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Work on foraminifera reference material underway
Together with the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) we are developing nano-particulate pressed powder pellets made purely out of foraminifera to be used as a reference material for in situ microanalytical techniques. The starting material is an aliquot, provided by NIOZ, of NFHS-1 (NIOZ Foraminifera House Standard). It stems from a calcareous ooze,…
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Überflieger 2019
myStandards GmbH wins trip to Silicon Valley as one of three companies! High Flyer 2019 A lot of entrepreneurship in an exciting finale: In the second round of the high-flyer competition the best startups have now been chosen. Six young companies presented their business ideas to a jury of 15 experts for the “High Flyer…
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Winner of Venture Cup Science4Life
myStandards GmbH is among the 10 best high-tech business concepts in Germany! These are Germany’s best high-tech business concepts Innovative solutions for life sciences, chemistry and energy – from new periodontal agents to rapid charging systems for electric vehicles. The second phase of the nationwideScience4Life Venture Cup business plan competition is completed. 84 start-up teams…
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Nano-Pellets as reference materials
A short summary about using nano-pellets as reference materials. The idea to press powders into pellets is not new. Until now it has been necessary to add a binding agent to the form stable pellets. This dilutes the sample and changes the sample-matrix. The innovation behind the nano-pellets is grinding the powders to a grain-size…
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Reference materials for beginners
An insight into the considerations behind the use of a reference material. The thought behind the use of a reference material is simple. It is used as a benchmark in chemical analysis. Most analyses are rather comparative than absolute measurements. The analytical instruments show a relative signal which must be correlated to a known concentration…