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Differences in sterility assurance for manufacture vs. compounding

03/01/2007  The following statement by the FDA highlights the critical factors that are required to perform aseptic manipulations

Two new certificate programs at ESTECH 2007

03/01/2007  The Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST) will offer two new certificate programs to contamination control professionals at ESTECH 2007, the organization’s annual technical meeting and exposition being held April 29-May 2, 2007, in Bloomingdale, Illinois.

3D MID circuits enable device miniaturization

03/01/2007  MEMS technology has been used to gain significant improvements in a number of electronic and industrial applications, but until recently, the area of electronic circuitry has been neglected.

BOC Edwards donates equipment to nanotech research program

03/01/2007  BOC Edwards, a leading supplier of semiconductor equipment and services, recently donated a dense fluid processor system to the MassNanoTech Institute, a campuswide nanoscale science and engineering initiative at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

BASF production plant nears completion

03/01/2007  BASF’s new production plant for semiconductor process chemicals is on track for completion by end of 2007, according to a recent press release from the company.

Pilot program aims to improve recall process

03/01/2007  In recent weeks there have been a number of food-related recalls-from baby food to peanut butter.

Particles

03/01/2007  News snippets from the world of contamination control.

ISO/FDIS 14644-6, Vocabulary, available

03/01/2007  The Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST) has announced that the final draft International Standard (FDIS) version of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standard 14644-6, Cleanrooms and controlled environments, Part 6: Vocabulary, is now available.

Interphex 2007: Conference and Exhibition

03/01/2007  Click here to download a .pdf of the Interphex 2007 Conference and Exhibition

Advanced aseptic processing technology

03/01/2007  Advanced aseptic processing strategies offer manufacturers the best solution for protecting the quality and safety of their products and for ensuring the highest contamination control standards possible for products that cannot be terminally sterilized-but it comes at a cost.

Another lab’s treasure

03/01/2007  Nanotech start-ups are finding great deals on used semiconductor processing equipment that can be altered to fit their needs

Power microscopy for the masses

03/01/2007  A new breed of sophisticated, low-cost microscopes is enabling new vision for industry and academe

Small tech meets ‘impossible’ defense goals

03/01/2007  Aerospace systems engineers are famous for their tendency to levy impossible specifications on materials and components.

Nanotech’s David and Goliath tale

03/01/2007  As Goliath Ltd. prepares to debut its nanotech-enabled product, the David Co. brandishes its slingshot full of patents

Why the difference between risk and hazard matters for nanotechnology

03/01/2007  Scientific progress is a balancing act: Weigh the empirical evidence and determine the appropriate balance between allowing new technologies and protecting public health.

Remembering why size matters

03/01/2007  During the past couple of weeks I have heard the comment, “size doesn’t matter,” from a variety of sources.

It’s all fun and games

03/01/2007  Gaming for the greater good is the higher purpose of PlayGen’s managing director Kam Memarzia, one of the founding members of the London-based interactive media company that uses game technology for learning rather than just entertainment.

HP research results satisfy Williams

03/01/2007  Stan Williams and his colleague Greg Snider at HP Labs in Palo Alto, Calif., have completed research that could lead to making field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) up to 8x denser-while using less energy for a given computation-than those currently being produced.

Compensation trending upward

03/01/2007  As micro- and nanotechnologies begin to mature, industry salaries increase