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PANalytical Introduce New X-Ray Analytical Tools to European Market

The development team at leading analytical X-ray specialist PANalytical gets excited about new technology. But they are even more energized by the opportunities their innovation can open up for customers. At Analytica 20...

24 Mar 2010

PANalytical Unveil Enhancements for AXIOS WDXRF Spectrometers

Among the many innovative new developments announced by PANalytical (Almelo, The Netherlands) at Pittcon 2010 in Florida, USA, was the enhancement of the company’s popular Axios range of wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometers.

24 Mar 2010

New 3D Detector Launched by PANalytical at Pittcon

The introduction of PANalytical’s revolutionary PIXcel3D detector at this year’s Pittcon conference and expo (28 February - 5 March 2010, Florida, US), adds a new dimension to X-ray diffraction (XRD).

24 Mar 2010

Oxford Instruments Award Prize for Work on Bose-Einstein Condensation

Oxford Instruments is pleased to announce the 2010 winner of the Lee Osheroff Richardson North American Science Prize is Dr Vivien Zapf, from the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Los Alamos. Dr Zapf is recog...

From Oxford Instruments 24 Mar 2010

BHP Billiton Complete Acquisition of Athabasca Potash Inc

BHP Billiton Canada Inc. (BHP Billiton) today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition, pursuant to a Plan of Arrangement, of all the issued and outstanding common shares of Athabasca Potash I...

From BHP 24 Mar 2010

Hydrogen Powered Fuel Cell System Provides Power at Academy Awards

A team led by Sandia National Laboratories made a cameo appearance at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles earlier this month. Sandia, The Boeing Company, the California Department of Transportation...

23 Mar 2010

Dow Corning Introduces Quality Bond Program to Asia

Dow Corning Corporation, a global leader in silicones and silicon-based technology and innovation, has recently introduced the Quality BondTM Program, the first of its kind in Asia, to provide an integrated service for a...

From Dow Corning 23 Mar 2010

BOC Launch World's First Portable Fuel Cell Generator

The Hymera portable power generator from BOC is the first 150W hydrogen fuel-cell powered electricity generator on the market. It is a lightweight, clean and quiet off-grid power supply that is ideal for today's high...

From Linde plc 23 Mar 2010

Oxford Instruments TDI gets New General Manager to Oversee HB-LED Development

Oxford Instruments - TDI, part of the Oxford Instruments Group, announces the appointment of Neil Wester as General Manager. His key responsibility will be to oversee both product and process developments at TDI’s Silver Spring, Maryland, USA facility. With a Masters degree in Material Science and Engineering, Neil has extensive R&D and product development experience with key players in the Integrated-circuit, Solar, and Optoelectronic material and device industries, including TDI’s focus area of HB LED.

From Oxford Instruments 23 Mar 2010

Free Online Seminar on Failure Analysis from Stork

Stork CRS in Wixom, Michigan, is offering a free online seminar, "Failure Analysis Support and Expert Witnessing for the Legal Profession ." Dr. John Tartaglia, Senior Metallurgical Engineer and Engineering Manager, will be presenting this webinar on Friday, April 16, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. EST.

From Element Materials Technology 23 Mar 2010

Asylum Research are Co-Organizing the International Workshop for SPM for Energy Applications with ORNL

The Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Asylum Research, the technology leader in scanning probe/atomic force microscopy (SPM/AFM), are co-organizing the International Workshop for Scanning Probe Microscopy for Energy Applications, to be held at ORNL September 15-17, 2010.

From Vibrantz Technologies 23 Mar 2010

Bruker Launch Ultra-Compact Spark Optical Emission Spectrometer

Bruker Elemental today announces the launch of the all-new Q2 ION™, an ultra-compact spark optical emission spectrometer (OES) for metals analysis. The Q2 ION is a true multi-matrix system for comprehensive incoming material inspection and quality assurance of metal alloys.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 23 Mar 2010