Category Archives: Cleanroom News

Cleanroom News, Cleanrooms

Cancer, Cocoons, and the Cleanroom.

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23
Apr

If it’s been a long week already perhaps you’re in the mood for a little light relief for your Thursday. So here’s a quick quiz to see whether you – our readers – pay as much attention to broader culture as you do to news from within our industry. So without further ado, here’s our [Read More…]

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Cleanroom News, FDA, Food Contact Surfaces

Update: Kicking Back with Kratom – and Salmonella?

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leaf with pills
09
Apr

When Berkshire wrote Kicking Back with Kratom and Salmonella our main focus was clearly salmonella poisoning. “As of March 18, 2018, more than fifty cases of salmonella have been identified  by the CDC across 27 states with patients ranging in age from 67 down to just 6 years old. Sixty percent of the affected were male [Read More…]

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Cleanroom News, Contamination Control

Can Ethylene Oxide Ever Be Considered Safe?

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EtO Sterilization
03
Apr

Let’s face it, no-one is getting any younger. Even the fittest, most active and health-conscious among us will confront a health challenge at some point in our life and, as we age, those concerns tend to become more complex and require more careful treatment. Where youngsters can get away with the trauma of the occasional [Read More…]

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Cleanroom News, Cleanrooms

Apple’s A12 Bionic Chip Races Out of the Cleanroom!

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12
Mar

What do we talk about when we talk about Apple? Perhaps it is no longer surprising that the devices and consumables that most readily spring to mind when we hear of the 11th most profitable company in the world (behind a spill of oil producers, Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway, and the perennial love-to-hate behemoth, Walmart) [Read More…]

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Aerospace, Cleanroom News

Sending ‘Selfies’ from the Moon

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mare serenitatis moon
27
Feb

Every decade has its space adventures, missions that push our understanding of the universe and of our own planet, journeys that excite and inspire. From astronomers in academia, to NASA, to 8th grade classrooms, the thrill of exploration, innovation, and adventure is singular and unparalleled. Take, for instance, the 1960s which saw Alan Shepherd becoming [Read More…]

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Aerospace, Cleanroom News

Crew Transportation to the ISS

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NASA
13
Feb

In recent posts we’ve been perhaps a little, shall we say, ‘starry-eyed’ about advances in space exploration – especially when they involve the use of cleanrooms and contamination-control technologies. (And whenever we peek behind the scenes of an aeronautical success, we often find a cleanroom is involved.) We’ve looked at Elon Musk’s pioneering move to [Read More…]

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Aerospace, Cleanroom News

Gecko Toes in Space

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Gecko Grippers
30
Jan

During the course of the last couple of years here at Cleanroom News, we’ve had the opportunity to examine such diverse topics as functional nanomaterials and insect droids, and have been excited to delve into issues that have not only educated but also charmed and fascinated. And perhaps one of the most charming of these [Read More…]

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Cleanroom News, Cleanroom Technology

Cleanroom Technology at CES 2019

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TV Comparison Challenge
16
Jan

Perhaps no event is quite so synonymous with the art and science of innovation than the Consumer Electronics Show held annually in Las Vegas, NV. With a social media reach of over 50 million views and mentions, and 4,500 exhibitors catering to around 183,000 live, in-person attendees, the show that kicks off the year is [Read More…]

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Cleanroom News

Top 10 Articles of 2018

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03
Jan

You are polymaths, all of you! Once again this year, you -our readers – have shown us the breadth and diversity of your interests,passions, and expertise. The most-read articles during 2018 range from piece onbio-medical printing to nanotechnology, augmented reality to cleanroom beer. We’ve presented research on state-of-the-art materials, pioneering technologies, and out-of-this-world engineering and [Read More…]

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Cleanroom News, Cleanrooms, Contamination Control

Colorful Cleanrooms and Cochlear Implants

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sound waves color
28
Nov

Just a couple of decades ago, the concept of biohacking – deliberately blurring the biological line between man and machine – was little more than just that: a concept, confined mainly to the avant garde of science fiction and futurism. And this was with good reason. When we think of enhancing human abilities with the [Read More…]

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