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• The secret of nanoparticle packing in cement
  Cement production is responsible for 5% of carbon dioxide emissions. If we are to invent a "green" cement, we need to understand in more detail the legendary qualities of traditional Portland cemen...
• Heraeus Noblelight acquires the Fusion UV Business Group
  Heraeus Noblelight, business group of the German based precious metal and technology group Heraeus, is acquiring the Fusion UV business group, headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, from British ...
• Vialis AG and iFactory Announce Partnership to Deliver Real-Time Scheduling to Laboratories
  Vialis has announced a strategic partnership with iFactory Inc. to deliver real-time scheduling ability to the life sciences laboratory environment. iFactory's real-time scheduling complements Vial...
• Cut-and-paste zeolites: new, faster method for developing custom microporous materials
  Zeolites are minerals with a microporous structure. This makes them attractive as catalysts in industrial applications. Unfortunately, creating synthetic zeolites is very complex. Researchers at KU...
• Measuring the Nanoworld: Rulers made of DNA
  For only a few years, it has been possible to resolve biological structures down to the molecular scale with light microscopy, termed super-resolution microscopy. This has led to a number of new in...
• Spectris Acquires Analytical Spectral Devices Inc.
  Spectris plc announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire ANALYTICAL SPECTRAL DEVICES Inc., a leading manufacturer of Near-Infrared (NIR) instrumentation solutions and applications expertis...
• Putting electronic cigarettes to the test
  Are e-cigarettes harmful to users? An unresolved question. It's harder still to judge the danger to bystanders. How many different substances do e-smokers exhale - and what are they? A new study br...
• Mineral oils are undesirable in chocolate and other types of food
  According to investigations conducted by the Stiftung Warentest, various hydrocarbon mixtures (mineral oils) have been detected in chocolate pieces enclosed in some of the tested advent calendars. ...
• 100 years of BAM reference materials
  If someone orders crispbread from the webshop of BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, they are not necessarily hungry but are looking for a reference material for acrylamide. T...
• Analytik Jena Acquires a Stake in Japanese Company Techno X
  Analytik Jena has acquired a 21.05% stake in the Japanese company Techno X Co., Ltd. The contract was signed on November 30, 2012. Based in Osaka, Japan, Techno X was established in 2009. Analytik...