Tecan injects new life into environmental scienceJan 31, 2012Picarro, a laboratory instrument manufacturer specializing in isotope analysis for the environmental sector, is using Tecan's Cavro® Centris Pumps as part of an innovative atmospheric water vapor isotope analyzer. Based on Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS), the Picarro analyzer provides environmental scientists with important information on the movement and cycling of water around the world...
Read MoreDow Corning uses Malvern Viscotek GPC to provide customers with in-depth polymer structure dataJan 25, 2012The installation of a multi-detection Viscotek TDAmax gel permeation chromatography (GPC) system from Malvern Instruments is enabling Dow Corning Europe S.A. in Belgium to meet customer demand for increasingly comprehensive polymer structure data. In addition, Dow Corning experts are saving resources by applying rapid, cost-effective GPC methods to pre-select the most promising new polymer candidates, significantly reducing the number of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) investigations required wherever possible... Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Simplifies Gas Chromatography Column SelectionJan 24, 2012Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, provides you with easy access to its GC Column Configurator, an iPhone and iPad optimized selection tool that enables you to choose the appropriate column for your chromatographic specifications. Access to the GC Column Configurator can be found on the Chromatography Resource Centre (CRC), or by simply searching "TraceGOLD" in iTunes. Just enter your current part number or column dimensions and this easy-to-use tool will find the corresponding Thermo Scientific GC column. These GC columns provide enhanced performance with ultra-low bleed, greater reproducibility and inertness for your applications...
Read MoreDo you know how to select the right GC inlet liner for your analysis?Jan 23, 2012Choosing the right inlet liner and injection parameter can increase peak areas and reduce detection limits by up to 300 %. The enhanced SGE inlet liner range aims to make it simple for all gas chromatographers to select the right liner with color coding of inlet liners by geometry. SGE has also developed a liner selection tool to help you select the right inlet liner for your instrument, injection and sample. The tool includes a handy Vapor Volume Calculator that checks if you are injecting too much for a particular liner. It can help you avoid the ghost peaks, injector contamination, and quantitation errors associated with flashback...
Read MoreShimadzu releases new version of GC/MS Method Package for Residual Pesticides in FoodsJan 18, 2012To address the increasing demand to reliably check for critical amounts of residual pesticides in foods, feed additives and veterinary drugs Shimadzu is releasing the company's GC/MS Method Package Ver. 2 for Residual Pesticides in Foods. The new analysis package has been developed to improve the speed and efficiency of using GC/MS technology to analyze as many as 800 different residual pesticides by providing simpler inspection methods and batch analysis of multiple component samples. The method package covers almost all pesticides that can be analyzed by GC/MS technologies...
Read MoreNon-invasive instrument for skin cancer screening demonstratedJan 10, 2012Now, a joint US-Dutch team under the direction of Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Vanderbilt University, US, has developed a non-invasive probe capable of both morphological and biochemical characterization of skin cancers. The portable instrument combines a Raman spectroscopy (RS) system with an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) device and enables sequential acquisition of co-registered OCT and RS data sets...
Read MoreISO Releases New Standard for the Determination of BromateJan 10, 2012Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is pleased to announce its bromate analysis solutions are fully compliant with the new ISO standard for bromate analysis by ion chromatography (IC) titled, Water quality - Determination of dissolved bromate - Method using ion chromatography (IC) and post column reaction (PCR) (ISO 11206:2011(E)). The standard adds improved limits of detection and simplifies the lab work compared to ISO 15061:2001...
Read MoreNew 896 Professional Detector and 850 IC Amperometric DetectorJan 10, 2012Metrohm complements its portfolio of intelligent ion chromatography systems with an amperometric detector. As an alternative to conductivity and UV/VIS detectors it can always be used when electroactive (i.e. oxidizable or reducible) components are to be determined. The new amperometric detector excels by its high selectivity and measurement sensitivity. It can be used for sensitive and accurate determination of concentrations down to the ng/L-range.
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific and PREMIER Biosoft to Co-market SimGlycan SoftwareJan 6, 2012Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, and PREMIER Biosoft, today announced an agreement to co-market PREMIER Biosoft's SimGlycan® software. The agreement aims to advance glycobiology by dramaticallyspeeding the characterization of complex glycans through automated interpretation of the rich data produced by Thermo Scientific mass spectrometer systems...
