R & D articles from October 2004

R & D archives from October 2004

Coreco Imaging: Trigger-to-Image Reliability.(Profile)
October 1, 2004... Machine vision systems are being used for quality control and guidance in a variety of manufacturing industries: wood, paper, pharmaceutical, medical devices, automotive, electronics, and semiconductors. OEMs developing machine vision systems...

Change or adapt.(environmental alert)(Editorial)
October 1, 2004... The recent spate of hurricanes (Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne) that assaulted several Caribbean countries and the southern U.S. has been posed by some scientists as being based on global warming trends. I really doubt that this could ever...

National Instruments: NI LabVIEW 7 Express delivers measurement and control productivity to every engineer.(Profile)
October 1, 2004... The ease-of-use of graphical programming and open connectivity to thousands of measurements has made National Instruments (NI) LabVIEW[TM] essential for engineers and scientists around the world. With the release of NI LabVIEW 7 Express,...

Coming to America.(4Pi Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The National Science Foundation (NSF) has cleared the way for the U.S. to receive its first 4Pi Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope. The new tool is scheduled to be delivered in 2005 to the Institute for Molecular Biophysics (IMB), Bar Harbor,...

Bigger, brighter R&D search engine.(research and development)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Consolidation is the theme behind a move by the U.S. Dept. of Energy's Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) to expand its online Federal R&D Project Summaries search engine. This resource connects the public to descriptions of...

New site for biotech discovery.(Laboratory Design)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Rensselear Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, N.Y., opened the doors to its new $80 million Center for Biotechnology Institute & Interdisciplinary Studies facility in early September. The new 20,253 [m.sup.2] complex designed by Bohlin Cywinski...

The end of passwords? Not exactly.(Laboratory Equipment)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Unveiled in mid-September, Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Wash., made its first commercial entrance into the world of biometrics with the launch of the Microsoft Fingerprint Reader for Windows XP. The device promises to alleviate the frustration of...

Materials research takes center stage.(Upcoming Conferences & Events)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
October 1, 2004... Trends and recent developments in material science are highlighted in the technical program of the 2004 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, held in Boston, Mass, Nov. 29 through Dec. 3. Registrants will have the opportunity to attend...

Automated drug delivery.(Pharmaceutical)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Traditional methods of drug delivery require a caretaker or the patient themselves to administer the drugs when needed. All that can change with the advent of automated drug delivery systems. Researchers from the Georgia Institute of...

Promising anti-viral research.(Life Science)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The emerging technique of synchrotron footprinting has produced significant results for research partners at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, and Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, N.Y. Using x-rays from the...

FDA approves newborn tech.(Analytical Instruments)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... PerkinElmer, Wellesley, Mass., has been granted the go-ahead by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for its NeoGram Amino Acids and Acylcarnitines Tandem Mass Spectrometry Kit. The tool is specifically designed for metabolic testing of...

World's smallest atomic clock.(Test & Measurement)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Md., have developed an atomic clock that is about the size of a grain of rice. It consumes less than 0.75 W (enabling the clock to be operated on...

Precise control of CNTs.(Micro/Nano Technology)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Subtle changes in the structure of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) lead to a variety of effects modifying their electrical properties. Manufacturing methods are being developed to not only control their growth direction but also their diameter and...

Refined titanium production.(Materials)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The challenges in the handling and production of titanium alloys has prompted several large R&D labs to zero in on upgrading the specific machinery involved in these processes. Siemens AG, Munich, Germany, Rolls Royce Intl., London, UK, and...

Partnership for lead-free packaging.(Vacuum & Thin Films)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... IBM Corp., Yorktown Heights, N.Y. and Germany's SUSS MicroTec, AG, Munich are collaborating in an effort to promote the adoption of IBM's Controlled Collapse Chip Connection New Process (C4NP). The new agreement calls for SUSS to produce a full...

Quantum optic gains momentum.(Lasers & Optics)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Quantum bits (qubit) exhibit superposition so unlike ordinary bits that they can hold a value of 1 and 0 at the same time. Researchers from Yale Univ., New Haven, Conn., have developed a new method to observe this duality using microwave...

Integrated Engineering Software: test & measurement innovation: Hybrid BE-FE Method electromagnetic field solvers.(Profile)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... The Finite Element Method (FEM) and Boundary Element Method (BEM) are two common approaches for solving electromagnetic field problems. Depending on the required accuracy, geometry and material properties, both have advantages and...

Solution prevents phishing attacks.(Data Management & Analysis)(Whole-Security, Inc)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Accompanying the boom of online commerce is an increasing number of spoofed sites used in phishing email attacks. These attacks lure users to a false version of a known Web site via an Internet address provided in an email. Once on the spoofed...

