Distributor will supply Chirascan circular dichroism spectrometers and SX stopped-flow spectrometers to Ireland and Northern Ireland Surrey, UK and Dublin, IRELAND: Applied Photophysics, a leading provider of systems for biophysical characterization of biomolecules, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with material characterisation specialist, Particular Sciences. The distributor will supply industry and researchers in both […]

Acquisition Will Provide PTA, formerly known as Micromeritics Analytical Services (MAS), With a More Comprehensive Testing Protocol for Customers Working with Powders Norcross, GA – Particle Testing Authority (PTA), a division Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, today announced it has acquired a Freeman Technologies FT4 Powder Rheometer® for assisting its contract testing customers with their powder flow and powder […]

Expanded nanoindentation product line to include the iNano®, iMicro, inSEM® HT and NanoFlip. Founded upon technology pioneered by Dr. Warren Oliver, these systems along with the Nano Indenter® G200 represent a complete portfolio of ambient and in situ nanoindentation solutions from KLA-Tencor. Nanoscience Instruments, proud partner of KLA-Tencor Corporation, is expanding their nanoindentation offering to include the iNano®, iMicro, inSEM® HT and NanoFlip product lines. […]

COLUMBIA, Md. (September 24, 2018)—Shimadzu Scientific Instruments and Oklahoma State University (OSU) have joined forces to help establish The College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology’s (CEAT) Mechanical and Physical Properties Testing Lab. The new lab is part of the ExxonMobil Testing Laboratory in the new ENDEAVOR facility on the campus of OSU in Stillwater, Okla.   […]

New Castle, Delaware, USA. – TA Instruments today announced the acquisition of certain assets related to the thermophysical property measurement business of Theta Industries, Inc. Theta Industries is a premier developer and manufacturer of instrumentation for the measurement of high temperature thermophysical properties. The company’s product offerings covered a broad range of instruments including dilatometers, […]

With the launch of the new METTLER TOLEDO Excellence Line of benchtop density meters and refractometers, highly accurate and precise results are just One Click™ away. The Density Excellence models D4, D5 and D6, along with the Refractometry Excellence models R4 and R5, combine high performance with simplicity, guaranteeing easy, seamless use with minimal user […]

Mahwah, NJ, and Sunnyvale, CA – Covalent Metrology, an innovative, new analytical service lab based in Silicon Valley, announced today that it will collaborate with EDAX, Inc., a business unit of AMETEK, Inc., on the application of energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) for the quantified characterization of a wide variety of materials. Covalent undertook an extensive […]

UK-based Firm, Focused on Material-Property Testing, Joins James Heal in Group and Will Use New Resources to Fuel Growth BOSTON–Battery Ventures, a global technology investment firm, has reached an agreement for its platform in the material-property testing market, Physical Properties Testing* (PPT), to acquire Mecmesin,* a global supplier of force- and torque-testing equipment for consumer […]

Measurement Sensitivity Approximately 15 Times Higher than the Current Model HORIBA, a global leader in particle characterization instrumentation and solutions, has announced the release of the nanoPartica SZ-100V2 series nanoparticle analyzer, which measures quantity, size, and surface charge of nanoparticles. This state-of-the-art nanoparticle analyzer performs accurate and stable measurement of low-concentration samples, which are often […]