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Uniform Tungsten Trimers Stand and Deliver
Like tiny nano-soldiers on parade, the cyclic tungsten trioxide clusters line up molecule-by-molecule on the titanium dioxide platform. One tungsten atom from each cluster is raised slightly, holding forth the potential to execute catalytic reactions.

The nanostructures constitute a new model system, a simplified version of a catalyst that would be used in an application. Such models reveal to chemists the exact structure and reaction mechanisms of metal oxides.

Developed by researchers from the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the University of Texas-Austin and Washington State University, the discovery may offer a platform for fundamental reactivity studies of metal oxides used as catalysts in converting hydrocarbons into fuels and value-added chemicals. more>>>

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Open Science Grid Receives $30 Million Award to Empower Scientific Collaboration and Computation
Scientists on the track to discovery got good news this month when a powerful computing tool received critical government funding. A five-year, $30 million award to the Open Science Grid Consortium, announced by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, will operate and expand the Open Science Grid, a computing environment used by scientists to harness computing resources and scientific data from around the world.

“The ability to reliably share and analyze petabytes of data is critical to scientific discovery. This investment in sustaining and extending the Open Science Grid is an important component of the petascale science infrastructure,” said Michael Strayer, director of the Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing program and associate director for Advanced Scientific Computing Research in DOE’s Office of Science. more>>>


New Window on the Nano World
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory can now see the atomic structure of materials with unprecedented clarity thanks to a new $1.8 million scanning transmission electron microscope. The new FEI-Tecnai G2 – F20 STEM was installed in Wilhelm Hall on the Iowa State University campus this summer.

A transmission electron microscope uses high-voltage electron beams to acquire ultrahigh resolution sample images down to Ångström levels for analyzing the atomic structure, crystallographic structure and composition of specimens. The specimens are typically thinned through ion milling or other techniques to a film only a few nanometers thick so that the beam can pass through the sample. more>>>

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Strategic Lab Management Conference – Coming Next Month
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Organic Deposition Source Reduces Waste BOC Edwards’ new temperature controlled evaporation source is for depositing the sensitive materials in the research and production of Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) and solar cells. The source gives users accurate control of the temperature profile, and thereby greater control of the deposition rate, reducing material waste and associated costs. more>>>

Exhaust Enclosures Monitor Airflow and Filter Condition Brinkmann Instruments’ AirClean Series 200 ductless enclosures, particularly suited for use with all Büchi Rotary Evaporators, may also be used as a stand-alone lab fixture. Features include extremely quiet operation (<49 db), UL-, CSA- and CE-certification, space-saving design (32 in wide × 24 in deep), proprietary AirSafe controller, and a bonded carbon filter designed for the 18 most commonly used solvents. more>>>

	Hand-held Lab Reader for Solid-State Viscometer BiODE’s On-line and lab viscosity data can be acquired from solid-state viscometers capable of measuring samples as small as 120 mL. Data can be instantly acquired via USB connectivity or using the proprietary eCup portable, hand-held reader. The reader connects directly to the ViSmart sensor and has a liquid crystal display. more>>>