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- Heinrich Emanuel Merck-Award 2010 Analytical Science
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, in the promotion of analytical science, has, since 1988, donated the HEINRICH-EMANUEL-MERCK AWARD FOR ANALYTICAL SCIENCE – worth Euro 15,000. The prize was donated to mark the... - Award for Concept of Comparability and Traceability of Water Analyses
Clean water is a matter of survival for humans, particularly when it is used for drinking, cooking and for food manufacture. Therefore, the EU member countries have in several guidelines undertaken t... - Change of leadership at Hahnemühle FineArt
After eight years as CEO, Jörg Adomat (49) leaves the Hahnemühle Fine Art GmbH in Dassel at his own request. His successor will be Udo Hollbach (46). "With our committed staff, we succeeded in ... - Nova Analytics acquires Aanderaa Data Instruments
Nova Analytics Corporation is pleased to announce the acquisition of Aanderaa Data Instruments AS, a Norwegian business, through its subsidiary, Nova Analytics Deutschland GmbH. Aanderaa designs, man... - JRC-IRMM method to detect chocolate fraud becomes international standard
A method developed by the JRC's Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements to measure vegetable fats in milk chocolate has become the first such method to be adopted as an international stand... - Analytik Jena Obtains Full Approval for H1N1 Test
Analytik Jena AG`s molecular-genetic rapid test for direct identification of the H1N1 pathogen has been approved with immediate effect for in-vitro diagnostics. The company launched this test in Octo... - Safe journey for works of art
Valuable paintings travel long distances when they are shipped from one place to another. To minimize damage, they are packed in special picture cases. In future, these will be equipped with sensors ... - MasterControl, Inc and Vialis GmbH Announce Partnering Agreement
MasterControl produces software solutions for automating paper-based GxP processes and Vialis a leading systems integrator for laboratory data systems today formally announced a partnering agreement.... - Instantaneous trace gas fingerprint with laser frequency combs
Scientists at the MPQ record ultrasensitive absorption broadband spectra within tens of microseconds by combining cavity enhancement and frequency comb spectroscopy. Trace gas spectroscopic detectio... - Ocean Optics Spectrometer Confirms Water on the Moon
Spectrographic data taken from an Ocean Optics spectrometer has helped NASA confirm the presence of water ice on the moon. The spectrometer, custom re-engineered for space duty by Aurora Design &...
