09/01/2007 On October 16, 2007, at 1:00pm EST, CleanRooms magazine editor-in-chief John Haystead will moderate the third in a series of live, interactive webcasts-“USP <797>: Implementing Practical & Available Solutions”-which will host a select mix of contamination control solution providers.
09/01/2007 During the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ (ASHRAE) annual meeting in Long Beach, CA, Purafil’s technical director Chris Muller was honored with a Distinguished Service Award (DSA).
09/01/2007 MEMS and nanotechnology are solving challenges in defense and security applications-and promise to further change military and aerospace operations in the future
09/01/2007 Regarded as a golden child in the nanotechnology field as recently as a year ago, optical components firm NanoOpto announced on July 23, 2007 that it has sold its assets.
09/01/2007 The Nintendo Wii’s use of a MEMS-enabled motion controller and the Apple iPhone’s use of accelerometers to change the display from horizontal to vertical are examples of how MEMS are creating new ways for people to interact with electronic devices.
09/01/2007 Typically, scientists and researchers are the ones who have been trying to find ways to educate the public about nanotechnology (see “Public views nanotech research on TV,” SmallTimes, July/August 2007, page 4), but now artists are getting into the act.
09/01/2007 Chemist Margaret Blohm and her team at General Electric cheered in February 2003 when GE Plastics sold its first commercial batch of Lexan SLX, which was a major improvement over the plastic material that had been developed 50 years earlier for use on auto body surfaces.
09/01/2007 This summer, DuPont and Environmental Defense released their Nano Risk Framework to guide those involved with nanomaterials to assess and document their handling.
09/01/2007 Clean benches are one type of mini clean environment and offer a convenient method of controlling particulate contamination within a controlled work area.