Database helps fight infectious diseases.(Data Management & Analysis)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The national initiative to create vaccines and drugs that combat emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases stands to be bolstered by a computer database designed to assist biomedical researchers in detecting and exploiting deadly bacteria's...

LCD sales soar.(Data Management & Analysis)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The liquid crystal display (LCD) semiconductor market is expected to reach $7 billion in 2008, increasing from $3.7 billion in 2004. This growth will reflect a rise in semiconductor content per LCD panel and a strong demand for thin film...

Telematics industry prospers.(Data Management & Analysis)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The revenue of the emerging telematics market, which involves pinpointing a vehicle's location, is projected to rise at an average annual growth rate (AAGR) of 2.7% to $6.5 billion in 2008. Despite the growing number of deployed units, however,...

NI introduces reconfigurable systems.(Data Management & Analysis)
October 1, 2004... At its annual users' meeting this past August, engineers at National Instruments (NI) Austin, Texas, introduced a new system called CompactRIO, for Compact Reconfigurable Input/Output. These systems are small, rugged, industrial control and...

Thomson ResearchSoft: increase productivity with text analysis and bibliographic tools.(Profile)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... For over 20 years researchers have depended on Thomson ResearchSoft products to locate bibliographic data, organize references and create bibliographies for curricula vitae, manuscripts, grant proposals and other publications. Now with the...

StatSoft, Inc.: data modeling approaches to product quality and optimization in STATISTICA 7.(Profile)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... If your organization has invested in augmenting its data collection and storage systems over the last several years, you are not alone. The wealth of available data provides an opportunity for organizations to apply data modeling approaches to...

China is #1 for R&D investments.(research and development)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... For those organizations looking to invest in offshore R&D facilities, China has become the clear favorite, according to a recent survey (The Globalization of R&D) by the London-based Economist intelligence Unit (EIU). The global survey of more...

Motorola raising Asian R&D stakes.(R&D[TM] Asia)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Motorola, Schaumburg, Ill., has announced that it plans to invest $90 million in a new research facility in Beijing, China, as part of its long-term plans to grow its share of the mobile cell phone market in China--it currently is the second...

Hong Kong Nanotech.(R&D[TM] Asia)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Needham, Mass.-based PTC Product Development Co., recently announced that it had formed a partnership with the Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ. in a Hong Kong Government-funded R&D project for advancing nanotechnology. As part of the partnership,...

Welch Allyn opens in Asia.(R&D[TM] Asia)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Welch Allyn, headquartered in Skaneateles Falls, N.Y., recently opened its first Asian R&D facility in Singapore. The U.S.-based manufacturer of medical equipment already has sales and manufacturing locations in 17 countries. The new...

Agilent ups outsourcing.(R&D[TM] Asia)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... According to a recent report in the Singapore Weekly, Palo Alto, Calif.-based Agilent Technologies plans to move up to half of its total global semiconductor R&D to Singapore and Malaysia over the next three years. Nearly two-thirds of its...

VC R&D funding returns to normal: the "1999 to 2000 bubble" that boosted venture capital investments to record heights (and subsequent losses) was an aberration of that period of time which has now been followed by funding patterns in the U.S. that are more similar to those of the mid-1990s.(Cover Story)
October 1, 2004... Keywords * Venture Capital * Management * Funding Venture capital (VC) is the money and resources made available to small businesses and startup firms that normally would not have access to public or institutional funding. These investments...

IEEE: welcome to IEEE Enterprise.(Profile)(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) produces 30% of the world's literature in the electrical and electronics engineering and computer science fields, and has developed more than 900 active industry standards. In an...

Nanotechnology takes medical intervention to a new level; nanomedicine strives to deliver targeted medical therapies at the molecular scale while dealing with the challenges of biocompatibility and toxicity of nanomaterials.(Emerging Technology)
October 1, 2004... Keywords * Nanotechnology * MEMS * Nanomedicine Nanomedicine is an emerging field whose definition is still evolving," says Richard Fisher, preject team leader of the Nanomedicine Roadmap Initiative at the National Institutes of Health...

Adaptive optics goes earth-bound; established in the astronomy community, government and private industry hope to capitalize on the power of adaptive optics for mainstream applications.(Emerging Technology)
October 1, 2004... Keywords * Optics * MEMS * Image Correction More than 30 years since its introduction, adaptive optics (AO) systems have emerged as the method of choice for ground-based astronomers looking to optimize image quality by reducing the effects...

