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Micromeritics to Sponsor Carbon-Based Nanoporous Materials Symposium

Join Micromeritics at the 2nd Symposium on Carbon-Based Nanoporous Materials, featuring key presentations on innovative research and environmental solutions.

From Malvern Panalytical 14 Sep 2010

New Brochure Outlines Features of the Hiden SIMS/SNMS Workstation

Hiden Analytical release their new brochure detailing the latest features of the SIMS/SNMS Workstation for high-sensitivity static and dynamic surface analysis. Applicable technologies range from photovoltaics, metallurgy, semiconductors and thin-film studies through to geology and gem-stone characterisation.

From Hiden Analytical 14 Sep 2010

Mastersizer Particle Size Analyzer Proving Invaluable for Researchers at Trinity College Dublin

Thanks to its versatility, the Mastersizer 2000 particle size analyzer (Malvern Panalytical) installed in the School of Natural Sciences at Trinity College Dublin (Ireland) is proving to be an essential tool for a number of different research groups whose projects range from particle sizing in marine sediments.

From Malvern Panalytical 14 Sep 2010

Second Global Conference on Epitaxial Graphene

Scientists from around the world will gather next week to discuss the latest research findings at the Second International Symposium on the Science and Technology of Epitaxial Graphene. The conference is sponsored by ...

13 Sep 2010

SensiVida Medical Technologies Secures Grant for Materials Research

Jose Mir, President of SensiVida Medical Technologies, Inc., a company developing painless bio-medical diagnostic devices, announced today that the company has been awarded JumpStart program funding from the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) for the Fall semester, 2010.

13 Sep 2010

Scientists to Discuss the Latest Findings in Ultracold Quantum Matter

In Pardorama, situated 2600 m above sea level, in Ischgl/Tyrol, European researchers in the field of quantum matter will meet to discuss the newest findings in one of the most exciting fields of research. The conference ...

13 Sep 2010

Kyma Technologies Signs Joint Development Agreement with SETI

Kyma Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of ultra-high purity crystalline gallium nitride (GaN) and aluminum nitride (AlN) materials and related products and services, today announced the signing of a Joint Developmen...

From Kyma Technologies 12 Sep 2010

$Electron Diffraction Used to Study Photoswitchable Molecules$

Electron Diffraction Used to Study Photoswitchable Molecules

In order to tailor photoswitchable molecules for different applications, it is necessary to have a comprehensive understanding of the underlying reaction mechanisms. A team led by Nobel Laureate Ahmed Zewail at Caltech reports in the journal Angewandte Chemie about their use of electron diffraction studies to observe a photoswitchable molecule.

From John Wiley and Sons - Scientific Publishers 10 Sep 2010

LayTec Install EpiCurve TT System at Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics

LayTec is happy to announce a successful installation of EpiCurve®TT on an Aixtron Close Coupled Showerhead ® (CCS) MOCVD system at Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics.

From Laytec - in-situ Monitoring Sensors for Thin-Film Applications 7 Sep 2010

Half Life of Selenium Determined with Improved Level of Accuracy

Scientists from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), the Lehrstuhl für Radiochemie (Institute for Radiochemistry) of the TU Munich, the Institut für Transurane (Institute for Transuranium Elements) in Karlsruhe and the Paul Scherrer Institute in Villingen (Switzerland) have now redetermined the half-life of 79selenium with a clearly improved measurement uncertainty to.

6 Sep 2010

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