In October of 2005, the European Space Agency (ESA) and Alcatel Alenia Spazio released a "call to academia for innovative concepts and technologies for lunar exploration." In recent years, interest in lunar exploration has increased in numerous space programs around the globe, and the purpose of our study, in response to the ESA call, was to draw on the expertise of researchers and university s...

BACKGROUND Respiratory protective equipment (RPE) has been shown to reduce exposure to laboratory animal allergens, but there are no studies that have examined its effect on the development of sensitization. AIMS To examine the effect of RPE on the risk of sensitization to laboratory animals. METHODS Survey of UK laboratory animal workers conducted between 1999 and 2001. Information was rec...

The X-ray fluorescence holography (XFH) method has drawn the attention of many researchers as a novel experimental technique for imaging a three-dimensional local atomic structure around a certain element in a single crystal. Synchrotron radiation (SR) has been mainly used for the measurements because of extremely weak signals which are about 0.3 % of isotropic fluorescent radiation. The measur...

The call for appropriate technology in medical laboratory sciences, especially for equipment, is becoming widespread and urgent. In developed countries new technology has led to a proliferation of complex tools and a tendency to overinvestigate patients. Such tools have been introduced more in response to demand than need, with the tacit help of manufacturers. For many health authorities this c...

In the July 2016 issue of Clinical Chemistry, Dr. Andrew Bryan and colleagues report on their investigation into the levels of blood-borne viral pathogen contamination of a total laboratory automation system. This article was accompanied by an editorial by Dr. Carey-Ann Burnham and Dr. Susan Butler-Wu. They joined us for this podcast. Carey-Ann Burnham is an Associate Professor of Pathology and...

in this paper, we present a way for students to access and operate laboratory equipment, controlled by a laboratory computer via a remote access program. In this way, the solution is not dependent on the specific laboratory equipment, as long as the equipment can be remotely controlled. The system can easily be altered to be used in another laboratory setup. Students are able to make reservatio...

This paper describes Computer Aided Learning (CAL) methodologies incorporated in teaching at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Program of Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ). A set of virtual experiments and instruments are in use by the Electrical and Computer Engineering Program exposing students to latest CAL technologies and encourages the study and implementation of computer learni...

Technology nowadays enables the remote access to laboratory equipment and instruments via Internet. This is especially useful in engineering education, where students can conduct laboratory experiment remotely. Such remote laboratory access can enable student to use expensive laboratory equipment, which is not usually available to students. In this paper, we present a method of creating a web-b...