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A High-Sensitivity Sensor for DSC
Friday, August 05, 2005
Rudolf Riesen Blaine Weddle
A dramatic increase in sensitivity at low signal noise without a significant loss in signal resolution has been achieved with the HSS7 high-sensitivity sensor. Read More
A High-Purity Water System for Pharmaceuticals Testing
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Nick Armstrong
When Velesco Pharmaceutical Services needed high-purity water for research laboratories at its new facility in Plymouth, MI, it chose a water treatment system that would provide affordable HPLC-grade ... Read More
A High-Precision Calibration Method for Spectrometers
Friday, April 08, 2011
Edith Perret Tobias E. Balmer
Spectrometer calibration accuracy is of critical importance for many optical characterization techniques such as Raman spectroscopy and interferometry. Read More
A Handheld Personal Spectrophotometer for Instant Measurements in Life Science, Biomedical, and Environmental Applications
Friday, August 24, 2018
Dieter Trau
A handheld spectrophotometer offers high performance and seamless integration with cloud, web, and mobile computing in the modern laboratory. Read More
A Guide to Labware Washer Cleaning - Better, Safer Science Through Proper Detergent Selection and Cleaning
Monday, March 28, 2011
Alconox Inc
The principal concern for any scientist or technician working in the laboratory is that glassware, instruments, and equipment be free of interfering residues. Read More
A GC Tool to Ensure Precise GC Column Installation for Method Sensitivity and Reproducibility
Sunday, February 01, 2009
Kory Kelly
Correct and precise gas chromatography column installation is critical to system performance. Columns that are installed at an improper or inconsistent depth will adversely affect analyte response and... Read More
$A Fully Automated Benchtop X-Ray Diffractometer for Structure Determination of Small Molecules$
A Fully Automated Benchtop X-Ray Diffractometer for Structure Determination of Small Molecules
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Michael Ruf
Single-crystal crystallography provides accurate and precise measurements of molecular dimensions in a way that no other science can begin to approach. Small-molecule crystallographers study ... Read More
A Flexible Optomechanical Arm for FTIR Analysis of Samples Outside the Sample Compartment
Monday, October 01, 2007
Sue Berets Joe Lucania Jeff Christenson Milan Milosevic Violet Milosevic
An articulated opto-mechanical arm, the daVinci arm, was developed to enable in situ analysis of large samples. Read More
A Flexible Measurement System for Online Reaction Monitoring Using ESI-MS and ICP-MS
Tuesday, August 07, 2018
Heidi Fleischer Kerstin Thurow Vinh Quang Do
An online reaction monitoring system can be coupled to several measurement instruments using an electrospray ionization mass spectrometer (ESI-MS) to receive structural information and an inductively ... Read More
A Flexible Imaging Detector for Nanoliter Volume Bioanalysis
Friday, March 20, 2009
David M. Goodall Pawel L. Urban
Most organic molecules, especially biomolecules, absorb light in the UV range with the response being proportional to their concentration. Read More
A Field-Portable Bioanalysis System
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Varouj Amirkhanian Eric Tsai Alice Lin
A portable bioanalysis system provides high resolution and high detection sensitivity, and is a cost-effective solution for the field detection of pathogens. Read More
A DNA-Based Screening Assay to Streamline Sexual Assault Sample Processing
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Allison Holt Michele Marfori Denise Yong Ning Oh Sheri Olson
Sexual assault kit (SAK) samples account for a significant portion of backlogged cases in forensic laboratories. Read More
A Differential Pressure Transducer That Ensures Fresh Airflow for Animal Cages
Monday, April 04, 2005
Terry Troyer
Keeping a clean and steady flow of air is extremely important in any enclosed environment. Read More
A Colloid Stability Analyzer for the Analysis of Stability of Complex Formulations
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Breda O’Driscoll Vitaly Buckin
Scientists in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, health-care, food and beverage, chemical and petrochemical, polymer, and other industries have spent considerable time studying the relationship ... Read More
A Clearer View of 3-D Cell Culture: Optimizing Fluorescence Imaging and Analysis
Tuesday, December 01, 2015
Cecile Villemant Grant Cameron Jenny Schroeder
The study of cells in two-dimensional (2-D) culture systems, usually in a well plate or in a flask, has contributed to the understanding of many biological processes. Read More
A Chromatography Detector for Multicomponent Analysis of Macromolecules and Polymers
Friday, April 17, 2009
Jason Sanchez Paul Clarke Jean-Luc Brousseau
The properties of long-chain molecules and polymers are tailored to meet the demands of a specific application in a range of different ways. In the production of “smart” materials and other high-... Read More
A CCD Sensor Optimized for Chemiluminescence, Fluorescence, and Brightfield Applications
Monday, October 02, 2006
John Pizzonia
Complete multimodal imaging for applications in chemiluminescence, fluorescence, and brightfield imaging is achieved with the LAS-3000 image analysis system. Read More
A Capillary Gel Electrophoresis Fluorescence System for Antibody–Antigen Interactions
Wednesday, August 07, 2013
Shou-Kuan Tsai Ming-Jhy Hseu Varoujan D. Amirkhanian
Since its inception more than 20 years ago, slab gel-based electrophoresis technology has been used routinely for the analysis of biomolecules (i.e., DNA, proteins, and carbohydrates). However, use of... Read More
A Blood Separation Device That Eliminates Centrifugation and Reduces Preanalytical Errors and Turnaround Times
Friday, February 09, 2018
Darren Lee
Clinical diagnostic testing laboratories are under increased pressure to continually provide accurate results for each patient tested while reducing turnaround times (TATs). Read More
45^th Anniversary Webinar
Monday, October 14, 2013

