The Rigaku Publication Library features over 1000 scientific publications, showcasing research conducted using Rigaku instruments, alongside hundreds of articles from the Rigaku Journal. While we focus on serious advancements, this month's 'In the News' section takes a lighthearted turn, spotlighting quirky achievements in science, including highlights from the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony. Along with this, we’ve got our usual event updates, product spotlights, and more.
The Publication Library on Rigaku's website features well over 1000 scientific publications that have either been co-authored by Rigaku employees or feature research performed using Rigaku instruments. This is in addition to the hundreds of Rigaku Journal articles currently available on the site (with more back issues coming in the future).
Some research, though, is done with a tongue-in-cheek attitude. Since 1955, the Journal of Irreproducible Results has been publishing a combination of satire and discussions of funny but real research, and every year since 1991, The Ig Nobel Prize (overseen by the bimonthly Annals of Improbable Research) is awarded to celebrate ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research.
This year's awards were presented at the 34th First Annual Ig Nobel Ceremony. According to a report in a British newspaper, “the event featured real Nobel laureates distributing the prizes, ‘24/7’ lectures in which experts first explained their subject in 24 seconds, then in seven words, and copious paper-plane throwing.”
In addition to our serious listing of forthcoming events, the Product and Video in the spotlight, featured application notes and details about a symposium Rigaku will be holding in conjunction with the Gulf Coast Conference, the In the News segment this month pays tribute to some of the lighter, funnier and odder recent news items. It should come as no surprise that many of them have something to do with animals.
National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators | Jacksonville, FL |Oct 29, 2024 - Nov 1, 2024 |Website
A Rigaku Seminar at Gulf Coast Conference in Galveston, Texas, October 16, 2024
Join us for a Rigaku seminar at the Gulf Coast Conference in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, from 9:10 am to 12:10 pm in the Iris room.
Whether monitoring crude oil, optimizing the refining process, or improving the quality of products, material characterization is critical, and it is used for processing purposes, meeting contract agreements, and complying with regulatory requirements. That is why accurate and reliable, versatile analyzers are needed to address a wide range of needs for refineries, contract labs, etc., while still suiting budgets and occupying a small amount of space in the lab or testing facility. This seminar explores the principles of EDXRF, WDXRF, XRD and X-ray imaging and the advantages these techniques provide to the petroleum and petrochemical industries.
Rigaku CT Lab HV is a high-resolution and high-voltage industrial X-ray CT (computed tomography) scanner. The large radiation enclosure, wide door opening, 225 kV high-voltage X-ray source, and variable SOD (source-to-object distance) and SDD (source-to-detector distance) provide the ultimate flexibility to scan small to large samples, up to 600 mm in diameter ×1200 mm in height with a 350 mm FOV (field of view) non-destructively. The high-resolution setting achieves true 3-micron spatial resolution. Our unrivaled technical support will help you utilize state-of-the-art analysis and simulation techniques.
You can scan small to large samples with up to 350 mm FOV non-destructively because of the large radiation enclosure, wide door opening, and variable SOD and SDD.
High-resolution You can clearly see details in high-resolution up to true 3-micron spatial resolution achieved by the variable SOD and SDD for the resolution flexibility and the high-voltage X-ray source for reduced beam hardening artifacts.
Adaptable You can choose the analysis software that suits your needs the most with Rigaku’s third-party software-friendly software design.
Powerful You can obtain clear images of dense materials, such as titanium and steel, with the 225 kV high-voltage X-ray source.
Fast You can save time by obtaining a clear image as fast as within 1 minute.
Assuring
You can get inspection results easily and confidently because Rigaku’s technical support goes beyond instrument training. Our CT experts will help you optimize scan and inspection or qualification analysis procedures.
Rigaku nano3DX is a true submicron resolution CT (computed tomography) scanner. The parallel beam geometry combined with an ultrabright 1200 W rotating anode X-ray source enhances the contrast of soft materials, which are normally difficult to image using high-energy X-ray sources.
The X-ray anode can be selected from Cr (5.4 keV), Cu (8 keV), or Mo (17 keV) for low-energy and pseudo-monochromatic radiation to maximize the contrast for the given sample material and size.
