A more accurate sensor for lead paint

12-Sep-2016 - A new molecular gel recipe developed at the University of Michigan is at the core of a prototype for a more accurate lead paint test. The test makes it easy to see whether a paint chip contains more than the regulated 5,000 parts per million of the poisonous metal that was banned from pigments in ...

Novel testing device for detecting toxic blue-green algae

25-Jun-2013 - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a fast and affordable testing device for detecting the presence of toxic blue-green algae in water. There is currently no fast, affordable and user-friendly way for consumers to check water quality themselves. The blue-green algae testing kit ...

BASF hikes research spending to new record level

Joint laboratory for batteries and electrochemistry opens at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

08-Feb-2011 - In 2010, BASF’s research and development (R&D) expenditure reached a new record level, rising to nearly €1.5 billion (previous year 2009: €1.40 ...