Infrared spectroscopy is one of the few analytical techniques considered by the forensic science community to have the highest discriminating power required to provide confirmatory evidence about the chemical composition of a material.
Infrared (IR) spectroscopy is used extensively to characterize the chemical composition of trace evidence such as paints, fibers and adhesives as well as seized drugs and related chemicals. Thermo Fisher has recently introduced the Thermo Scientific™ iS™50 ATR module, a novel, extended-range attenuated total reflectance (ATR) module that is integrated into the Nicolet™ iS50 FT-IR spectrometer.
Steve Markevich has joined Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, as Senior Vice President of the company and President of its OEM coatings segment.
HMG Paints has become a technical partner of Prodrive Motorsport and will supply all of the coatings for its Aston Martin Racing and MINI World Rally teams.
Axalta Coating Systems (formerly DuPont Performance Coatings) will invest over $50 million to construct a new facility to manufacture and supply up to 25,000 metric tons of paint to automobile manufacturers that are expanding into south and central China.