Pfeiffer Vacuum, Inc.: HiMag[TM]--first Maglev pump with integrated controller.(Profile)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... Utilizing advanced rotor design and an integrated controller, HiMag[TM] 2400 delivers the lowest cost of ownership through superior performance, compact design and safer operation. It's suitable for semiconductor processes with high particle...

Picture shows thousands of words; many organizations turn to text mining to discover patterns and relationships in unstructured textual data that is typically found in e-mails, reports, and other information sources.(Emerging Technology)
October 1, 2004... Keywords * Text Mining * Software * Information Analysis While data mining is used to analyze large data sets and uncover relationships and patterns that ordinary analytic methods miss, text mining weeds out terms and phrases and...

Pfeiffer Vacuum, Inc.: XtraDry[TM]--high reliability, low-cost dry vacuum pump.(Profile)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The XtraDry[TM] vacuum pump is designed for exceptional performance, long service life, ease of maintenance and low cost. It features a new simple piston style design that prevents exposure to high vacuum conditions and provides...

JMP: JMP[R] 5.1 software delivers advanced analytical capabilities.(Profile)
October 1, 2004... JMP[R] 5.1 continues the 14-year tradition of providing innovative, high-quality analytical solutions for identifying new opportunities, developing new products, and increasing quality. This new version of JMP provides new data visualization...

The ins and outs of thermal conductivity pressure gauges: thermal conductivity pressure gauges are extremely common in vacuum technology, but an understanding of their principles of operation can help in their proper application.
October 1, 2004... Keywords Vacuum Gauge * Thermoconductivity * Pirani Measuring pressure is a necessity for virtually all vacuum processes and vacuum practitioners, but there are so many variations in pressure ranges and the degree of required accuracy and...

Poco Graphite, Inc.: SUPERSiC precision optical components.(Profile)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... SUPERSiC[R] is POCO's trade name for silicon carbide products produced by a unique, conversion process. SiC is an ideal replacement for beryllium and beryllium alloys in optical systems for aerospace, microlithography and industrial scan...

Keithley Instruments, Inc.: meeting the measurement challenges of the 65-nm node.(Profile)
October 1, 2004... For decades, IC performance gains have largely been due to shrinking device sizes. Today, given the challenges of sub-193 nm lithography, gains beyond the 90-nm node are increasingly driven by material and device innovations, rather than...

Rees Scientific: offering new wireless options.(Profile)(Rees Scientific Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Rees Scientific Corp. (RSC) long known as the industry leader in Alarming, Data Collection, Compliance and Validation has cut the cord! RSC Engineers have developed new wireless technology to work with all of our existing Centron and SeeR...

Minitab--quality solutions for quality professionals.(MINITAB[R] Statistical Software)(Minitab Inc.)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... Today, the practical application of statistical methods is more widespread than ever. In manufacturing, process industries, hospitals and services, statistical thinking is being used to drive down costs, increase efficiency, reduce defects, and...

DRAM market under the gun.(Regulatory Update)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The U.S. Dept. of Justice (DoJ) has recently announced a settlement with chip giant Infineon, Munich, Germany, in regards to charges that the company, along with other major memory vendors, conspired to price-fix the costs of dynamic random...

Internet innovation alliance takes off.(Regulatory Update)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Members of the telecom and IT industries have joined in creating the Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA). According to its members, the coalition's agenda will aim at promoting policies that encourage online innovation and broadband adoption. On...

Microsoft eyes web host.(Regulatory Update)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., has increased the scale of its spam litigation effort with a new lawsuit targeted at web-hosting company CheapBulletProof.com. Microsoft contends that the company specifically recruited spammers as clients for their...

USPTO move inches forward.(Regulatory Update)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The final phase of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) move to its new headquarters in Alexandria, Va., has begun with the relocation of the public search room. The new public search facility will consolidate current patent and...

Newest ASTM committee.(American Society for Testing and Materials)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Findings from the Federal Aviation Administration's Small Airplane Directorate on the quality of electrical wiring systems has prompted the creation of a new ASTM committee, F39 on Normal and Utility Category Airplane Electrical Wiring Systems....

Keithley's how-to temperature measurements CD.(Manufacturers' Showcase)
October 1, 2004... Keithley's Understanding Measurements--Temperature is an interactive, tutorial CD on making accurate temperature measurements and offers insight into techniques for measuring temperature and choosing the best method for particular temperature...

Overnight Express Autoinduction System.(Manufacturers' Showcase)
October 1, 2004... The Overnight Express Autoinduction System (patent pending) simplifies protein production in the widely used T7 gene expression system developed and patented by the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory. Commercially...

