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Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc

Thursday, April 04, 2019

Hugh Aldersey-Williams has authored a fascinating book reporting the development of the Periodic Table when there were more holes than knowns. Read More

Nitrates and Nitrites in Drinking Water: An Emerging Problem for Small Farms

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Going forward, the nitrates in drinking water wells will be an emerging global concern for small water systems. Read More

Genomics Testing, Machine Learning Among Fastest-Growing Technologies

Friday, March 01, 2019

As we plan our careers, it might be interesting and relevant to know about the fastest-growing technologies, since growth often translates into job ... Read More

Streaming Potential: A Tool to Improve Run-to-Run Migration Time Stability in HPCE

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Measuring the streaming potential of HPCE capillaries is an excellent way to measure the condition of a capillary after a reconditioning process. Read More

Failure Analysis on the Molecular Scale

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

A report from NIST demonstrates new technology that can image failures on the molecular scale. Read More

Backgrounded Membrane Imaging (BMI) Highlights Particles

Friday, January 11, 2019

An announcement from Halo Labs promoting a poster—“HORIZON High Throughput Low Volume Subvisible Particle Analysis”—caught my eye. Read More

See the Visible Difference in Laboratory Science Expositions at Pittcon 2019

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Thousands of laboratory professionals and scientists will ascend to the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA, March 16–21, for a week of... Read More

Chromatography Columns Use Amorphous Silica

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

OSHA issued standards limiting exposure of workers to respirable crystalline silica. Read More

Integrity: The Key Quality Attribute for NIH and Science in General

Monday, December 17, 2018

The future seems bright for medicinal cannabis and hemp fiber. Read More

The Fate of Mercury in Forest Fire Ash

Friday, December 14, 2018

For two weeks in November 2018, smoke from the Camp Fire near Chico, CA was blown about by prevailing winds to Berkeley Hills near San Francisco. Read More

Treatment of Myeloma With Immunomodulatory Drugs

Thursday, December 13, 2018

A paper by Chung and colleagues at the University of California at San Francisco describes how immunomodulatory drugs can bind to cereblon and Ikaros ... Read More