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Achema Pulse: Standards and Initiatives

Bringing Your Lab up to Speed: No Digitalization without Standardization

The Digital Transformation of the Laboratory comes with device connectivity. As currently most laboratory devices communicate over a proprietary interface, this requires knowing the exact configuration of the counterpart device. The intrinsic wish for a plug and play communication to enable data transfer and control functions is hardly achievable and the need for a standardized communication interface arises.

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Deep-ultraviolet LED (Kazunobu Kojima, Tohoku University)
Japan: Optoelectronics

Making Deep Ultraviolet LEDs Even More Efficient

Deep ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (DUV-LEDs) made from aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) efficiently transfer electrical energy to optical energy due to the growth of one of its bottom layers in a step-like fashion. This finding, published in the journal Applied Physics Letters, can lead to the development of even more efficient LEDs.

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Fig.1 The Analytica Lab Africa organizers are expecting roughly 2,000 visitors and 120 exhibitors. ( Messe München GmbH)
Emerging Markets

Laboratory Technology in South Africa

The Analytica Lab Africa will take place for the first time from July 9 to 11, 2019, on the premises of the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg. Following its acquisition by Messe München and its integration into Analytica’s network, the event is set to continue growing in the promising market of Africa.

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