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R&D Informatics at Molecular Med Tri-Con 2013

Integrated R&D Informatics and Knowledge Management (I&KM) was the title of one of the 15 programs spread over three days at the 20th Molecular Med Tri-Con held February 13–15 at the Moscone Center in... read more
Guess the Cover of American Laboratory—March 2013

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. See contest rules at americanlaboratory.com/... read more
Answer to What is This on the Cover of American Laboratory March

The image on the cover of the American Laboratory March 2013 issue shows Morpho butterfly wing. The wing was segmented and placed in liquid nitrogen. Portions were removed and coated with gold to make... read more
Understanding Concentration and Evaporation Technology: Part 2: Latest Developments in System Technology

An understanding of the evaporative process and factors affecting it, involving careful selection of a vacuum pump, cold trap or condenser, and consideration of pressure control, is key to obtaining a... read more
The State-of-the-Lab in 2013

Benchmarking—the process of comparing performance of peers or peer groups—is useful in understanding and evaluating relative performance. It helps manage, since one can compare a particular group with... read more
GC Accessories: What’s Important to You?

For the gas chromatographer, choosing the correct accessories for the GC system can bring on many challenges when upgrading and replacing parts; often, due to the many commercially available products.... read more
Succeed from Sample Prep to Preparation

Agilent offers a complete portfolio of Fast LC columns—conventional HPLC or UHPLC and biocolumns in reversed phase, size exclusion, ion exchange and affinity—plus the sample prep chemistries you need ... read more
Product Intelligence: Capillary Electrophoresis Systems for High-Resolution Separations

High-resolution separations benefit from the power of capillary electrophoresis, due to its high accuracy and negligible investment of researchers’ time. This article points out the variety of ... read more
Product Intelligence: Mercury Analyzers in the Laboratory

The determination of mercury levels is vital in many industries, for example, in the chemical industry, i.e., mercury levels in effluents, and in the food and environmental industries. Available ... read more
SpeedBeads Shorten Assay Time

Magnetic SpeedBeads particles separate and isolate target analyte quickly and completely from suspensions in response to a magnetic field. This ensures shorter assay times and accuracy in clinical ... read more
Product Showcase: Blood Gas Analyzers

Blood gas analysis, more specifically referred to as arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis, is a standard clinical diagnostic test that measures a patient’s blood gases; oxygen and carbon dioxide blood ... read more
Automated Liquid Handling Robots: Bridging the Gap Between Nanoliter Liquid Handling and Larger Volume Dispensing

The introduction of automated nanoliter volume liquid handling instrumentation has revolutionized work flows, reducing the tedium of manual pipetting and the potential for manual error. In addition, ... read more
What Should I Consider Before Buying an Automated Liquid Handler?

Those in the market for an automated liquid handler have a number of considerations, as explained in this article. Types of dispensers for automated liquid handlers are peristaltic pumps, ... read more
Percival Scientific Incubators for Research

Research scientists around the world depend on Percival Scientific’s reliable incubators for many different types of applications; from bacterial culturing to plant seedling and insect rearing to B.O.... read more
Download: Oral Fluid Compendium

Agilent Technologies has partnered with Immunalysis Corporation, a leader in oral fluid collection and screening technology, to develop the first comprehensive end-to-end workflow for the collection, ... read more