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In February 1950, the first Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy was held on the 17th floor of the William Penn Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh.
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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.
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Sheldon Manufacturing Inc. plans to donate tens of thousands of dollars-worth of its products to earthquake-torn Haiti over the next 18 months.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL) will host an informational webcast on February 24, 2010 on the topic of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS).
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Eppendorf AG and the journal Science are now accepting applications for the 2010 Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology.
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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.
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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.
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