New Features and Enhancements

• Pivot Data for Data Matrix mode
• Digital Filter equations added for use in calculated columns
• Range value (Δy) added to statistics calculations
• Optimized fuel gauge settings to improve battery performance
• Added detection of certain bad battery conditions
• Implemented Periodic Autosave to minimize loss of data due to power failure
• Added System Information – Battery tab to assist in troubleshooting battery/power issues
• Improved network stability via an updated Wi-Fi driver
• Updated application (UI) for connecting to networks, mobile devices, and LabQuest Viewer software
• Added user preference to block student access to network and connections settings
• Vernier Data Share Web App (v1.2)
• Enhanced LabQuest Update: improved stability, updated UI, and finer reset defaults control

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Ten months ago we started getting serious about adding more office space, classroom, and meeting space onto our current building. As with most projects, small things like designs, surveys, easements, and permits took a lot more time than ever imagined, but we finally got the plans and enough permits to begin construction on a 15,000 sq ft building addition to our headquarters.

To celebrate, we formalized the project with a ground breaking ceremony. Christine and David Vernier together turned the first sod with a golden shovel and drew unanimous applause from the employees who assembled on the lawn for last time before it became off-limits for construction. Completion is projected sometime in October 2013.

• Support for Windows 8
• Google Maps Export now uses version 3 of the Google Maps API. Large data set export has better capacity and rendering performance support.
• Added experiment files for Goniometer, Vernier Projectile Launcher with support for Time of Flight Pad, and Instrumentation Amplifier
• Proactive validation of user input for more timely feedback for invalid inputs
• Digital Control Unit usage improvements
• Updated Data Share application
• Over 160 other issues resolved

Logger Pro 3.8.6.1 is a free update to all Logger Pro 3 users.

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• Using Logger Pro 3 with iPad and Mobile Technologies
• Vernier Radiation Monitor
• Control a Servo Motor with LabQuest
• Vernier Engineering Contest Winners
• Investigate Halogenated Alkanes with the Mini GC Plus
• Chlorophyll Fluorescence Using the BlueView Transilluminator
• Using the Goniometer to Measure the Height of Trees
• Analysis of Barefoot Running with the Goniometer
• Vernier/NSTA Technology Award Winners
• Investigating Environmental Science through Inquiry iBook
• Job Openings at Vernier

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The prizes for the winners included $1,000 in cash, $3,000 in Vernier technology, and $1,500 toward expenses to attend the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Vernier teamed up with a local organization, the Business Education Compact (BEC), to bring the joy of engineering to local students at Vose Elementary in Beaverton, Oregon. Volunteers from Vernier spent time in the fifth-grade classroom answering the questions, “What is engineering?” and “What do engineers design?”

Students at this neighborhood Title I school then had the opportunity to build a Tower of Power, test how much load their structure could hold, redesign, and then rebuild.

Volunteers from Vernier included Dr. Elaine Nam, Kristen Nelson, John Tate, Felix Rodriguez, Joe Sauer, Pam Lam, and Daylene Long.

Dear Vernier Engineers,

I didn’t know engineers made such simple things like chairs and tables. I really, really enjoyed having you in our classroom. I think engineers are sooooo cool, because without you guys we wouldn’t have parks or houses.

I might want to be an engineer when I group up, so that I could invent or make better stuff.

Sincerely,
Geavanna A

Dear Vernier Engineers,

I had a very fun time building the towers. You guys coming into my class was something I’d been waiting for. It was really fun getting to construct shapes and build a tower. My group really messed up but we learned a lot. I really appreciate you guys coming.

After you guys came I’m now considering being an engineer in the future. I love constructing things. Since I had so much fun the day you guys came to my classroom, I think one day I would really enjoy being an engineer.

Sincerely,
Anna R

With this in mind, our Biology staff scientist, John Melville, developed several innovative ways to investigate evolution using Vernier products for Darwin’s birthday on February 12th. All of these investigations can be found in our Investigating Biology through Inquiry lab book.

Evolution-related Activities from Investigating Biology through Inquiry

• Evolution of Cellobiase using SpectroVis Plus
• Introduction to Molecular Evolution using White Digital Bioimaging System
• Evolution of Yeast using CO₂ Gas Sensor

Our new catalog is on the way to customers now! If you are already on our mailing list, you will receive a copy soon. If not, join our mailing list or download the catalog PDF.

From your friends, colleagues, and fellow scientists at Vernier, we wish you winter fun, happy holidays, and the joy of scientific exploration.

In keeping with our commitment to Earth-friendly practices and to supporting the community, Vernier Software & Technology has donated to 30 charities, including The Nature Conservancy, Oregon Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity, and Mercy Corps.