Lab Management
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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For the global chemical industry, the very bad day started early in the fourth quarter of 2008, and it may last another six months.
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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.
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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.
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“Invention and innovation are quite different things,” declares John Dr. Lienhard. To promote invention, a lab manager has to devise methods of instilling a sense of freedom in the research staff.
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Struggling to reinvigorate its business, Merck & Co. has embarked on what CEO Richard T. Clark calls a "science-based diversification strategy."
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New Cabinet to tackle global warming, search for alternative sources.
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Based on some cursory research (visit: http://www.epa.gov/sbo/labguide.htm), the following areas seem most challenging for small labs: Professional development opportunities Training Expenditure for internal audits Becoming a GL
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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.
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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.
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Viewing software allows researchers to visualize concepts rapidly and work their way through large amounts of data efficiently.
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Quantifying common biomolecules such as nucleic acids and proteins efficiently without significant loss of sample is a frequent problem encountered in laboratories that regularly perform molecular biology techniques.
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