Laboratory Conferences - Chemistry Events

Pittcon 2018: An Illuminating Ride
Pittcon continues to be an important event on our calendar. read more
Motivation Through Recognition: Awards and Other Highlights From Pittcon 2018
Several interesting products were introduced at Pittcon 2018. read more
Reducing Microplate Result Variability Using an AI-Based Approach
Artificial intelligence-based analysis of individual well patterns is a powerful tool with the potential to reduce the effect on assay variability due to surface chemicals. read more
How Visualization and Analytics Help Scientists Make Better Decisions Faster
Artificial intelligence. Machine learning. Automation. As these technologies become more widely adopted among life sciences companies in hopes of better innovation and faster drug development, it is ... read more
NIST Publishes Technical Primer for Smart Laboratory
NIST has released a 62-page technical primer for the “smart factory.” read more
Statistics in the Laboratory: Significant Digits and the Granularity of Data
A true story: one of my former graduate students called me and said, in effect, “Help. I know I’m a good analytical chemist, but my company is making me look like a perfect analytical chemist.” read more
Innovative GC Technology is Key to Agilent’s Success: Interview With Agilent President and CEO, Mike McMullen
In celebration of American Laboratory’s 50th anniversary as well as Agilent’s 50 years in the analytical sector, I had the opportunity to interview Mike McMullen, CEO and president of Agilent ... read more
Losses of Proteins in Gradient HPLC
Gradient elution of biopolymers by HPLC is an effective method for separation and quantitation. read more
A Multiplatform Approach to Residual Pesticide Quantitation in Cannabis Flower for the California and Canadian Target Lists
This article describes methods to quantitate the California and Canadian pesticide lists in cannabis using two mass spectrometric platforms. read more
Response Scene Chemical Confirmation with GC/MS
This article discusses a real-life scenario in which a person-portable GC/MS was used for on-site identification of an unknown substance that caused an adverse reaction. read more
Cryogenic Electrospray Ionization MS With Infrared Detection
Cryogenic electrospray ionization/mass spectrometry (CEI/MS) uses ion mobility sections in the ion optics for vacuum-induced evaporative cooling of solvated ions. read more
Statistics in the Laboratory: Scedasticity
Homoscedastic and heteroscedastic—if nothing else, these are two good adjectives for word games. read more
Ignorance Confounds Driving Under the Influence of THC
The unfortunate consequence of the Schedule 1 classification of cannabis is that research was strongly curtailed for the last 50 years. read more
Connecting the Dots on Blockchain in 2018
In February 2018, I attended and reported on a seminar organized by CSIRO (Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) featuring blockchain technology to provide secure ... read more
1968–2018: Five Extraordinary Decades of American Laboratory
When American Laboratory’s “Big 50” started to appear on the planning horizon, I looked back on the major advances I’d seen. read more