Dept. of Defense, Hazardous Material Response Facility

Mar 16 | News

Design/build project located on the Pentagon Reservation will be home to members of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, a DoD agency charged with protecting departmental facilities in the National Capital Region.

Univ. of Louisville Clinical and Translational Research Building (Biomed III)

Mar 16 | News

Eight-story facility was just certified LEED Gold and includes natural lighting, a reflective roof, sun shading, light, shelves, condensate recycling and other sustainable features.

Univ. of Michigan, W.K. Kellogg Eye Center Complex, Brehm Tower

Mar 16 | News

Facility expands the Univ. of Michigan Health System’s capacity for eye care, research and education, and unites diabetes researchers as they work to accelerate the search for a cure and prevention.

Group formed to certify sustainable products

Mar 15 | News

The Green Product Assn. has been formed by the nonprofit Green Roundtable/NEXUS, which focuses on sustainable design.

Wilson Architects announces staff promotions

Mar 15 | News

Wilson Architects, Boston, has announced the following staff promotions: Jeffrey Puleo, AIA, LEED AP, to associate principal; and Scott Lebow, AIA LEED AP, to associate.

Lord, Aeck & Sargent promotes several staff members

Mar 15 | News

Lord, Aeck & Sargent, the Atlanta-based design firm, has promoted several staff members.

Kansas facility scores recruiting success with interdisciplinary focus

Mar 15 | Articles

How does a leading regional medical school attract international research talent and major grant funding? The Univ. of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) aimed to do this by creating the Kansas Life Sciences Innovation Center as a key part of a well-considered, integrated strategy to become a leading force in creation and advancement of therapeutic products and procedures.

World’s largest clean room gets a “Webb” cam

Mar 12 | News

At 1.3 million cubic feet, the Goddard Space Flight Center’s High Bay Clean Room, where the components of the James Webb Space Telescope are now being assembled, circulates a staggering one million cubic feet of air per minutes, ensuring no more than 10,000 particles larger than 0.5 microns. Progress on the telescope can now be viewed by webcam.

City of Hope, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center for Cancer Immunotherapeutics and Tumor Immunology

Mar 9 | News

New translational research facility is focused on cancer immunotherapeutics and tumor immunology.

Illumina Incorporated, European Headquarters

Mar 9 | News

Lab near Cambridge, U.K., consolidates facilities for company that specializes in systems for genetic research.

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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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Optimizing Laboratory Fume Hood Selection

Mar 1 | White Papers

Fume hoods have been present within society and science since the 17th century. However, throughout the years fume hoods have changed to accommodate user’s needs and laboratory applications. While the first fume hoods were fixed and far from flexible, with modern and mobility needs, fume hoods have now become flexible in design, more efficient, energy-saving, and also now have many types from benchtop or conventional fume hoods, radioisotope fume hoods, perchloric fume hoods, ductless fume hoods, and more.

Keep moving forward with the Laboratory Design Conference 2010

Jan 25 | News

Keep your project moving forward in challenging times... attend the Spring 2010 Laboratory Design Conference!