Lab Culture
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.
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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.
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It's Cinderella time for solar. And a German company is playing fairy godmother.
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The economy, the election, your business. If thats not on your mind these days, youre lucky or not paying attention. Lab Manager Magazine is looking at all of these topics with the hopes of shedding some light.
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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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Join Editor-in-Chief Pam Ahlberg every Friday as she comments on the top stories, research trends, technology breakthroughs and other developments impacting commercial, government, R&D and academic laboratory managers.
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Welcome to the Lab Manager Magazine web site. Beginning today, I will be using this part of the site to regularly comment on industry trends and events, update you on product, research and event news, point out new features and functions of the site,
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Like any walk of life, management can be a satisfying endeavor. Sometimes you just need reminding of how to do it.
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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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An interview with Rachel Wilson, Ph.D., assistant professor of neurobiology, Harvard Medical School.
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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.
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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.
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