Physicists release nuclear downsizing report

Feb 19 | News

Even as America appears ready to begin constructing nuclear power plants again, the effort to downsize nuclear arsenals here and abroad has been revived. American Physical Society experts have published a new report talks about the technical steps necessary to responsibly trim the stockpile.

Bruker Elemental handheld XRF aids Haitian relief mission

Jan 26 | News

A handheld XRF analyzer from Bruker is being used to verify and identify surgical steels for implants to be used by a medical non-profit, Surgical Implant Generation Network, during a relief mission in Haiti.

U.S. agency goes after cadmium

Jan 12 | News

Lead paint and melamine-tainted milk—infamously hazardous products from China—have grabbed the headlines in recent years. But another metal, cadmium, has caught the eye of regulators as the easy-to-work but cancer-causing metal has begun appearing in metallic toys and jewelry.

Report: Science not faked, but not pretty

12/14/2009 | News

Climate research e-mails stolen from a Univ. of East Anglia server amounted to 1 million in total, and a review by the Associated Press showed that apart from a clear effort to shape the message to be drawn from their studies, the most significant finding was that an effort may have been made to avoid sharing scientific data with critics skeptical of global warming.

Failing the sniff test: Researchers find new way to spot fraud

11/9/2009 | News

Companies that commit fraud can find innovative ways to fudge the numbers, making it hard to tell something is wrong by looking at their financial statements. But a new warning system sees through accounting tricks by evaluating things that are easily...

World’s Best R&D Companies

10/24/2007 | Featured Articles

Corporate research and development has become a global operation, with most large, and even small, companies maintaining and building R&D operations in far-flung offices. U.S.-based IBM, for example, is now said to have more scientists and engineers in India than it has in the U.S. Similarly, a number of large European and Asian pharmaceutical companies have more research resources in the U.S. than they do in their home countries to support the world's largest healthcare market and researcher base.

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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.