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agrochemical, and consumer products markets. New features added to the
notebook include rapid material property look-up and insertion using the Available Chemicals Directory sourcing database and the DiscoveryGate ChemSeek properties database. New units enable consistent, rapid calculations supporting the planning, recording, and scaling of synthetic routes for improved process efficiency. The latest release provides a single portal for accessing and re-using captured experimental procedures and data from most legacy Symyx notebooks – improving the quality of experiments by enabling multidisciplinary project teams to leverage prior experience. New document workflow and administrative auditing enhancements support enterprise notebook deployments and customer validation efforts in regulated environments. In addition, the latest version delivers a significant improvement in performance over previous versions of the software – substantially enhancing workflow efficiency in today’s modern distributed laboratory.
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management and reporting flexibility, Qualoupe features an intuitive, configurable user interface designed to enhance the user experience and revolutionise work flow.
According to the company, Qualoupe delivers the information the user really needs while distancing them from having to understand or see the underlying LIMS data structures. The LIMS is easy to install, which the company claims saves both time and money and minimises installation disruption. The web- based user-customisable interface is principally icon-driven, and features uncluttered screens using what the company refers to as a ‘Just Enough Information Model’ (JEIM), requiring minimal mouse clicks to operate. For most applications there are a maximum of four action buttons located in the same area of each screen to simplify user operation. Additionally, Qualoupe LIMS features a Self Learning Interface (SLI), which monitors data that is commonly used by each user, facilitating faster selection of records. Coupled with native data queries, this approach is said to offer powerful, ad hoc, real-time information access in support of decision making. The interface also features microformats associated with fields that are capable of linking to other systems or services. Third-party application access via the user interface can be readily implemented.
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London-based start-up Two Fold Software has launched a LIMS product featuring a new user interface. According to the company, the easy-to-use Qualoupe LIMS greatly simplifies LIMS use while significantly lowering running costs. Offering major productivity gains, improved quality
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MATHEMATICS, SIMULATION AND MODELLING
Improved collection of numerical algorithms The NAG C-Library, a large collection of numerical algorithms for C and C++ that is widely used for scientific research application development, has now
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been expanded by the Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG) with the addition of more than 150 functions for a total of more than 1,300 user-callable functions, many of which are key to a wide array of scientific disciplines with computationally-intensive areas of research.
The new release of the NAG Library includes two new chapters on wavelet transforms and global optimisation. A new sub-chapter has also been introduced on option pricing. Enhancements have been made in the areas of statistics, optimisation, linear algebra, ordinary differential equations, regression, random numbers, sorting, and special functions. With origins in several UK universities, the Numerical Algorithms Group is an Oxford, UK-headquartered not-for-profit numerical software development organisation that collaborates with world-leading researchers and practitioners in academia and industry.
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New version release for Matlab/ Simulink
The Mathworks has announced Release 2010b of its Matlab and Simulink product families, containing a host of new features, such as: new communications system design capabilities in Matlab; automated PID controls tuning; GigE Vision hardware standard support; and enhanced Simulink and Stateflow support for creating reusable models. R2010b also introduces SimRF, which adds system-level modelling of RF receiver architectures. This release updates 84 MathWorks products, including Polyspace code verification products. Updates to Matlab that support advanced programming include custom enumerated data types, 64-bit integer arithmetic, and a number of enhancements to the
development environment.
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Material flow simulation package
DEM Solutions, a Scottish company specialising in material flow simulation, has released version 2.3 of its of EDEM simulation software. Utilising EDEM 2.3, the latest version of the company’s unique simulation technology platform, companies can substantially reduce the number of physical prototypes and tests required to get a product to market or a process on-stream. EDEM’s physics-based analysis
greatly improves the understanding of system fundamentals, enabling engineers to test virtual prototypes of bulk solids handling and processing equipment to help optimise the material flow and to trouble-shoot difficult particle processes – leading to better process design, innovation and improved control over final product quality.
EDEM 2.3 extends features for multi-format CAD file import and automatic meshing, allowing users to manipulate geometry components such as chutes, baffles, mixing blades, and other structures in imported CAD models of equipment. Users can now directly modify, translate, and rotate CAD model elements within EDEM – without going back to the original CAD model. The software also offers viewing of models with perspective or orthographic projection, and improved camera control and image rendering functions increase the flexibility, speed, and ease of visualising complex models. The latest version’s visualisation features provide excellent results when generating videos to highlight specific aspects of equipment performance for use in engineering analysis, as well as for product marketing and sales presentations.
www.dem-solutions.com
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