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Product Intelligence: Particle Sizing Systems: Key to QC and Product Testing
Friday, September 20, 2013
Caitlin Smith
A host of particle sizing systems is available to measure a wide array of particle sizes. Fundamental checkpoints to consider before selecting a particle size analyzer include the range of particle ... read more
Is Your Gas Delivery System As Green and Safe As It Can Be?
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Larry Gallagher
In many research and pharmaceutical facilities, there are requirements for delivering carbon dioxide gas for cell culture incubator applications or bioreactor operations. For large-scale operations, ... read more
DNA in Forensics
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
The proliferation of forensic DNA testing and databases by state and local jurisdictions was recently reported by Joseph Goldstein in The New York Times. For years, the FBI’s combined indexing system ... read more
Advancements in Instrumentation for Viscosity Measurements
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Robert G. McGregor
The electronics revolution within the instrumentation industry has continued at an extraordinary pace, as can be seen with the many recent improvements in display technology and “smart” operating ... read more
Product Intelligence: UHPLC: Pushing the Limits of HPLC
Monday, August 19, 2013
Caitlin Smith
Ultra high-performance liquid chromatography, or UHPLC, is faster and provides higher resolution compared to conventional HPLC. This article discusses UHPLC operation, from sample through detection, ... read more
Product Intelligence: Viscometers: The Science of Measuring Fluid Flow
Monday, August 19, 2013
Katriona Scoffin
Viscometers find application in the food and beverage, materials science, and chemicals industries, among others. The applications and uses of viscometers are many and varied. This article aims to ... read more
Microplate Readers Buying Tips: The Core Lab Perspective
Friday, August 16, 2013
Josh P. Roberts
Directors of core labs give their perspectives on key issues that should be considered before one purchases a microplate reader. For example, it is important for the user to determine the kinds of ... read more
Innovation Thrives at the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 2013
Tuesday, August 06, 2013
Paul O Danis
When J.J. Thomson, the father of mass spectrometry, published his seminal book, Rays of Positive Electricity, 100 years ago, he could not have imagined the vast array of applications that would be ... read more
Crossing the Chasm of Death for Biomarkers
Tuesday, August 06, 2013
Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
Biomarkers, or biological markers, have intuitive appeal, since chemists and biochemists are trained to relate activity to molecular structure and metabolism. I attend over 20 scientific meetings per ... read more
Translational Medicine and the ’Omics Electronic Lab Notebooks
Tuesday, August 06, 2013
Chris Molloy
Translational medicine research (TransMed) is a new environment in which groups of stakeholders come together to review increasingly complex data with the goals of improving outcomes, getting more ... read more
New Drug Development Tools (DDT): Connecting the Dots Between Biomarker Discovery and Improved Patient Outcomes
Tuesday, August 06, 2013
Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
For at least two decades, biological markers, or biomarkers, have been promoted as key advances in scientific discovery that provide a measure of biological function. Researchers and, indeed, the ... read more
The Role of Synthetic DNA in Big DNA and Genetics Research
Friday, August 02, 2013
Dan Gibson Hans Packer
Synthetic biology is defined as the de novo design and construction of biological devices and systems, and as such is heavily reliant on the use of synthetic DNA. The size and sequence of potential ... read more
Facilitating Scientific Information Accessibility with a Next-Generation Search Solution
Friday, July 19, 2013
Chris Stumpf
Information access is central to the success of a science-driven organization. Implementing laboratory informatics solutions that provide timely, regular, and accurate search results can have ... read more
37th International Symposium on Capillary Chromatography
Tuesday, July 02, 2013
Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
Capillary chromatography is in the mainstream of the technical evolution of chromatography, driven primarily by improvements in column technology that generally precede the development of the ... read more
Product Intelligence: Thermal Cyclers: Behind the Technology
Friday, June 28, 2013
Caitlin Smith
Also referred to as thermocyclers, DNA amplifiers, or PCR machines, thermal cyclers are a vital part of the molecular biology laboratory. Many choices of thermal cycler are available, and this article... read more
Product Intelligence: Portable XRF: Nondestructive Testing in Seconds
Friday, June 28, 2013
Josh P. Roberts
Handheld or portable XRF instruments have a wide range of applications, from materials and alloy identification to detection of toxic substances and metals analysis. Recent innovations in XRF ... read more
sbv IMPROVER: Species Translation Challenge Open to the Scientific Community for Submissions
Monday, June 10, 2013
Manuel C. Peitsch
The organizers of sbv IMPROVER (Industrial Methodology for PROcess VErification in Research) are currently accepting submissions for the Species Translation Challenge, an innovative crowd-sourcing... read more
LIMS Mobility: The New Frontier
Monday, June 10, 2013
Elian Winstanley
Recently, while attending my company’s booth at the Pittcon® Laboratory Products Exhibition, a visiting lab manager began a conversation with me by stating: “The whole world is going mobile.” read more
High-Performance Ion Mobility Spectrometry: A Tool for Rapid Food Safety Screening
Friday, June 07, 2013
Anthony J. Midey Clinton A. Krueger Mark A. Osgood Jianglin Wu Ching Wu
Food safety detection requirements demand rapid analytical methods in both the laboratory and field. High-performance ion mobility spectrometry (HPIMS) provides the speed and portability of previous ... read more
$Automated Refractive Index Calculations for Particle Size Analysis Using Laser Diffraction$
Automated Refractive Index Calculations for Particle Size Analysis Using Laser Diffraction
Monday, June 03, 2013
Mark Bumiller
Laser diffraction has been the most common particle size analysis technique for many years. The technique is fast, flexible, and easy to use for a wide variety of sample types. read more