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Oxford Instruments Celebrates 50th Anniversary by Shipping 50th Cryofree Dilution Refrigerator

In 2009, Oxford Instruments not only celebrated 50 years of continuous commitment to science and innovation but also shipped its 50th Cryofree dilution refrigerator. This further demonstrates our position as the market l...

From Oxford Instruments Nanoscience 28 Jan 2010

Free Technical Seminar on Aspects of Metallurgy in the Medical Device World

Stork failure analysis expert Dr. John Tartaglia of Stork Climax Research Services in Wixom, Michigan, is offering a free technical seminar, "Aspects of Metallurgy in the Medical Device World ."

From Element Materials Technology 28 Jan 2010

New Objectives Provide Optimal Chromatic Aberration for Materials Imaging

Olympus has introduced the new MPLAPON series of plan apochromatic objectives, which provide the ultimate level of chromatic aberration correction for materials imaging. Completing the Olympus UIS2 objective range, the MPLAPON objectives are available in 50x and 100x magnification.

28 Jan 2010

10000 Gallons of DOWFROST Heat Transfer Fluid Used in Aqua-Thermal System

Approximately 10,000 gallons of DOWFROST Heat Transfer Fluid is enabling a new aqua-thermal system at Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) located near Midland, Michigan. Built into a 6.75 acre, 2.2 million gallon rete...

28 Jan 2010

New White Paper on Environmental Screening with XRF Available from Spectro

With 2010 as the "International Year of Biological Diversity", the UNO General Assembly has set a clear signal: Environmental protection and effective management are to remain in the public eye. Lawmakers aroun...

28 Jan 2010

New Surface Mount PTC Thermistors Available

TDK-EPC, a group company of the TDK Corporation, presents the new Superior series of EPCOS SMD PTC thermistors for limit temperature measurement. They are available in case sizes 0805, 0603 and 0402.

28 Jan 2010

Voluntary Action Sees Brominated Fire Retardant Manufacturers Reduce Emissions

Potential emissions from brominated flame retardant production and user plants in Europe were significantly reduced last year, thanks to a voluntary industry programme. The latest findings from the Voluntary Emission...

28 Jan 2010

BHP Billiton to Acquire Potash Inc

BHP Billiton today has entered into a definitive agreement with Athabasca Potash Inc. ("API") to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of API at a price of C$8.35 cash per common share. Th...

From BHP 28 Jan 2010

Researchers Use Heating and Cooling Stages to Study Fluid Inclusions in Rocks

Heating and freezing stages are being used in thousands of laboratories worldwide. Applications may be found in just about all scientific disciplines from materials to foods, from chemistry to physics and biology. One area which continues to grow is the use in geology to study properties of the Earth.

From Linkam Scientific Instruments 28 Jan 2010

Master Bond Broadens Their Range of Protective Conformal Coatings for Electronic Applications

As conformal coatings are becoming more essential to electronic assemblies, Master Bond broadens their protective conformal coatings line with the addition of UV10LV. A clear, highly non-conductive, UV curing conformal coating, it is designed to restrain the impact of moisture, dust, chemicals, and temperature extremes on electronic circuitry and components.

From Master Bond Inc. 28 Jan 2010