Capturing the Art Behind the Science
I like to think a lot of what we do at Microanalysis has an element of artistic flare. The images we capture on the SEM and Solarius are often quite beautiful. We recently invited the highly experienced and exceptionally talented Andrew Tyndall to come and photograph our scientists at work. His work has encapsulated the […]
Payment Times and Practices Inquiry
Microanalysis has always taken a very strong stance in relation to our payment terms. Respecting the importance of our cash flow, has been at the forefront of our business model and will continue to be. The trend for the larger multi-nationals asking for increased payment terms, some as large as 90+ days, has had a […]
RACI WA Event: Laboratory Tour of Microanalysis
Thank you Paula McLay for writing this fabulous account of April’s RACI WA Event at Microanalysis. We thoroughly enjoyed hosting this event. The evening of Tuesday April 18 was clear and cool: a perfect day for a RACI Members Monthly Meeting. This was a special event – a laboratory tour of Microanalysis. And as our […]
Asbestos Hazardous If Ingested
Asbestos – Definitely Not Dietary Fibre If ingesting asbestos is potentially carcinogenic – and all of our old water pipes are made of asbestos cement resulting in high levels of asbestos in our drinking water – it is time to determine just what level of asbestos in drinking water is ‘safe’. Everybody knows breathing asbestos […]
Crystallography – A Quick Tutorial in XRD
The majority of things around you (and inside you!) are made of atoms. Atoms are arranged in some sort of order – they can be found in meandering long chain molecules in fats and proteins and the like, in cute little pairs or triplets floating around as gases, or arranged in military order in iron […]
