R & D articles from March 2001

R & D archives from March 2001

Saving the Snows of Kilimanjaro.(global warming, energy policy, other energy news)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... I've never personally seen the snows of Mount Kilimanjaro, and if I don't hurry up I just might never see them at all. Based upon recent comparisons of aerial photography to 1912 maps, the snow cover on Kilimanjaro has declined by more than 75%...

Bronze Age Myth.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... It occurs to me that at some time in the neolithic past, a bright incipient metalworker--let's call him Ugh--put some greenish stones around a campfire to capture and hold the warmth when the fire died down, much as he had done many times...

Bulletin.(Web sites for scientific community, other brief news)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Scientific information available online. Utilizing a powerful search engine from LION bioscience, Heidelberg, Germany, TheScientificWorld Inc., Boynton Beach, Fla. (www.thescientificworld.com), enables the scientific community to perform...

Managing Biotech Requires Cross-Functional Coordination.(key employees of Amgen and Bayer characterize modern biotech management)
March 1, 2001... The technologies involved in biotech-based development are as complex as they get. To ensure that they are successful requires the use of sophisticated management tools run by educated professionals. Martin Citron and Elise Brownell...

Commercial Array Suppliers.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Affymetrix GeneChip DNA arrays www.affymetrix.com Agilent Technologies Custom microarrays www.agilent.com Amersham Pharmacia Biotech Licensed microarrays www.apbiotech.com Caliper Technologies LabChip systems...

Chip Market is Evolving.(DNA microarrays)
March 1, 2001... The diversity of microarray technologies allows scientists to choose the right tools for their research, but a lack of clear standards and the novelty of many technologies leave some searching for answers. The idea of arranging biological...

The Ways to Make Microarrays.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... New manufacturing technologies allow researchers to build microarrays with increased spot density, higher quality, and improved flexibility. Recent developments in microfabrication techniques have enabled scientists to apply organic...

PC Software Makes Short Work Of Data Acquisition Tasks.
March 1, 2001... Data acquisition professionals are using general-purpose spreadsheets and databases to quickly and easily automate back-end analysis tasks. When engineers and scientists think about using data acquisition (DAQ) technology to record the...

Software For Scientists.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Software for Pattern Searching A search tool from Scimagix, Redwood Shores, Calif. (650-508-2270), is designed to extract, analyze, and mine protein image data from 2-D electrophoresis gels. The 2D Gel Analysis & Mining Module...

How to Use the Q=SP Vacuum Relationship.
March 1, 2001... Using and understanding vacuum technology's fundamental relationship can be a vital and practical tool in applying vacuum technology to your process. Vacuum technology, like most other complex technologies, can be approached either as an...

Exclusive Survey Reveals Move to High-Tech Solutions.(thin film technology)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... A recent R&D Magazine reader survey finds that even non-semiconductor users of thin-film technologies are employing thinner, more sophisticated deposition and characterization techniques. The deposition and application of thin-film...

New Products.
March 1, 2001... Ductless Workstation The ASTEC downflow ductless workstation continuously draws fumes, odors, and particles away from the operator. It provides unrestricted access for operations that are difficult to perform in a traditional fume hood....