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Air Sampler Qualification According to ISO 14698 NORM
By Q. Desjonquères and S. Hamdi
In November 2007, the ISO TC/209 working group decided to revise the current version of the ISO 14698 norm (Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments – Biocontamination Control). This decision came from scientific and industrial communities willing to integrate innovations from the last decade and to make the content of this text easier to implement in a cleanroom’s routine activities.
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Automatic Shoe Cover Dispensers Save Time, Electricity

The Shoe Inn™ Stay and Shoe Inn™ Fusion are stationary, automatic shoe cover dispensers intended for medium to high-volume uses. These stainless steel and ABS plastic machines are easily loaded in bulk, making them easy to maintain in high-volume applications. Because they do not require electricity, these models can be deployed at any suitable location.
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CLEANROOM TIP OF THE WEEK

Powder Metallurgy Methodology
 Powder metallurgy (PM) is an industrial method for obtaining metal or metal-like powders, molding semifinished goods from powders, and manufacturing particles from them by a thermal process, called sintering. Because of the similarities between methods for ceramic (shaping – thermal treatment) and PM (molding – sintering) production, the end bodies produced by PM are also called metalloceramics.
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MANAGEMENT TIP OF THE WEEK

Employee Development Through Positive Reinforcement
Positive reinforcement is the practice of rewarding desirable employee behavior in order to strengthen that behavior. For example, when you praise an employee for doing a good job, you increase the likelihood of him/her doing that job very well again. Positive reinforcement both shapes behavior and enhances an employee’s self-image.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
  • Optical Trap Holds Particles for On-chip Analysis
    UCSC researchers have developed a new type of optical particle trap that can manipulate bacteria, viruses, and other particles on a chip as part of an integrated optofluidic platform.
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  • DuPont, U.S. Dept. of Energy Partner on Thin Film Solar Program
    The DOE funding comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, passed earlier this year with the support of U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Ted Kaufman.
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  • Materials and Processes for Medical Devices Event Brings Clinicians, Engineers, Designers Together
    The only medical devices event that brings together materials scientists and engineers, metallurgists, product designers, researchers, and clinicians is coming to Minneapolis, Aug. 10-12.
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  • SPAR Improves Precision of Measuring Nanomaterials
    A new statistical analysis technique identifies and removes systematic bias, noise, and equipment-based artifacts from experimental data, which could lead to new industrial applications for nanomaterials and nanostructures.
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  • UCLA Scientists Develop Non-silicon Solar Cells
    In this week’s Thin Solid Films, UCLA scientists reported a new processing method that would allow solar cells to be made from copper, indium, and diselenide.
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July 16-17, 2009
Overview of FDA Regulatory Compliance for Medical Devices
Costa Mesa, CA

July 19-23, 2009
SEMICON West
San Francisco, CA

August 24-26, 2009
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) and Drug Product Specification
Costa Mesa, CA

Aug 30 - Sep 4, 2009
EOS/ESD Symposium
Anaheim, CA

September 2-4, 2009
Technical Writing for the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, and Biotech Industries
Costa Mesa, CA

September 9-11, 2009
SEMICON Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan

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