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Cleaning Plastics in a Glassware Washer
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Lab glassware washers offer an excellent solution for laboratories that need to clean dirty labware including beakers, test tubes, Erlenmeyer flasks,... Read More
Truly Rapid, Sensitive Analysis of Hundreds of Components by Modern GC/MS Analyzers
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry has made it possible to run large numbers of components in a single sample injection. The GC/MS methods ... Read More
Innovative Laboratory Technologies Facilitate Rapid Responses to Public Health Threats Due to Food Adulteration
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
It was late summer 2008 in China, and Beijing was abuzz as it prepared to host the Summer Olympic Games. However, just as the nation was gearing up to... Read More
Techniques for Identifying Food Adulteration and Contamination
Friday, May 22, 2015
Adulteration and contamination are ongoing concerns in the food and beverage industry, as they can result in unsafe products and damage brand ... Read More
Fossils, Fusion and the Future
Friday, May 22, 2015
Energy—its sourcing, use and impact—is arguably one of the most pressing concerns on the planet. If those scientists who are most concerned are as ... Read More
A Bright Future for Optical Spectroscopy
Friday, May 22, 2015
Optical spectroscopy has seen a renaissance of sorts, with instrument development being driven in two distinct directions. Miniaturized, portable and ... Read More
Advances in Separation Science Technology and Applications at Pittcon 2015
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
After 50 years of uninterrupted growth, separation science, while showing signs of maturity, is still enabling significant advances in environmental ... Read More
Volume 47, Number 4
Friday, May 15, 2015
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Pittcon 2015 Editors’ Awards Recognize Innovation in the Big Easy
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Each year, Pittcon typically attracts approximately 150 media representatives from around the world. And each year, the assembled media ... Read More
The Wireless Laboratory
Thursday, May 14, 2015
A May 14 press release from the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) (“Wireless Platforms for Smart Manufacturing”) solicited ... Read More
Thin-Layer Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Sample Mixtures Using a Compact Mass Spectrometer
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) is a planar chromatographic technique used to separate the components of a mixture by employing a thin stationary ... Read More
Product Intelligence: GC/MS Technology—Improving Sensitivity and Results
Friday, May 08, 2015
This article details the various techniques for which gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) finds application. A brief history of GC/MS ... Read More
Product Intelligence: A Micro Look at Microplates
Friday, May 08, 2015
Multiwell plates, or microplates, are an important fixture in the clinical, analytical and molecular biology laboratory for conducting assays such as ... Read More
Applications of LC/MS for the Determination of Flavanols in Cocoa and Other Selected Foods
Friday, May 01, 2015
There continues to be a great deal of interest in the flavanol class of compounds, especially in catechin and epicatechin, which are the monomeric and... Read More
How to Choose Between a CCD and sCMOS Scientific-Grade Camera
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Cell biologists require microscopy tools that can detect rapid movements within a cell with detail and sensitivity in low light conditions. Developers... Read More