Last Fall, I attended the 28th Annual Rapid Methods Workshop at University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Dr. Purnendu C. Vasavada, the driving force behind the program, brings people from all over the world to discuss rapid microbiological methods, food safety and quality issues and future trends.
Good and bad, the year 2008 will be one for the record books. The food safety recalls that plagued the food industry during 2007 seem like a century ago compared to what our nation has experienced the past 12 months.
Mechanical seals coated with nanodiamonds is the first commercial application for a technology transitioning from basic research to established science.