Read MoreSt AndrewDec 21, 2011If you can't tell your Bruichladdich from your Irn-Bru, or your Glenfiddich from your Glenmorangie, help is at hand from the physics department at St Andrews University. Praveen Ashok, Kishan Dholakia and Bavishna Praveen of the optical manipulation group have developed a microfluidic device that can not only detect counterfeit whisky samples but also characterise genuine samples by brand, age and, even, cask...
Read MoreDiba Industries Names Kinesis Ltd Worldwide Distribution PartnerDec 21, 2011Fluid handling specialist Diba Industries has further expanded into the global scientific analysis market by naming Kinesis Ltd. its worldwide distribution partner. The appointment allows a higher level of technical and logistical support for current and potential customers of Diba's Omnifit® Labware and DibafitTM Fitting Systems...
Read MoreLow Profile Deep Well Plate Increases Storage CapacityDec 20, 2011Porvair Sciences has introduced a low profile deep well microplate designed to make optimum use of storage space in HPLC autosamplers, robotic stackers and freezers. The new low profile 96-well deep well plate achieves a storage volume of 1.6ml / well in a height of just 32 mm. This allows more plates to be stored or stacked in a give space. Combining an affordable price with uncompromising high quality, Porvair low profile 1.6ml deep well plates are precisely manufactured to comply with ANSI/SBS dimensions** ensuring complete compatibility with all automated sample handling systems, microplate readers and washers...
Read MoreHPLC Method Development Calculator Tools Available on the Thermo Scientific Chromatography Resource CenterDec 20, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, provides invaluable assistance with the HPLC Method Development Calculator to chromatographers looking to optimize methods with the latest column technologies. This interactive range of online tools is hosted on the Thermo Scientific Chromatography Resource Center and helps calculate initial conditions for gradient and isocratic methods. In addition, an LC column selection tool is provided to assist in the choice of the appropriate column for any application.
Read MoreSharpshooting your Chromatography Method Development with Thermo Fisher ScientificDec 19, 2011Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, enables analysts to quickly and simply obtain technical advice to help resolve common problems with Liquid Chromatography (LC), Gas Chromatography (GC) and Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) protocols. The interactive "Troubleshoot an issue tool is available on the Thermo Scientific Chromatography Resource Center (CRC) and brings easy-to-access technical expertise to your computer. Simply identify the issue from the list of common symptoms, for help in finding the common causes and solutions...
Read MoreLeading Innovator Introduces New Line of Value-Priced Flash CartridgesDec 15, 2011Biotage® the first company to pre-pack flash purification cartridges, broadened its extensive range of chromatography products with the new Biotage ZIPTM line of value-priced flash purification cartridges. The Biotage ZIP flash cartridge line is an evolution in Biotage's long history of manufacturing flash purification cartridges. Biotage ZIP cartridges deliver industry-leading performance at a price that is well below today's benchmark for performance based cartridges...
Read MoreSpinnovation Biologics Spedia-NMR Gains Momentum in Client AdoptionDec 14, 2011Increasing demand for Spedia-NMRTM technology from Spinnovation Biologics is expected to continue. This analytical service proves its value in providing fast, fine-tuning of cell culture feeding strategy, delivering improved cell viability and higher product yield. Unique to Spinnovation Biologics - the new division of Spinnovation Analytical BV (Nijmegen, The Netherlands) - Spedia-NMRTM has shown itself to be faster and more reproducible than liquid chromatography (LC)-based methods for cell culture media analysis...
Read MoreEntry-level spectrophotometers narrow the bandwidth and the footprint!Dec 13, 2011Jenway's new 73 series spectrophotometer range provides entry-level instruments with a narrower spectral bandwidth of 5nm and an improved absorbance range of -0.3 to 2.5A, all within an innovative space-saving design. The design of the 73 series cleverly minimises the overall footprint of the instrument by incorporating the large graphical display into the instrument's lid...
Read MoreSimplify Connections in Your GCDec 13, 2011SGE Analytical Science has introduced a range of GC connections that offer these advantages over other connectors, press-fits, splitters and ferrules:
Chemically inert
Superb operational stability
Low dead volume
Easy to install and leak free
Read MoreIntroducing the NM-3G Nitrogen Gas GeneratorsDec 13, 2011Our new Genius range of Gas Generators is smoother, quieter, safer and more efficient than anything on the market. The Genius range offers superb technical performance in the lab and comes with our ‘world class' after sales service as standard...
