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A Bright Future for Optical Spectroscopy

Optical spectroscopy has seen a renaissance of sorts, with instrument development being driven in two distinct directions. Miniaturized, portable and handheld spectrometers have enabled users to take ... read more
Mass Spectrometry: Investments in Software Apparent in New Products and Innovative Data Analysis Methods

Mass spectrometry carried the day at Pittcon 2015, garnering both the Gold and Silver Editors’ Awards. This is remarkable, considering that neither the PerkinElmer nor Waters mass spectrometers were ... read more
Pittcon 2015 Editors’ Awards Recognize Innovation in the Big Easy

Each year, Pittcon typically attracts approximately 150 media representatives from around the world. And each year, the assembled media representatives gather to vote on the prestigious Editors’ ... read more
The Wireless Laboratory

A May 14 press release from the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) (“Wireless Platforms for Smart Manufacturing”) solicited participation in site surveys for secure wireless, smart... read more
Screening Live Cells Using RNA Detection Probes

RNA expression is the next frontier in biomarker development because it offers an indication of cellular intent. mRNA expression, in particular, can show how a cell responds to its environment or ... read more
About Time: After 40 Years, Congress is Considering Updating the Toxic Substances Control Act

The United States government has a very poor track record of managing scientific programs. An editorial in the May 25, 2015 edition of The New York Times points out that, after nearly four decades, ... read more
Product Intelligence: HPLC—A Versatile, Powerful Separations and Analysis Technique

This article outlines the components of an HPLC system, from solvent reservoir to solvent pump to injector, column and data processing unit. Types and applications of HPLC instruments are provided, ... read more
Cleaning Plastics in a Glassware Washer

Lab glassware washers offer an excellent solution for laboratories that need to clean dirty labware including beakers, test tubes, Erlenmeyer flasks, cylinders, and BOD bottles. Technicians may be ... read more
Volume 47, Number 5

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Artificial Intelligence: Smart, More or Less

Less is more, except for some literal-minded folks who think more is more. Go figure. The phrase “less is more” came to mind as I was thinking about thinking. read more
A Thermal Analysis Technique That Combines Differential Scanning Calorimetry and Light Microscopy

Thermal analysis by structural characterization (TASC) combines with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and light microscopy to provide a powerful technique for characterizing polymers, ... read more
Advances in Sample Preparation in 2015

About 80% of the imprecision in analytical results has been attributed to the preanalytics stage of the assay. Sample preparation, including human manipulations, receives most of the blame. read more
Liquid Biopsy Symposium at Molecular Med Tri-Con 2015

The hottest track at the 2015 Molecular Med Tri-Con was circulating nucleic acids. Circulating tumor cells were also sizzling, leading to the question: “Which is most important?” The answer? Both, ... read more
Interview With Joan Hammond of W.A. Hammond Drierite

W.A. Hammond received his Ph.D. from Ohio State in 1929 for research on the behavior of the various hydrates of calcium sulfate in the naturally occurring mineral gypsum. This research led to the ... read more
Product Intelligence: Standards and Reagents

The quality and composition of chemical products used in research are ensured by various organizations such as the American Society for Testing and Materials and the National Institute of Standards ... read more