• February 14, 2025

Publication – Lowering the cost of cellulase

There is a new publication that was just accepted for print regarding the production of cellulase. This article is entitled “Nutrient control for stationary phase cellulase production in Trichoderma reesei Rut C-30″ and will appear in the journal Enzyme and Microbial Technology. Cellulase is normally produced by a fungus, Trichoderma ressei.  Most of the time the cells continually grow…

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Calibration Data

A question that I seem to receive frequently: “Can you help me with the calibration?” So, you have a sample.  And, there is some chemical in there (like glucose) and you want to know how much glucose is in the sample… maybe you have some idea, it should be less than something, right?  Were do…

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Travel – Day 3 – Drive

Today is Day 3 and the only plan for today is to drive. The plan, go from Kansas City, Kansas to Alamosa, Colorado. That is 670 miles.  Take I-70 to Rt 40, then to 287, to 96 to Rt 10 and finally 160. People, gas stations, lunch at McDonald’s, I-70 was like any other rolling…

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Travel – Day 2 – St. Louis

Today we departed from the Ohio/Indiana border and drove West. The goal for today?  To tour the “Gateway to the West.” That is the St. Louis Archway. This is a 630 ft tall stainless steal monument that was built to signify the westward expansion. We drove about 6 hours, non-stop through Indiana and Illinois. In…

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Travel – Day 1 – Ohio

This summer, we are traveling through the Western part of  the U.S. Starting from Ohio, we set out west to visit family and friends at the very edge of Ohio. This is area that is close to New Bremen and Shelby County. Since we live close to Pennsylvania, this was a long drive through route…

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Polaroid 104 Land Camera with flash attached

Polaroid – Back in the 1960s…

Imagine you are living in the 1960s and you want to take a photo.  As you know, you are going to take a few photos, put the film in the mail or drop it off at your local photo lab and wait. Suppose, you don’t want to wait for the film to be sent out…

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