Read MoreChromSoc announce dates for two day symposium targeted at the Separation and Characterisation of Biomolecules Dec 7, 2011The Chromatographic Society, a UK registered scientific charity, is organising a two day symposium targeted at the separation and characterisation of biomolecules. The symposium will be held at the GlaxoSmithKline R&D site at Stevenage in Hertfordshire UK on 14th and 15th March 2012.
Read MoreWin an Amazon voucher with MetrohmDec 6, 2011Christmas is just around the corner! To sweeten the time till then, visitors of the facebook page of Metrohm International Headquarters now have the chance to win an Amazon voucher each day starting Decmeber 1st till December 24th!
Read MoreOcean Optics Adds New Triggering and Interface Options for Maya2000 Pro SpectrometerNov 30, 2011Ocean Optics has added triggering functions to its Maya2000 Pro back-thinned CCD miniature spectrometer to provide accurate timing and synchronization between the spectrometer and other devices. Three low-jitter trigger and normal operating modes are now possible. Applications include pulsing a light source to occur when acquiring a spectra and synchronizing spectral acquisition to coordinate with samples moving through a process stream or sensors reaching a certain temperature level...
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Picarro, a laboratory instrument manufacturer specializing in isotope analysis for the environmental sector, is using Tecan's Cavro® Centris Pumps as part of an innovative atmospheric water vapor isotope analyzer. Based on Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS), the Picarro analyzer provides environmental scientists with important information on the movement and cycling of water around the world...
The installation of a multi-detection Viscotek TDAmax gel permeation chromatography (GPC) system from Malvern Instruments is enabling Dow Corning Europe S.A. in Belgium to meet customer demand for increasingly comprehensive polymer structure data. In addition, Dow Corning experts are saving resources by applying rapid, cost-effective GPC methods to pre-select the most promising new polymer candidates, significantly reducing the number of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) investigations required wherever possible...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, provides you with easy access to its GC Column Configurator, an iPhone and iPad optimized selection tool that enables you to choose the appropriate column for your chromatographic specifications. Access to the GC Column Configurator can be found on the Chromatography Resource Centre (CRC), or by simply searching "TraceGOLD" in iTunes. Just enter your current part number or column dimensions and this easy-to-use tool will find the corresponding Thermo Scientific GC column. These GC columns provide enhanced performance with ultra-low bleed, greater reproducibility and inertness for your applications...
Choosing the right inlet liner and injection parameter can increase peak areas and reduce detection limits by up to 300 %. The enhanced SGE inlet liner range aims to make it simple for all gas chromatographers to select the right liner with color coding of inlet liners by geometry. SGE has also developed a liner selection tool to help you select the right inlet liner for your instrument, injection and sample. The tool includes a handy Vapor Volume Calculator that checks if you are injecting too much for a particular liner. It can help you avoid the ghost peaks, injector contamination, and quantitation errors associated with flashback...
To address the increasing demand to reliably check for critical amounts of residual pesticides in foods, feed additives and veterinary drugs Shimadzu is releasing the company's GC/MS Method Package Ver. 2 for Residual Pesticides in Foods. The new analysis package has been developed to improve the speed and efficiency of using GC/MS technology to analyze as many as 800 different residual pesticides by providing simpler inspection methods and batch analysis of multiple component samples. The method package covers almost all pesticides that can be analyzed by GC/MS technologies...
Now, a joint US-Dutch team under the direction of Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Vanderbilt University, US, has developed a non-invasive probe capable of both morphological and biochemical characterization of skin cancers. The portable instrument combines a Raman spectroscopy (RS) system with an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) device and enables sequential acquisition of co-registered OCT and RS data sets...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is pleased to announce its bromate analysis solutions are fully compliant with the new ISO standard for bromate analysis by ion chromatography (IC) titled, Water quality - Determination of dissolved bromate - Method using ion chromatography (IC) and post column reaction (PCR) (ISO 11206:2011(E)). The standard adds improved limits of detection and simplifies the lab work compared to ISO 15061:2001...
Metrohm complements its portfolio of intelligent ion chromatography systems with an amperometric detector. As an alternative to conductivity and UV/VIS detectors it can always be used when electroactive (i.e. oxidizable or reducible) components are to be determined. The new amperometric detector excels by its high selectivity and measurement sensitivity. It can be used for sensitive and accurate determination of concentrations down to the ng/L-range.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, and PREMIER Biosoft, today announced an agreement to co-market PREMIER Biosoft's SimGlycan® software. The agreement aims to advance glycobiology by dramatically speeding the characterization of complex glycans through automated interpretation of the rich data produced by Thermo Scientific mass spectrometer systems...
