text: Following the Dutch protocol NEN 2675 we have introduced the new integral quantity ‘Hemispherical T (NEN 2675)’. It computes the transmittance of a glazing product averaged for both wavelength and angle of incidence.
  Spectroscopic experiments can never realize single angle of incidence but have to work with a (continuous) distribution of angles. Although in most cases the assumption of a single angle of incidence is a very good approximation there are cases where we need to take into account more details in producing simulated spectra. One example is taking reflectance spectra of small spots with a microscope objective, using a large cone of incident radiation.
  For a long time our software packages can compute spectra averaged for a set of incidence angles, each one defined by the value of the angle and a weight. We have now implemented new features to simplify work in this field.
  If you have prepared a list of angles of incidence you can now connect these angles to the angle of incidence that you have defined for spectrum object which owns the list of angles. You can check the option as shown here:
  If you have activated this option you can use a set of angles with positive and negative values (centered around 0) as shown here:
  If the angle of the parent object is 50° the computation of the spectrum is done for the 3 angles 45°, 50° and 55°, with weights 0.3, 0.4 and 0.3, respectively. If you have declared the angle of the parent object to be a fit parameter the set of 3 angles is moved automatically when the value of the center angle changes during the fit. This helps to adjust the distribution of angles to match the experimental settings.
  Finally, there is a new fit parameter called ‘Scaling factor of angle range’. This number scales the distance of the individual angles to the center angle: If the factor is 1.0 the original angles are used. If the factor is 0.1, for example, a value of 5° becomes 0.5°. Varying the factor between 0.1 and 2 in the example shown above, you can compute spectra for a distributions between -0.5° … 0.5° to -10° … 10°.
  We hope that this new flexibility helps to achieve better fitting results for spectra measured with microscopes or other systems with spectra features depending critically on the angle of incidence.
  Times change, and the way we handle software licenses is changing, too. The info page has been updated recently (=today) – we are sure that for most users nothing will change in the way SCOUT and CODE are used.
  
  Fresh fury as Sturgeon defies Boris & vows to publish Scotland's vaccination supply figures in boost to EU in jab wars | Wild Tokens World
  NICOLA Sturgeon has sparked fresh fury after she vowed to publish stats on the supply of the coronavirus vaccine to Scotland in defiance of Boris Johnson.
  The move could be seen as a boost to the EU's jab wars with AstraZeneca as the bloc tries to force the drug giant to hand doses of the jab destined for Britain.
  Ms Sturgeon has been under increasing pressure to roll the vaccine out faster in Scotland and she said today she would ignore Downing Street's pleas to keep the number of doses arriving in the country quiet.
  This is despite the Government's request when Ms Sturgeon previously tried to release the stats to keep them under wraps to respect "commercial confidentiality".
  The Scottish Health Secretary was forced to apologise to Matt Hancock earlier this month after publishing the figures.
  Speaking today, Ms Sturgeon told Holyrood: "I've said to my officials actually, regardless of what they say, I think we will just go back to publishing the actual supply figures from next week so we all have transparency around that."
  It followed fierce criticism from Scottish Conservative Holyrood leader Ruth Davidson over the delay in the rollout.
  Ms Davidson claimed the Scottish Government had "around one million vaccine available for use" but had not been able to get the jabs to at-risk Brits.
  Ms Sturgeon accused No10 of being "quite happy to brief these (supply) figures through spin to the media".
  The PM and Mr Hancock are concerned that publishing supply stats could pile pressure onto vaccine manufacturers to give doses destined for the UK to other countries who have not secured such a good deal.
  Yesterday, Brussels ordered AstraZeneca to start diverting lifesaving vaccines from British factories to Europe – risking a squeeze on NHS supplies and a major row with No 10.