments Inc. and Northwestern Universitys Feinberg School of Medicine announced the opening of a collaborative core microscopy imaging center, establishing a partnership that brings improved research capabilities to Northwestern, while providing critical feedback for Nikon product development.... READ MORE
Number of People with Diabetes Increases to 24 Million (Posted: 6/25/2008)
Diabetes now affects nearly 24 million people in the United States, an increase of more than 3 million in approximately two years, according to new 2007 prevalence data estimates released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ... READ MORE
Selective GC Detectors Brochure Press Release (Posted: 6/23/2008)
OI Analyticals new Selective GC Detectors brochure contains information on the use of selective GC detectors to measure trace levels of target compounds in the presence of higher concentration compounds or matrix interferences. The advantages of employing selective GC detectors in tandem with a GC-MS system for analysis of complex sample matrices are explained and an application matrix is provided.... READ MORE
European Science Foundation Aims to Strengthen 'Regenerative Medicine' (Posted: 6/19/2008)
14 Member Organisations* of the European Science Foundation have launched a key initiative to keep Europe at the forefront of regenerative medicine; broadly defined as the development of stem cell therapies to restore lost, damaged, or ageing cells and tissues in the human body.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces HUNT Biobanks Selection of Thermo Scientific Nautilus LIMS for One of the Largest Population-Based Health Studies (Posted: 6/18/2008)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announces that HUNT Biobank has selected its Thermo Scientific Nautilus LIMS to gather, store, manage, track and retrieve the biological data of approximately 100,000 people from Nord-Trndelag County, Norway, as part of one of the largest population-based health studies ever performed.... READ MORE
Millipore Gives $150K to Scripps' Loring to Study miRNA-Induced Stem Cell Pluripotency (Posted: 6/18/2008)
Millipore said today that it has awarded Jeanne Loring, a prominent stem cell researcher at the Scripps Research Institute, a $150,000 grant to support her research in the area of microRNA-based induction of pluripotency in stem cells.
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New Application Note Demonstrates Wyatt Technology's Technology Capability to Provide Rapid, Automated Molecular Characterization for Zimm Plot Experiments (Posted: 6/18/2008)
Wyatt Technology, the world leader in absolute macromolecular characterization products, announces the publication of a new application note demonstrating the capability of its DAWN Multi-Angle Light Scattering (MALS) and Optilab rEX (refractive index detector) to achieve rapid, automated molecular characterization via a Zimm plot experiment. ... READ MORE
ARUP Laboratories Partners with Pathology Service Associates (Posted: 6/18/2008)
ARUP Laboratories, a national clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory and a leader in innovative laboratory research and development, announced today that it has entered into a business alliance with Pathology Service Associates, LLC (PSA), a nationwide network affiliation and a principal provider of business services and support to independent pathologist practices.... READ MORE
Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches Comprehensive (Posted: 6/17/2008)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announces the launch of its comprehensive online resource center www.thermo.com/metabolomics for metabolomics researchers. This website provides tools and technical advice to help scientists studying small-molecule metabolite profiles. ... READ MORE
AIHA Announces Professional Development Courses for 2009 Call for Proposals (Posted: 6/17/2008)
The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) announced today that it will be accepting proposals for professional development courses (PDCs) to be held Saturday and Sunday, May 30June 1, 2009, in conjunction with the 2009 American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Expo (AIHce) in Toronto, Canada. The deadline for submissions is August 15, 2008.
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HANDYLAB, INC. TO PARTNER WITH NANOGEN, INC. (Posted: 6/17/2008)
Nanogen, Inc. (Nasdaq: NGEN), developer of in vitro diagnostic products announced it has been awarded a new $10.4 million, two-year contract from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a multi-analyte molecular diagnostic assay for Influenza.... READ MORE
AIHce Takes Its Green Initiatives to Minneapolis (Posted: 6/13/2008)
More and more conferences are working to become green. Green meetings or events incorporate environmental considerations to minimize negative impacts on the environment. At the 2008 American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition (AIHce), May 31June 5, 2008, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) is implementing green initiatives in the City of Minneapolis.... READ MORE
Invitrogen Buying Applied Biosystems (Posted: 6/13/2008)
Invitrogen Corp., which makes technologies for disease research and drug discovery, on Thursday agreed to pay $6.4 billion in cash and stock for scientific instruments maker Applera's Applied Biosystems Group.
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The End of Alzheimer's? (Posted: 6/11/2008)
Intellect Neurosciences, Inc. Grants License for Certain Patents and Patent Applications
to Wyeth and Elan Pharma International Ltd.... READ MORE
GE and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center launch new business to digitize and revolutionize disease detection (Posted: 6/5/2008)
New company to transition one of healthcare's last manual diagnostic processes into the digital age. GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) today announced the formation of a new company to improve the speed, efficiency of diagnosis and interpretation of lab results.