If you can't tell your Bruichladdich from your Irn-Bru, or your Glenfiddich from your Glenmorangie, help is at hand from the physics department at St Andrews University. Praveen Ashok, Kishan Dholakia and Bavishna Praveen of the optical manipulation group have developed a microfluidic device that can not only detect counterfeit whisky samples but also characterise genuine samples by brand, age and, even, cask...
Fluid handling specialist Diba Industries has further expanded into the global scientific analysis market by naming Kinesis Ltd. its worldwide distribution partner. The appointment allows a higher level of technical and logistical support for current and potential customers of Diba's Omnifit® Labware and DibafitTM Fitting Systems...
Porvair Sciences has introduced a low profile deep well microplate designed to make optimum use of storage space in HPLC autosamplers, robotic stackers and freezers. The new low profile 96-well deep well plate achieves a storage volume of 1.6ml / well in a height of just 32 mm. This allows more plates to be stored or stacked in a give space. Combining an affordable price with uncompromising high quality, Porvair low profile 1.6ml deep well plates are precisely manufactured to comply with ANSI/SBS dimensions** ensuring complete compatibility with all automated sample handling systems, microplate readers and washers...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, provides invaluable assistance with the HPLC Method Development Calculator to chromatographers looking to optimize methods with the latest column technologies. This interactive range of online tools is hosted on the Thermo Scientific Chromatography Resource Center and helps calculate initial conditions for gradient and isocratic methods. In addition, an LC column selection tool is provided to assist in the choice of the appropriate column for any application.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, enables analysts to quickly and simply obtain technical advice to help resolve common problems with Liquid Chromatography (LC), Gas Chromatography (GC) and Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) protocols. The interactive "Troubleshoot an issue tool is available on the Thermo Scientific Chromatography Resource Center (CRC) and brings easy-to-access technical expertise to your computer. Simply identify the issue from the list of common symptoms, for help in finding the common causes and solutions...
Biotage® the first company to pre-pack flash purification cartridges, broadened its extensive range of chromatography products with the new Biotage ZIPTM line of value-priced flash purification cartridges. The Biotage ZIP flash cartridge line is an evolution in Biotage's long history of manufacturing flash purification cartridges. Biotage ZIP cartridges deliver industry-leading performance at a price that is well below today's benchmark for performance based cartridges...
Increasing demand for Spedia-NMRTM technology from Spinnovation Biologics is expected to continue. This analytical service proves its value in providing fast, fine-tuning of cell culture feeding strategy, delivering improved cell viability and higher product yield. Unique to Spinnovation Biologics - the new division of Spinnovation Analytical BV (Nijmegen, The Netherlands) - Spedia-NMRTM has shown itself to be faster and more reproducible than liquid chromatography (LC)-based methods for cell culture media analysis...
Jenway's new 73 series spectrophotometer range provides entry-level instruments with a narrower spectral bandwidth of 5nm and an improved absorbance range of -0.3 to 2.5A, all within an innovative space-saving design. The design of the 73 series cleverly minimises the overall footprint of the instrument by incorporating the large graphical display into the instrument's lid...
SGE Analytical Science has introduced a range of GC connections that offer these advantages over other connectors, press-fits, splitters and ferrules: 
Our new Genius range of Gas Generators is smoother, quieter, safer and more efficient than anything on the market. The Genius range offers superb technical performance in the lab and comes with our ‘world class' after sales service as standard...
The Chromatographic Society, a UK registered scientific charity, is organising a two day symposium targeted at the separation and characterisation of biomolecules. The symposium will be held at the GlaxoSmithKline R&D site at Stevenage in Hertfordshire UK on 14th and 15th March 2012.
Christmas is just around the corner! To sweeten the time till then, visitors of the facebook page of Metrohm International Headquarters now have the chance to win an Amazon voucher each day starting Decmeber 1st till December 24th!
Ocean Optics has added triggering functions to its Maya2000 Pro back-thinned CCD miniature spectrometer to provide accurate timing and synchronization between the spectrometer and other devices. Three low-jitter trigger and normal operating modes are now possible. Applications include pulsing a light source to occur when acquiring a spectra and synchronizing spectral acquisition to coordinate with samples moving through a process stream or sensors reaching a certain temperature level...