We recently commemorated the 45th Anniversary of American Laboratory by presenting a live webinar, “The Evolution of Mass Spectrometry—History and Advances over the Last 45 Years.” Topics included the... Read More

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A High-Sensitivity Sensor for DSC

A High-Purity Water System for Pharmaceuticals Testing

A High-Precision Calibration Method for Spectrometers

A Handheld Personal Spectrophotometer for Instant Measurements in Life Science, Biomedical, and Environmental Applications

A Guide to Labware Washer Cleaning - Better, Safer Science Through Proper Detergent Selection and Cleaning

A GC Tool to Ensure Precise GC Column Installation for Method Sensitivity and Reproducibility

A Fully Automated Benchtop X-Ray Diffractometer for Structure Determination of Small Molecules

A Flexible Optomechanical Arm for FTIR Analysis of Samples Outside the Sample Compartment

A Flexible Measurement System for Online Reaction Monitoring Using ESI-MS and ICP-MS

A Flexible Imaging Detector for Nanoliter Volume Bioanalysis

A Field-Portable Bioanalysis System

A DNA-Based Screening Assay to Streamline Sexual Assault Sample Processing

A Differential Pressure Transducer That Ensures Fresh Airflow for Animal Cages

A Colloid Stability Analyzer for the Analysis of Stability of Complex Formulations

A Clearer View of 3-D Cell Culture: Optimizing Fluorescence Imaging and Analysis

A Chromatography Detector for Multicomponent Analysis of Macromolecules and Polymers

A CCD Sensor Optimized for Chemiluminescence, Fluorescence, and Brightfield Applications

A Capillary Gel Electrophoresis Fluorescence System for Antibody–Antigen Interactions

A Blood Separation Device That Eliminates Centrifugation and Reduces Preanalytical Errors and Turnaround Times

45^th Anniversary Webinar

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Micromachined HPLC Columns Can Revolutionize Proteomics Workflows

Buyer's Guide: GC-MS for Monitoring Environmental Pollutants

Refocusing the Lens of Cancer Screening

Study: NGS Should Be Go-to Technology on Day Zero of the Next Pandemic

Overcoming Common Challenges in Sample Viability for Single-Cell Research