Heather Hall

Small molecule researchers in academia, pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries can now use a new, intelligent mass spectrometer (MS) to reveal complex chemical structures with confidence, ease and experimental versatility. The Thermo Scientific Orbitrap IQ-X Tribrid mass spectrometer has been designed specifically for small-molecule structural elucidation of metabolites and unknown compounds. The wide range of applications…

By Stephanie Kossman A team of researchers led by chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has studied an elusive property in cathode materials, called a valence gradient, to understand its effect on battery performance. The findings, published in Nature Communications, demonstrated that the valence gradient can serve as a new…

Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC) announces enhancements to the Nexus Modular Hybrid Cooler, the world’s first intelligent, plug-and-play, modular hybrid fluid cooler for HVAC and light industrial applications. The Nexus Modular Hybrid Cooler, has low installation, operating and maintenance costs, now provides superb water quality resulting from enhanced water management. An optional water disinfecting system as…

Medial diagnostics company Cytovale has announced the first enrollment in a clinical trial of the Cytovale system and IntelliSep test to aid in the rapid diagnosis of sepsis in the emergency room (ER). The trial, A Clinical Validation Solving the Question of Inflammation or Sepsis Hastily in the Emergency Department Protocol (CV-SQuISH-ED), is a multi-site,…

by University of California San Diego Electrical engineers at the University of California San Diego developed a technology that improves the resolution of an ordinary light microscope so that it can be used to directly observe finer structures and details in living cells. The technology turns a conventional light microscope into what’s called a super-resolution…

By Troy Rummler Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories have built the world’s smallest and best acoustic amplifier. And they did it using a concept that was all but abandoned for almost 50 years. According to a paper published May 13 in Nature Communications, the device is more than 10 times more effective than the earlier…

“We are looking at the solution, but most of the time we forget the problem”. The energy scenario is changing as a result of years of green policies adopted by major countries in the world. With energy storage playing a key role toward the integration of variable renewable energy (VRE) in the power grid, will…

Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) has announced the discovery of a new algorithm that accelerates quantum Monte Carlo integration – shortening the time to quantum advantage and confirming the critical importance of quantum computing to the finance industry in particular. Monte Carlo integration – the process of numerically estimating the mean of a probability distribution by averaging…

By Aliyah Kovner, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Vaccines are turning the tide in the pandemic, but the risk of infection is still present in some situations. If you want to visit a friend, get on a plane, or go see a movie, there is no highly accurate, instant test that can tell you right then and…

Blackrock Neurotech, a brain-computer interface (BCI) technology innovator and manufacturer, has presented recently published research in Science Magazine by the University of Pittsburgh’s Rehab Neural Engineering Labs called “A brain-computer interface that evokes tactile sensations improves robotic arm control.” The research team used Blackrock’s NeuroPort System to control a bidirectional prosthetic arm to restore function…

By Daniel Ackerman | MIT News Office Over the years, robots have gotten quite good at identifying objects — as long as they’re out in the open. Discerning buried items in granular material like sand is a taller order. To do that, a robot would need fingers that were slender enough to penetrate the sand,…

By Luke Frank, Sandia National Laboratory There’s a tiny hidden gem at Sandia National Laboratories that tests the strength and evaluates the impact properties of any solid natural or manmade material on the planet. From its humble beginnings as a small storage room, mechanical engineer Bo Song has built a singular Experimental Impact Mechanics Lab…

A polymer-based membrane could be used as a drug delivery platform. Developed by researchers at the University of California, Riverside, the membrane is made from threads of a polymer commonly used in vascular sutures. It can be loaded with therapeutic drugs and implanted in the body before mechanical forces activate its electric potential, slowly releasing…

On June 2, 2021, JEOL will focus on advances in life science research using electron microscopy and NMR spectroscopy in its “24 Hours of Life Science” conference. Twenty-four different sessions throughout the full day will cover topics including: Connectomics and the study of complete volumes of tissues or materials captured at high resolution Correlative microscopy…

  ThermoFisher Scientific is offering an online event on Wednesday, May 26, featuring Cryo-electron microscopy, mass spectrometry and structural biology. During this special live one-day event, you’ll have an opportunity to learn how combining mass spectrometry and cryo-EM allows structural biologists to achieve unparalleled results in their quest to understand macromolecular functions. You will also…

GenElute-E Single Spin purification kits improve productivity in the lab through a more flexible and streamlined nucleic acid purification process. “Especially now, when many researchers cannot be in the lab as much or as often as they would like, we want to streamline their efforts on long, manual processes and avoid hazardous liquid waste,” said…

By Chris Cogswell, Customer Consultant, Elsevier Aviation is one of the industries that stands to benefit most from advanced material development, particularly when it comes to new, lightweight materials. Currently the industry, like many others, is facing a very uncertain time as it navigates the COVID-19 crisis. However, this period could prove to be a…

TWAICE, a battery analytics software company that enhances transparency and predictability of batteries, announced it has raised $26 million in Series B funding. Led by global alternative investment manager Energize Ventures, including help from participating investors brought TWAICE’s total financing to $45 million. The funds will be used to expand core capabilities such as the…

By Michael Langley, Sandia National Laboratory The weather on March 6, 1981, was nothing too remarkable for the San Francisco Bay Area — a little drizzle with temperatures in the 50s and fairly calm wind. The remarkable event that day was taking place on Sandia National Laboratories’ California campus, but even those who participated in…

Lonza has launched the next generation of its popular Nucleofector Platform. For more than 20 years, Nucleofector Technology has been an effective non-viral cell transfection method, which can be used even for hard-to-transfect cells, such as primary cells and pluripotent stem cells. Now, with an updated core unit and even more intuitive software, the next…

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has named Charles Fracchia, founder of Dotmatics BioBright, to its Information Science and Technology (ISAT) Study Group for a three-year term beginning this summer. The group brings 30 of the brightest scientists and engineers together to identify new areas of development in computer and communication technologies, and…

Pharma and biotech laboratories performing high-throughput and high-content screening and molecular cell biology can now benefit from a series of new automated incubators and storage solutions that offer a large capacity, fast access and wide temperature range, while helping eliminate contamination issues in high-throughput environments. The Thermo Scientific Cytomat 24 automated incubators and storage systems…

PerkinElmer. has entered into an agreement to acquire Nexcelom Bioscience for $260 Million. The transaction is expected to close during the second quarter of 2021. Nexcelom is a provider of automated cell counting instruments, image cytometry workstations, assays and a variety of cell reagents, consumables, and fit-for-purpose cell counting method selection and development instructions that follow ISO…

Enterprise literature management company DeepDyve introduces the DeepDyve Digital Library, the industry’s first fully integrated platform aimed at helping organizations discover, access and manage research papers. The Digital Library is a one-stop platform designed for small to medium-sized teams and organizations needing easy and affordable solutions for reading and organizing scientific papers. This new offering…

By Jeremy Thomas, LLNL Thin-film electrodes developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have been used in human patients at the University of California, San Francisco, generating never-before-seen recordings of brain activity in the hippocampus, a region responsible for memory and other cognitive functions. In a study published today in the journal Nature Communications, surgeons at…