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The Pittsburgh Conference Launches Pittcon 2009 Website (Posted: 6/5/2008)
Pittsburgh, PA, June 5, 2008, The Pittsburgh Conference announces the launch of its 2009 website, www.pittcon.org, containing relevant information for conferees and exhibitors about Pittcon 2009 which will be in Chicago, Illinois, McCormick Place, March 8 -13, 2009. ... READ MORE
Leica Microsystems Acquires Bal-Tec AG (Posted: 6/4/2008)
Leica Microsystems provides the worlds most comprehensive product portfolio for electron, light, and confocal microscopy sample preparation with the acquisition of Bal-Tec AG.... READ MORE
New Method from Molecular Profiles For Efficient Detection of Amorphous Material Using H/D Exchange and FT-Raman Spectroscopy (Posted: 6/4/2008)
Molecular Profiles announces a new method to demonstrate the use of hydrogen/deuterium (H/D) exchange and FT-Raman spectroscopy for the detection of low levels of amorphous material. ... READ MORE
Thermo Fisher Scientific Demonstrates its Leadership Position in Food and Environmental Safety with Significant Presence at EPRW (Posted: 6/2/2008)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announces that it will have a prominent presence at the 7th European Pesticides Residue Workshop (EPRW). The company will be showcasing its innovative instrumentation and hosting a seminar, featuring customer presentations.... READ MORE
Power to Make Faster, Smarter Decisions Comes from New NMR Software (Posted: 5/27/2008)
ASDI Deploys ACD/1D NMR Assistant to Synthetic Chemists Based on Previous Success with Automated Structure Verification Software... READ MORE
Veeda Oncology Selects TrialWorks by ClinPhone (Posted: 5/26/2008)
ClinPhone, the world's largest Clinical Technology Organization (CTO), announces that Veeda Oncology, a specialist CRO, has selected TrialWorks by ClinPhone to further strengthen its clinical trial management capabilities. ... READ MORE
Aureon Laboratories Introduces Prostate Px+, First Biopsy-Based Test to Predict Prostate Cancer Disease Progression and Recurrence (Posted: 5/26/2008)
Aureon Laboratories, Inc., a specialized laboratory dedicated to advancing personalized cancer treatment through predictive pathology, today announced the introduction of Prostate Px+, the first commercial test to predict prostate cancer progression and disease recurrence at the time of diagnosis.... READ MORE
Veeda Oncology Selects TrialWorks by ClinPhone (Posted: 5/26/2008)
ClinPhone, the world’s largest Clinical Technology Organization (CTO), announces that Veeda Oncology, a specialist CRO, has selected TrialWorks by ClinPhone to further strengthen its clinical trial management capabilities.... READ MORE
EU New Member States (NMS) Push for Integration into European Micro Nano Research (Posted: 5/26/2008)
The EC-funded MINOS-EURONET project has combined a series of methods to showcase Micro Nano Technology R&D Capabilities from New Member States for a better integration of their research activities into the European Research Area (ERA) ... READ MORE
SYNPO & University of Pardubice Demonstrate Wyatt Technology’s A4F-MALS Technique is a Powerful Method for Polymer Characterization (Posted: 5/26/2008)
Wyatt Technology Corporation, the world leader in absolute macromolecular characterization instrumentation and software, announces its instruments have been chosen by a group of Czech scientists for polymer characterization. ... READ MORE
LabX Announces Publisher for Lab Manager Magazine (Posted: 5/26/2008)
LabX, the highly specialized business-to-business marketplace where scientific equipment and supplies can be bought and sold, has appointed Mario Di Ubaldi Publisher of LabX and Lab Manager.... READ MORE
Integrated DNA Tech Launches New Products for the Manufacture Of Diagnostic Oligonucleotides (Posted: 5/16/2008)
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), a world leader in oligonucleotide production, has today announced that it has opened a new business unit dedicated to the manufacture of oligonucleotides for use in diagnostic products.... READ MORE
Invetech Announces Educational Seminar at BioProcess International Analytical and Quality Summit 2008 (Posted: 5/16/2008)
Invetech, specialists in product development and custom automation for the medical, industrial and consumer markets, announces its first educational seminar at the upcoming BioProcess International Analytical and Quality Summit 2008, June 2-4, Hyatt Regency, Cambridge, MA.... READ MORE
Leica Microsystems acquires Coretech Holdings/McCornick Scientific Instruments and Consumables for Histopathology (Posted: 5/16/2008)
Leica Microsystems announced that on May 14, 2008, it acquired the assets of St. Louis, Missouri-based Coretech Holdings and McCormick Scientific, LLC (Coretech), expanding its leading position in histopathology.... READ MORE
VARIAN, INC. ACQUIRES THE ASSETS & PRODUCTS OF PRECISION DETECTORS, INC. (Posted: 5/14/2008)
Palo Alto, Calif., 13 May, 2008 / On 2 April, 2008, Varian, Inc. (Nasdaq: VARI) acquired the assets and products of Precision Detectors, Inc., a privately owned company based in Bellingham, Massachusetts.... READ MORE
Research team uses Malvern Spraytec in development program (Posted: 5/13/2008)
Researchers at Aerovax, working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US, are using the Spraytec particle size analyzer from Malvern Instruments in the development of an innovative platform for vaccine delivery, intended for use in developing countries.... READ MORE
Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches e-Newsletter, LIFECYCLE Enterprise Solutions (Posted: 5/8/2008)
Thermo Fisher Scientific is pleased to introduce LIFECYCLE Enterprise Solutions, a quarterly e-newsletter that will provide the laboratory industry with educational white papers, case studies and best practices on how to reduce total cost of ownership, increase instrument and equipment performance, improve productivity and ensure compliance.... READ MORE
Caliper Life Sciences' Optical Imaging Technology Selected to Aid Tuberculosis Research Efforts by the Texas A&M Health Science Center (Posted: 5/6/2008)
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Invitrogen Employees Volunteer 6,000 Hours for Their Communities (Posted: 5/6/2008)
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