Coupled to an external Aspectrics halogen NIR source and a 2mm pathlength process transmission multimode fiber probe, the analyzer provides quantification of the percentage volume of corn, canola and olive oils in mixtures containing all three oils. Entitled Quantification of Corn, Canola and Olive Oils in Mixtures Containing All Three Oils Using an Apsectrics MC2750 EP-NIR Spectrometer, this new application note shows conclusively that the revolutionary EP-NIR spectrometer is capable of...

Free vision screenings available Monday, July 23 It's fair time in Ripley County Wanda English-Burnett, Editor Cotton candy, corn dogs, laughing children, dazzling lights, mooing livestock and sweet babies are just some of the sights and sounds that fill the Ripley County Fairgrounds Park at fair time. Free vision screenings available Monday, July 23 It's fair time in Ripley County Wanda English-Burnett, Editor Cotton candy, corn dogs, laughing children, dazzling lights, mooing livestock...

A chargrilled slice of cow demanded certain company in the form of shrimp cocktail, creamed spinach, ginormous potatoes and expensive cabernet sauvignon that puckered your mouth with their sense of import. Sides range from the requisite bracelet-like onion rings to cauliflower gratin and jalape o creamed corn. Unlike most others in town, this steakhouse offers creative and unexpected twists at every turn. Like the menu, this wine is broad and full of interesting flavors but doesn't take...

Were it not for one-time tax gains, the Santa Clara-based chipmaker's profit for the latest quarter would have been lower by 3 cents per share. However, Intel has been able to withstand the pressure better because of its size _ Intel's $153 billion market value is 18 times as big as Sunnyvale-based AMD's _ and because of its faster transition to a more advanced chip-making process that boosts chip performance while lowering manufacturing costs. Intel, the world's largest semiconductor...

Agriculture futures plunge as good Midwest weather lifts expectations for a healthy corn crop