| Buckyballs in soccer and chemistry, S8 TIGER quality control of tool steels, reasons to choose the S8 TIGER, the new S4 TStar TXRF for ultra-trace element analysis, SPECTRA.ELEMENTS software suite on the S2 PUMA, nanostructure information from SAXS on SEDDS formulations, XRF solutions for food analysis, and Q2 ION spark OES for metals. |
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In this issue: Buckyballs in soccer and chemistry, S8 TIGER quality control of tool steels, reasons to choose the S8 TIGER, the new S4 TStar TXRF for ultra-trace element analysis, SPECTRA.ELEMENTS software suite on the S2 PUMA, nanostructure information from SAXS on SEDDS formulations, XRF solutions for food analysis, and Q2 ION spark OES for metals.
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Innovation with Integrity
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Getting in Shape
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Being crystallographers, our favorite Archimedean solid is the truncated icosahedron, one of only thirteen convex isogonal nonprismatic solids whose faces are two or more types of regular polygons. It's made up of twelve regular pentagons, twenty regular hexagons, sixty vertices and ninety edges.
Men and women of all ages like to run after one of these truncated icosahedrons while playing – you guessed it – soccer, aka European football. The truncated icosahedron-shaped soccer ball is classier, we think, than the fancy new “Beau Jeu”, the official match ball for the UEFA Euro 2016 Tournament currently being held (until July 10) in ten cities across France. As of this writing, the duel of the strikers for Portugal and Poland, CR7 (Cristiano Ronaldo) vs. RL9 (Robert Lewandowski), is currently unfolding in the quarter finals of the tournament. The winners of Euro 2016 will compete at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.
Being chemists, we are also naturally drawn to the buckyball, a carbon molecule (C-60) that shares the classic soccer ball’s geometry. Named after Buckminster Fuller, an American who invented the geodesic dome, the molecule's official name is buckminsterfullerene. The buckyball is the only molecule of a single atom (carbon) to form a hollow spheroid, so it is quite beautiful. It is the most common, naturally occurring fullerene and can be easily found in materials such as soot.
The buckyball soccer ball was first used in FIFA championship play in 1970. The buckyball molecule was first predicted by a Japanese chemist, Eiji Osawa, that same year.
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Tool steels are iron-based, carbide-containing alloys that are particularly well-suited to be made into tools. The amount of carbon in the metal controls the qualities of the tool steel. This report describes how S8 TIGER WDXRF spectrometry can be used to control the elemetal composition of tool steels to achieve maximum quality at minimal cost. Read More |
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Bruker's new S4 TStar is a versatile TXRF spectrometer designed to analyze different sample types on a variety of reflective carriers. Requiring little to no sample preparation, the S4 TStar can directly analyze trace amounts of toxic and nutrient elements in food, water, pharmaceutical and environmental samples.
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Our new S2 PUMA EDXRF spectrometer comes with the powerful SPECTRA.ELEMENTS software suite for complete instrument operation, all from one main window. With features like the Results Manager, Joblist, and LiveSpectrum, SPECTRA.ELEMENTS puts all the functions you need right at your fingertips. Read More |
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Many new active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) require special formulation strategies for optimal drug delivery and bioavailability. Knowledge of the nano-structural properties of the formulations then becomes essential. Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) techniques can help identify supra-molecular structures in emulsions. Read More |
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Safe and healthy food is a serious concern of growers, producers and consumers worldwide. Bruker´s comprehensive range of XRF analysis solutions enables detection of required elemental nutrients as well as the diagnosis of potential or existing threats from contaminants at any stage of food production. Read More |
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The "little" Q2 ION in Bruker's Optical Emission Spectrometer (OES) portfolio is actually "really big." Known worldwide as an easy-to-use system with simple handling, low maintenance, short analysis times and fast start-up, the Q2 ION can now be customized for the analysis of both iron- and zinc-based alloys, with applications at foundries, remelters, pipe fitting and galvanizing plants, and recyclers. Read More |
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| Announced at the European Powder Diffraction Conference (EPDIC-14) in June, Bruker AXS' new D8 ADVANCE takes easy switching between XRD applications to the next level:
- New TRIO optic for easy, push-button switching between the 3 most commonly used primary beam geometries
- Extended XRD2 capability with the fully integrated PILATUS3 100K-A 2D detector for enhanced micro-diffraction analysis
- Smart sample-mounting solutions with support for the new, compact UMC stage and the Compact Cradleplus.
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| Our June 2016 issue focuses on 4D (time-resolved) imaging of dynamic processes in rocks using the SkyScan 1275 microCT system.
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| Make all your XRD2 wishes come true! Replace your HI-STAR detector with a VÅNTEC-500 and start enjoying all the benefits -- maintenance-free operation, a larger active area, higher count rates and enhanced resolution -- at an attractive price. |
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| 22-26 Jul 2016
ACA 2016 - Denver, CO, USA - American Crystallographic Association 24-28 Jul 2016
M&M 2016 - Columbus, OH, USA - Microscopy and Microanalysis 1-5 Aug 2016
DXC 2016 - Rosemont, IL, USA - Denver X-ray Conference 21-25 Aug 2016
ACS Fall - Philadelphia, PA, USA - American Chemical Society 27 Aug - 4 Sep 2016
35th International Geological Congress - Cape Town, South Africa 28 Aug - 1 Sep 2016
ECM - Basel, Switzerland - European Crystallographic Association 13-15 Sep 2016
TOPAS Spotlight Training - Madison, WI, USA 20-23 Sep 2016
ILMAC - Basel, Switzerland - Competence in Process and Laboratory Technology 25-28 Sep 2016
GSA 2016 - Denver, CO, USA - Geological Society of America More Events & Tradeshows |
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