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Guess the Cover of American Laboratory—October 2012

Correctly identify this month’s cover image and be entered to win a $10 Amazon gift card (one entry per person; you must be 18 years of age to be eligible. read more
Answer to What is This on the Cover of American Laboratory October

The image on the cover of American Laboratory October depicts a late 18th-century plaster sample from Philipse Manor Hall, New York State Historic Site. read more
GelMax Imager for Precast and Mini Gel Imaging

UVP's GelMax^™ Imager is designed for fast, easy imaging of precast and mini gels. GelMax accommodates gels up to 11.5 x 16cm. Quickly capture and save quality images. Generate detailed ... read more
Use of a Planetary Ball Mill for Cryogenic Grinding of Yeast Cells

The Michael Rout Lab at the Rockefeller University in New York, NY, initially contacted Retsch Inc. (Newtown, PA) in 2006 to discuss the possibility of using the Planetary Ball Mill to cryogenically... read more
Minimize Contamination by Intelligent Design

NuAire Inc.'s new In-VitroCell ES (Energy Saver) NU-5810 Direct Heat CO₂ Incubator provides a reliable in-vitro environment for optimum tissue cell culture growth. A Closed Loop HEPA Filtration system... read more
Automated thermal desorption unit for high-throughput processing

A fully automated analytical thermal desorption instrument combines with any GC(MS) for the automated detection of VOCs and SVOCs in air, materials or liquids. It is particularly well-suited to the ... read more
Pipette Tips That Never Leak or Fall Off

INTEGRA has designed GripTip pipette tips which, in tandem with VIAFLO pipettes, create a unique system that ensures your pipette tip will never loosen, leak or fall off again. The connection between ... read more
Shape and Size Analysis with the New Particle Sizer ANALYSETTE 28

The two models of the NEW FRITSCH ANALYSETTE 28 measure particle shape and size of powders and bulk solids as well as in suspensions and emulsions with Dynamic Image Analysis. They are fast, easy and ... read more
Are Blood Alcohols Reliable?

Recently, I was contacted by an attorney seeking an expert witness for assay of blood ethanol by headspace sampling using gas chromatography with a flame ionization detector and data station. read more
Chemical Reference Standards from AccuStandard

AccuStandard, Inc., offers a comprehensive selection of organic and inorganic reference standards for chemical analysis. New standards include large custom pesticide screening mixes, new PBDE ... read more
GC Analysis of Biodiesels: Compliance With International Standards Using a Single System

The last decade has seen increased interest worldwide in alternative fuels. Although biodiesels are still a minor part of the liquid biofuels transportation market, biodiesel consumption is ... read more
Rapid Analysis of Biofuels and Biofuel Blends With Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry

Biofuels—principally biodiesel and bioethanol—have become increasingly important as renewable fuels with a potentially lower carbon footprint than fossil fuels. read more
Overcoming the Challenges of Polymerase Chain Reaction

Multiplex PCR finds application in such areas as pathogen detection, forensics, gene expression analysis, and SNP genotyping. While the technique is both sensitive and economical and enhances ... read more
SPE made easy

Looking to analyze different types of compounds? The Oasis 2x4 Method is a simple, logical approach for selecting the ideal SPE sorbent for your application. Watch this informative video to learn how ... read more
Scientific Imaging: To Sharpen or Obscure?

In the world of scientific imaging, the matter of whether or not to sharpen an image can pose an ethical question: Does sharpening change the essential nature of the image? read more