Thermo Fisher Scientific, Boston, introduces Pathfinder X-ray microanalysis software, which is designed to process incoming data from X-ray detector technology and to provide a real-time statistical map of the chemical constituents within a sample.
TA Instruments, New Castle, Del., announces that the ElectroForce 3310, the newest addition to the TA Instruments ElectroForce load frame family, delivers 1 kN of force capacity with 25 mm of dynamic displacement.
Newage Testing Instruments, Southampton, Pa., introduces the MT91 Automatic Microhardness Traverse Testing System, which offers testing speed as fast as six seconds per test cycle and a precise Rockwell type testing method that requires no manual interpretation of the impression.
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., announces that ASM member Prof. Xinghang Zhang has been awarded a $450,000 grant from the Dept. of Energy to investigate methods for increasing the strength of aluminum alloys.
EAG Inc., San Diego, announces that it has formed EAG Laboratories, a single entity combining all of its 11 labs, including Evans Analytical Group, ABC Laboratories, Chemir Analytical Services, SEAL Laboratories, Shiva Technologies, NanoScience, Accurel, and MEFAS, among others.