September 11, 2024: Japanese Researchers have demonstrated that bluestreak cleaner wrasse (a species of fish) checked their body size in a mirror before choosing whether to attack other fish that were slightly larger or smaller than themselves. Their findings were published inScientific Reports.
September 12, 2024: The 2024 Ig Nobel Award for Chemistry was won by a group of researchers from the University of Amsterdam for using chromatography to separate drunk and sober worms. Their results were reported in a paper published inScienceAdvances.
September 12, 2024: The 2024 Ig Nobel Award for Physiology was won by a team of Japanese researchers who discovered that many mammals are capable of breathing through their anus. Their findings were published in Clinical and Translational Resource and Technology Insights.
September 17, 2024: While it has been known for centuries that petting your cat leads to the generation of static electricity, only now have Northwestern University scientists figured out the mechanics involved, publishing their findings in the journalNano Letters. The short answer is: different electrical charges build up on the front and back parts of a sliding object, creating a current—this applies to all insulators and not just felines.
September 18, 2024: Scientists at Uppsala University attempted to answer the age-old question: Are cows pickier than goats (or sheep or pigs)? Carl Linnaeus collected 643 different plant species that were then fed to various farm animals. The results were carefully compiled but not analyzed until now, 275 years later, published in theBiological Journal of the Linnean Society.
Featured Application Notes
Accurate Quantitative Analysis of Ferrosilicon by the Fusion Method using ZSX Primus III NEXT
Ferrosilicon is one of the most basic materials used in the steel making process. The iron alloys with the content of silicon between 15% and 90% are called "ferrosilicon", and are used in the reduction of the iron, removing oxygen and adding silicon when cast iron or steel alloys are produced. As part of controlling the steel making process, analyses of slag and raw materials such as quicklime are also required. X-ray fluorescence spectrometers are the most common analysis tools to analyze ferroalloy, slag, steel and added materials owing to the rapid analysis and the ability to measure both bulk metal and powders. This application note describes accurate ferrosilicon analysis using ZSX Primus III NEXT, which is optimized for process control of steel making and ferrosilicon production.
EDXRF is a simple analysis technique used in cement plants around the world. The technique is ideal for QA/QC throughout the cement production process. EDXRF can be used as a screening tool and a QA/QC analyzer to ensure proper quality of incoming feedstocks, raw meal mixture balances, the addition of gypsum, and throughout the manufacturing process, including analyzing alternative fuels and ULSD used for firing the kilns.
The nano3DX from Rigaku is a laboratory-based X-ray microscope that enables nondestructive observation of three-dimensional structures of a sample by CT reconstruction from X-ray projection images. As an example of biological applications of laboratory-based X-ray microscopy, the X-ray CT observation of kidney microstructure has been performed. By observing mouse kidney sections stained with heavy-element reagents and resin-embedded in sheet form, a three-dimensional rendering of nephrons, the functional units of the kidney, has been obtained successfully at micron-level spatial resolution. Furthermore, a detailed statistical analysis of CT images from five independent nephrons showed that heavy-element-stained proximal and distal tubules can be distinguished by brightness values.
Beneath the Surface: X-ray Analyses of Battery Materials and Structures
Non-Destructive Elemental Analysis of Batteries Using XRF
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 1:00 PM CDT
Did you know you can non-destructively analyze the elemental composition of various battery components using the X-ray fluorescence (XRF) technique?
In this webinar, you will learn how to prepare different types of battery samples for WDXRF elemental analysis and see various application examples, as well as the use of EDXRF for the recycling of lithium battery black mass.
The Opioid Matrix is a podcast for anyone looking for the latest information in the illegal drug supply chain—beginning to end. Each episode will feature a discussion with industry experts about the current opioid crisis, including drug trafficking, drug manufacturing, drug identification, drug addiction, as well as the role of government, law enforcement, new health and social programs, and more.
The Battery Lab is a podcast empowering the researchers powering the future. Every episode features insights from the industry experts, leading academics and cutting-edge research advancing batteries — and society — to the next level of safety and efficiency. From raw materials to analysis to state-of-the-art designs, if you care about fueling the future, you’ve come to the right place.
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