We wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a healthy 2023.

Please note that our test laboratory will be closed from December 26th, 2022 to January 8th, 2023 and that our secretariat will only be available to a limited extent during this time.

The picture shows crystal growth in a sugar-salt solution taken with a Coxem SEM benchtop device of salt crystals at 250x magnification. Sweet and salty pastries are a classic in the US Christmas tradition (e.g. Salted Caramel Cookies or Sweet & Salty Chocolate Barks).