MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, February 21, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ — Los Gatos Research , the leader in precision trace gas analyzers, has introduced the world’s first triple isotope analyzer for direct simultaneous measurement of delta-17O, delta-18O, and delta-2H ratios in liquid water and water vapor samples. The IWA-46EP is capable of automated, continuous or batch operation, and delivers isotopic sensitivity and precision comparable to reference isotope ratio mass spectrometer laboratories. And, like other LGR EP-series analyzers, this new instrument incorporates proprietary thermal control, enabling accurate and precise measurements over a wide range of ambient temperatures . Together with its rugged, compact packaging, this makes the IWA 46EP ideal for remote and even airborne operation, as well as for routine laboratory use.
Traditional water isotope analysis performed using IRMS technology requires extensive sample preparation and a skilled, experienced operator. Read Full Article…
The city has selected SpawGlass contractors as construction manager for the $24.3 million in renovations scheduled for Terminal A at San Antonio International Airport later in the year.
SpawGlass’ contract calls on it to provide construction reviews, cost estimating, budgeting, scheduling and value engineering for the renovations, which includes interior finishes, signage, restrooms, furnishing and mechanical, electrical and plumbing infrastructure upgrades.
The renovations, designed by architectural and engineering firm Reynolds, Smith and Hills Inc., are scheduled to begin in May and to be completed in the fall of 2013.
City Aviation Director Frank R. Miller said it is “an exciting time” for the airport, which opened a new Terminal B building in November, 2010. The
Miners were among the few risers yesterday as markets were underwhelmed by the details of the latest Greek bail-out deal.
Deutsche Bank raised earnings forecasts within the sector to include upgraded base metal price expectations for 2012.
It said: “Improved economic data in the US, a growing sense that a resolution in Europe is not too far off and expectations that China will avoid a hard landing have all lent to a low-volume drift upwards in metals prices.”
Multi-metals group Vedanta Resources topped the FTSE 100 risers’ board, with rumours that the miner might restructure its international business to save costs. Its s
As the American solar industry readies itself for a possible trade war with China, factions of the divided industry are battling among themselves.
Some argue that China is killing American solar manufacturers by illegally dumping cheap solar panels on the U.S. market, while others fear that tariffs against China would curtail solar adoption here and provoke a wider trade war with China.
The battle began last fall when the American arm of SolarWorld, a German company that makes solar cells and panels in Oregon, filed a trade complaint on behalf of American solar manufacturers. SolarWorld argued that Chinese solar companies benefit from enormous government subsidies and are illegally “dumping” solar cells in the United States, driving American companies out of business.
“Artificially low-priced solar products from China are crippling the domestic industry,” said Gordon Brinser, president of SolarWorld Industries America, in a letter after the complaint was filed.
Europe’s lingering debt crisis pushed the eurozone closer to recession today as the beleaguered single currency bloc’s economy shrank for the first time in nearly three years.
The 0.3% decline for the euro’s 17 member states in the quarter to December came amid market turmoil over the debts of vulnerable states like Italy and Spain, sapping confidence across the region.
The mighty German economy shrank 0.2%, while Italy and The Netherlands were both dragged into technical recession after two successive quarters of decline according to official figures.
The damage inflicted on the eurozone – which shrank for the first time since the second quarter of 2009 – is bigger than the 0.2% slide for the UK’s own economy at the end of last year. Both are lagging well behind the US, where President Obama launched new stimulus measures last autumn, helping the world’s biggest economy expand 0.6%.
Outsourcing in the U.S. technology industry has declined for the third straight year, a new study shows. Among the 100 U.S. technology chief financial officers polled, less than a third (32 percent) say they outsource services or manufacturing to companies outside the U.S. This decline in offshoring is likely to produce an uptick in domestic tech employment this year.
This marks a notable shift from 2009 when nearly twice as many companies (62 percent) were outsourcing, according to BDO Seidman, the accounting firm that conducted the survey.
As the tech industry moves jobs stateside, companies are looking to bolster their work force in 2012. In fact, 50 percent of CFOs plan to hire more employees this year. The outlook is positive for tech industry jobs to stay in the U.S.
