JEOL USA Press Releases

October 28, 2008 – Peabody, Massachusetts – Electron microscope leader JEOL USA hosted a special visit recently from renowned materials scientist Dr. Akihisa Inoue, President of Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan. Dr. Inoue’s research in a new class of bulk amorphous metals has made a major impact on subsequent research into new materials around the world. U.S. Honors Dr. Inoue with Two Awards Dr. Inoue has recently received distinction as one of only nine foreign associates ...

October 29, 2008 – Peabody, Mass. - First it was pets, now it is babies who have died from ingesting food tainted with melamine. Detection of this chemical compound, which is being maliciously added to food products to make them appear to contain higher levels of protein, takes on a new urgency in a global market. A rapid screening technique that has been widely used for instant analysis without sample preparation has just been proven ...

Peabody, Mass., October 15, 2008 – Two of JEOL’s top-of-the-line cryo-electron microscopes will be key instrumentation for multi-disciplinary scientific advances in a new $1 billion research center in Kannapolis, North Carolina. The David H. Murdock Research Institute (DHMRI) has selected JEOL’s high resolution electron microscopes for its world-class laboratory, which will serve as a central resource to multiple university research institutes and private companies. The vision and impetus behind this collaborative research institute is that ...

“Shaping the technology of tomorrow” is the maxim of the College of Engineering at the University of Texas San Antonio, but shaping the scientists and engineers of the future is the mission of the college’s interactive Technology Experience Center (iTEC). A unique learning center that integrates technology with fun to captivate the interest of young children, iTEC is holding a series of open houses this fall for students ranging from kindergarten to high school age. ...