Lab of the Year Brings Science to the Public

Feb 22 | News

The Plant Conservation Science Center at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Ill., has been selected Laboratory of the Year in the 2010 R&D Magazine Laboratory of the Year competition.

Installing Gas? Help is Out There

Feb 16 | Featured Articles

Safe, reliable gas and chemical installations are vital when building new laboratories or remodeling current facilities. One wrong move could be costly. Gas safety, purity requirements, maximum flow needs, future usage increases, lab expansions, supply mode delivery, change-outs, and lab aesthetics are all important.

The Great Fume Hood Debate

10/21/2009 | Featured Articles

For decades the assumption was that a safer fume hood was one with high air flow. But air flow is expensive, and vendors and researchers are designing ways to save money while continuing to protect the operator.

Vibration Control Takes the Floor

10/21/2009 | Featured Articles

Results from many of today’s laboratory tools can be compromised without an adequate answer to the problem of vibration. In the case of lab flooring, this can now be accomplished with finite element analysis (FEA).

Slow-motion earthquake tester undercuts shake table costs

8/26/2009 | News

It takes just seconds for tall buildings to collapse during powerful earthquakes. Knowing precisely what's happening in those seconds can help engineers design buildings that are less prone to sustaining that kind of damage. A new hybrid approach that relies on slow motion and the simulation of higher loading to produce useful data without the costly, more hazardous multi-ton shake experiments.

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Much ado about next to nothing

Mar 15

The recent review of the past 10 years of the National Nanotechnology Initiative--as presented by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology--suggested the rise of nanomanufacturing as the near future of nanotechnology. But the actual proposed funding reflects a cautious approach, even about nanotech in general.

Lunar tires, space MRSA, and resonating microfluidics

Mar 5

I typically attend the annual Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy each year in pursuit of specific coverage. This year, I sought out candidates for coverage in a vacuum technology article, and pulled together some instruments for a spectroscopy guide. But as busy as that kept me, it wasn’t all mass spectrometers and vacuum pumps on the show floor.  

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NuGard Coating Ashburn Hill

Jan 7

NuGard First Response Protective Clothing are lightweight coveralls, jackets, and pants that provide protection from heat and flame while keeping the wearers body temperature constant.

Multi-Touch Music Maker

Jan 7

Professor David Wessel shows his multi-touch interface that uses computer technologies that allow him to experiment with fine controls to "caress" the instrument.