Laboratory automation solutions.(Manufacturers' Showcase)
October 1, 2004... Applied Robotics, a global end-of-arm tooling supplier, offers flexible automation solutions for the life sciences market. This customizable suite of products, including servo and pneumatic grippers, microplate handling fingers, microplate...

SUPERSiC advantage for mirror substrates.(Manufacturers' Showcase)
October 1, 2004... POCO's unique conversion process for manufacturing silicon carbide results in attributes that significantly differentiate SUPERSiC from sintered, CVD, and hot pressed silicon carbides. SUPERSiC is ideal for high performance optical applications...

New Monarch hydraulic lab presses.(Manufacturers' Showcase)
October 1, 2004... CARVER, Inc. introduces Monarch presses with integral hydraulic systems and high technology options. All equipped with expanded metal safety guards for operator and bystander protection. Available in 30-, 50-, 75-, and 100-ton clamp capacities...

MINITAB Release 14.(Manufacturers' Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... MINITAB Release 14 is a powerful statistical software package designed for quality professionals. Its visually engaging graphs and easy-to-use collection of methods--including Basic and Advanced Statistics, Regression and ANOVA, Reliability,...

Consumables for ICP and ICPMS.(Manufacturers' Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... Meinhard Glass Products' 2005 catalog offers the best nebulizers, torches, and spray chambers for ICP and ICPMS instruments, including the industry-leading microconcentric High Efficiency Nebulizer. Featured new products include high-purity...

BB703 infrared calibrator.(Manufacturers' Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... The BB703 from Omega Engineering is a high-performance, rugged, miniature blackbody calibrator. It is used for infrared pyrometer calibrations with a temp. range of ambient +10 to 400 [degrees]C. With its unique miniature design and built-in 29...

JMP Version 5.1.(Manufacturers' Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... Learn how JMP software can help your organization make significant process improvements that increase the efficiency of doing business and give you a competitive edge. JMP links statistics with graphics to interactively explore, understand, and...

New board provides high-speed acquisition.(Manufacturers' Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... Coreco Imaging's X64-LVDS is a high-performance, 64-bit image acquisition board for parallel output digital area and line scan cameras compatible with LVDS (EIA-644) and RS-422 standards. The X64-LVDS is the newest addition to Coreco Imaging's...

IEEE Member Digital Library.(Manufacturers' Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... The IEEE Member Digital Library brings IEEE Members 4 exclusive, instant access to IEEE's periodicals and conference proceedings--the most essential information in technology today. One convenient subscription allows you to read, print and save...

Floyd Bell launches revolutionary piezo alarm.(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... Floyd Bell's new Turbo series alarms are twice as loud and half the size of industry counterparts. A revolutionary rear mount, push-on, quick-lock attachment ring creates a tamper-proof alarm that assembles five times faster than threaded...

Ashland Analytical services and technology.(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... Ashland's Analytical group is a fully equipped comprehensive laboratory that can provide a full range of services including routine mechanical and analytical testing, environmental sampling and analysis, product assays and quality control...

AC power distribution & control systems.(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... Pulizzi Engineering, Inc. offers AC power distribution and control systems for mainframe computer systems. Product is rack-mounted and provides: circuit breaker protection, EMI and RFI filtering, spike/surge protection, remote power on/off,...

Current transformers, transducers & accessories.(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... Catalog 2011: 170 pg catalog features split-core and solid-core current transformers, potential transformers, electrical transducers for AC/ DC applications, signal conditioners, analog and digital panel and switch board meters, current probes,...

Automatic portable distillation!(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... The new Grabner Mini-Distillation analyzer (MINIDIS) is an atmospheric analyzer, which significantly improves repeatability and reproducibility to produce accurate results. The easy-to-use and fully independent design of the MINIDIS proves...

Zipper Development Kit.(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... YKK (U.S.A.) Inc. is offering a "New Zipper Development Kit" for engineers and designers who are interested in evaluating zippers for non-standard fastening applications. Free for the asking, this kit should be of particular interest to...

New! 2004 MDC catalog.(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... 528-pg catalog details MDC's expanded line of high and ultrahigh vacuum components. From basic elastomer gaskets to sophisticated instruments for e-beam evaporation, MDC provides dependable and reliable solutions for vacuum science and...

Duniway Stockroom Corp.(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... Specializes in vacuum equipment and supplies; ion pumps and controls; flanges, gaskets, bolts and nuts; vacuum gauges and controls; mechanical pumps and rebuild kits; supplies (oils, greases, hoses, bell jars) diffusion pumps and leak...

Sartorius lab product catalog.(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... Sartorius has published a new product catalog that includes a comprehensive overview of products including ultra-micro to basic balances and scales, metrology products, pH meters, a water detection system, and nationwide service capabilities....

