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Big Data: Unseen by Human Eyes

Monday, April 06, 2015

A story titled “Learning to See Data” by Eric Foner in the Review section of the Sunday New York Times (3-29-15, pSR 1) described in layman’s terms the problem with data-rich modern science: ... read more

Importance of Laboratory Compliance

Friday, April 03, 2015

Before analytical results can be generated, a laboratory requires a suitable calibrated instrument, a trained analyst, an approved/validated method, appropriate reference materials, a standard ... read more

Nitrogen Vacancy Probes the Small World

Thursday, April 02, 2015

I just read about nitrogen vacancy detection of single proteins with electron paramagnetic resonance, or EPR, in an article that referenced related NMR technology. When nitrogen is implanted in ... read more

Detecting Trace-Level Pyrethroid Insecticides in Sewage and Ocean Sediments With GC-MS/MS

Wednesday, April 01, 2015

As the use of pyrethroid insecticides continues to increase in the United States, it is becoming increasingly important to monitor levels of the compounds in environmental waters, river and ocean ... read more

Product Intelligence: Beyond Light: Characterizing the Molecular World With Scanning Electron Microscopes

Wednesday, April 01, 2015

A scanning electron microscope, or SEM, employs a focused beam of high-energy electrons to produce signals at the surface of solid specimens. As outlined in this article, purchasing considerations for... read more

Product Intelligence: Shaking Cells to Produce Novel Products

Wednesday, April 01, 2015

Shaking incubators are used to grow small to large batches of cell cultures or microbiological cultures. There are many units from which to choose, such as smaller units that sit on the benchtop and ... read more

Determination of Olive Oil Adulteration With 60-MHz Benchtop NMR Spectrometry

Wednesday, April 01, 2015

While the health benefits of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) are well documented, the purity of any specific batch remains highly debatable. The great demand for EVOO, paired with the relatively high... read more

Depth Profiling Trimethylaluminum-Modified PET Fibers by Nanoscale Infrared Spectroscopy

Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc.

Wednesday, April 01, 2015

The development of flexible electronic devices for use as biosensors, optics or photovoltaic applications is a promising research area. Many common, inexpensive polymers can be processed in large ... read more

Volume 47, Number 2

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Policy-Based Data Management: The Future of Reproducible, Data-Driven Research

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

There is a trend to place strict policies on the preservation and dissemination of research data that may be publicly funded. As an example, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (... read more

Pittcon 2015: The Microscopic View

Monday, March 16, 2015

The story in microscopy at Pittcon 2015 is the total integration of microscopy with spectroscopy. Here is a quick review of nearly two dozen companies on the show floor, listed alphabetically under ... read more

Optimizing Biofuels Production

Friday, March 13, 2015

The popularity of biofuels has grown as petrochemical organizations seek to develop long-term production from sustainable resources. As a result, joint ventures and collaborations are becoming more ... read more

Stimulating Brain Tissue to Treat Neurological Disease

Friday, March 13, 2015

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT; http://web.mit.edu) have developed a method to stimulate brain tissue using external magnetic fields and injected magnetic nanoparticles. The... read more

Frozen Highly Charged Ions for Highest-Precision Spectroscopy

Friday, March 13, 2015

A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg (MPIK), the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt in Braunschweig (PTB; www.ptb.de) and the University of Aarhus ... read more

Molecule-Making Machine Simplifies Chemistry

Friday, March 13, 2015

A new molecule-making machine could do for chemistry what 3-D printing did for engineering: Make it fast, flexible and accessible to anyone. Chemists at the University of Illinois (http://illinois.... read more

Big Data: Unseen by Human Eyes

Importance of Laboratory Compliance

Nitrogen Vacancy Probes the Small World

Detecting Trace-Level Pyrethroid Insecticides in Sewage and Ocean Sediments With GC-MS/MS

Product Intelligence: Beyond Light: Characterizing the Molecular World With Scanning Electron Microscopes

Product Intelligence: Shaking Cells to Produce Novel Products

Determination of Olive Oil Adulteration With 60-MHz Benchtop NMR Spectrometry

Depth Profiling Trimethylaluminum-Modified PET Fibers by Nanoscale Infrared Spectroscopy

Volume 47, Number 2

Policy-Based Data Management: The Future of Reproducible, Data-Driven Research

Pittcon 2015: The Microscopic View

Optimizing Biofuels Production

Stimulating Brain Tissue to Treat Neurological Disease

Frozen Highly Charged Ions for Highest-Precision Spectroscopy

Molecule-Making Machine Simplifies Chemistry

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Overcoming Common Challenges in Sample Viability for Single-Cell Research