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Scientific Imaging: To Sharpen or Obscure?
Monday, October 01, 2012
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 ... Read More
Point-of-Care Diagnostics for the Third World
Monday, October 01, 2012
The Gates Foundation provides extensive funding for programs to improve health care for the poor with a special emphasis on resource-constrained or ... Read More
GC Analysis of Biodiesels: Compliance With International Standards Using a Single System
Monday, October 01, 2012
The last decade has seen increased interest worldwide in alternative fuels. Although biodiesels are still a minor part of the liquid biofuels ... Read More
Rapid Analysis of Biofuels and Biofuel Blends With Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry
Monday, October 01, 2012
Biofuels—principally biodiesel and bioethanol—have become increasingly important as renewable fuels with a potentially lower carbon footprint than... Read More
Guess the Cover of American Laboratory—October 2012
Monday, October 01, 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 ... Read More
HPLC 2012: New Mysteries in Column Efficiency
Monday, October 01, 2012
HPLC is the premier meeting series for liquid chromatographers to gather to learn about the latest advances in technology and applications. Read More
Answer to What is This on the Cover of American Laboratory September
Sunday, September 30, 2012
The September cover of American Laboratory depicts soap film, specifically a soap solution of dish soap, glycerine, sugar, and water. The solution was... Read More
NEW: Vibrating Cup Mill – now with higher grinding performance
Friday, September 28, 2012
The FRITSCH Vibrating Cup Mill PULVERISETTE 9 provides extremely quick grinding down to analytical fineness of hard, brittle and fibrous materials. It... Read More
Ingenious PRESTO® Accessory
Friday, September 28, 2012
JULABO features an ingenious accessory for the new PRESTO^® generation: the VFCpro for flow measurement and control.

With the VFCpro the PRESTO^®... Read More
Reliability and security in a convenient under-counter solution
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Limited space doesn’t mean you need to sacrifice performance. New Thermo Scientific under-counter lab refrigerators are built with high-quality ... Read More
DCA Vantage Analyzer
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Siemens DCA Vantage^® Analyzer delivers immediate measures of HbA1c*, eAG**, Albumin, Creatinine, and A:C ratio results along with HbA1c patient ... Read More
Webinar: Converting GC/MS Systems from Helium to Hydrogen Carrier Gas
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
There are many considerations that analysts should assess when switching to alternate carrier gases. This free webinar will review steps recommended ... Read More
SPE made easy
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Looking to analyze different types of compounds? The Oasis 2x4 Method is a simple, logical approach for selecting the ideal SPE sorbent for your ... Read More
Are Blood Alcohols Reliable?
Monday, September 24, 2012
Recently, I was contacted by an attorney seeking an expert witness for assay of blood ethanol by headspace sampling using gas chromatography with a ... Read More
Chemical Reference Standards from AccuStandard
Monday, September 24, 2012
AccuStandard, Inc., offers a comprehensive selection of organic and inorganic reference standards for chemical analysis. New standards include large ... Read More