High-resolution Atomic Force Microscope (AFM).(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... One system does it all! Molecular Imaging's PicoPlus[R], the most versatile AFM, is designed for nanotechnology research in material, polymer, and life science & EC. Discover real-time, simutaneous Topography & RECognition imaging with...

Aqua Solutions' low cost laboratory purification systems.(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... AQUA SOLUTIONS offers competitively priced Laboratory Water Purification Systems. Products include Type I Reagent Grade DI systems and Reverse Osmosis Pretreatment Systems. NEW, compact RO+DI systems include a Type I DI system plus built-in RO...

Free Measurement and Control Designer CD.(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... Up to 64% of your test and measurement application costs are spent on configuration and development time. In addition to hundreds of development resources, this FREE CD helps you select the best software and hardware for your system...

Affordable 2D/3D electromagnetic design software.(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... Field Precision creates state-of-the-art 2D/3D finite-element software. The self-contained Windows and Linux packages are priced for small businesses, universities, and consultants. Applications include high-voltage systems, magnet design,...

Birmingham Metal, Ltd. product line brochure.(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... Birmingham Metal is a leading ISO 9001/ 2000 approved, international manufacturer & fabricator of precious metal products for the laboratory and for the Vacuum, Sputtering Industries. Our newest product catalog features the diagrams and sizes...

New optical testing guide.(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... Our latest technical guide provides lens designer, image sensor and quality assurance engineers with the latest info on Optikos' upgraded OpTest/EROS and I-SITE product lines, acquired from Tropel/SIRA/Ealing. Verify the performance of imaging...

High performance plastic connectors.(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... Fischer Connector's 4032 Series miniature plastic connector is available with up to 19 gold-plated contacts in a 0.5" diameter housing. The patented SumGrip plug body can be securely gripped, even with wet hands or gloves. This competitively...

VAT, Inc. product line brochure.(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... VAT's product line brochure profiles the most extensive line of vacuum valves manufactured today. VAT offers 1,000+ standard valves for a wide variety of applications. VAT combines innovation, state-of-the-art manufacturing, quality process...

New vacuum pumps and gauges.(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... Bestech's dual stage vacuum pumps are well suited for industrial and scientific applications with pumping speeds from 3.5 to 53 cfm and ultimate pressure 0.0005 torr. These high-performance pumps are designed with a gas ballast, anti-suck back...

Custom Pen-Ray light sources.(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... Pen-Ray[R] low pressure, double bore quartz UV light sources are offered in custom designs with quantity discounts and JIT delivery available. Lamps types include mercury, zinc, cadmium, and rare gases with a variety of lighted lengths,...

Streamline PCR Cabinet.(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... Streamline's PCR Cabinet is a low-cost 2 ft enclosure designed for PCR applications. Unit features: UV lam with timer (0-60 min.), HEPA-filtered air flow, fluorescent light, stainless steel worktop, blower that delivers high airflow volumes at...

Thermocouples, Make Your Own.(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... The HotSpot Welder is a portable capacitive discharge wire welding unit that allows thermocouple wire to be formed into freestanding bead or butt welded junctions, or to be directly welded to metal. The HotSpot provides a quick, simple,...

Measure surface contact pressure.(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... Pressurex[R] pressure indicating sensor film quickly, accurately, and inexpensively measures pressure distribution and magnitude between any two contacting or impacting surfaces. Common applications include bolted joints/gasketed interfaces,...

Visit Del-Tron Precision online!(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... Website offers complete product specs for linear bearings, ball and crossed roller slides, multi-axis positioners, lead screw driven positioning tables, downloadable 2-D/3-D CAD drawings, and life and moment load calculators. Visit...

New reference handbook from Transgenomic.(Product/Literature Showcase)(Advertisement)
October 1, 2004... The "Mutation Discovery and PCR Reference Handbook" from Transgenomic, Inc. is a resource for tools and protocols addressing: 1) Genomic Variation Screening, 2) Scanning Pooled DNA Samples, 3) Fidelity of PCR and cDNA Clone Construction, and 4)...

Precision thermocouple instrument.(New Products)
October 1, 2004... The S16TC from GEC Instruments connects to a PC via the serial port and comes ready to use with 16 type T miniature female thermocouple input connectors. Included with every unit is a versatile software package that displays, plots, logs, and...

See in a whole new light.(New Products)
October 1, 2004... Olympus Industrial America has launched LEXT, a new Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope designed for sub micron imaging, with outstanding 0.12m resolution and accurate three-dimensional measurement capability. Magnification power from 120x to...