The semiconductor industry is running towards a nano-scale wall. For decades electronics have become smaller, faster and smarter. Today, a chip’s transistors are so densely packed and tiny that manufacturers are forced to build and design complex 3D architectures, at the nanometer scale, just to keep up with Moore’s Law. Discover how Atom Probe Tomography…
Why Automating Pipetting is Essential for Modern Labs: 5 Key Benefits
By Rebecca Lampert, Product Marketing Manager at BRANDTECH Sceintific Although manual pipetting has traditionally been the standard method for accurate liquid transfer, automated pipetting systems are becoming more commonplace in labs. Automated liquid handlers, even compact benchtop robots, can streamline laboratory workflows and improve productivity. The following are our top five reasons to automate manual…
ICON’s advances on the perpetual path of innovation in laboratory solutions
By Marelise Epstein, Senior Vice President, Laboratory Operations, ICON Innovative laboratory solutions have the potential to optimise clinical research processes, create more efficient operations and improve sustainability to support wider organisational objectives. As technology and innovation rapidly advance, so does ICON’s vision for the future: think kit-less kits, greener supply chains, artificial intelligence (AI) enablement…
The Importance of Proper Pipette Calibration in Scientific Experiments
Article written by Rebecca Lampert, Product Manager and Dominique Juall, Life Science Application Specialist at BRANDTECH Scientific I. Introduction Pipettes are essential tools in laboratories for liquid handling, enabling scientists to measure and transfer small volumes of liquid with high accuracy and precision. Selecting the right pipette involves considering various factors including pipette quality, ergonomics,…
Follow the Data to Grow: Why a Scientific Data Platform Is Essential
Innovation is the engine that powers a company’s growth and product development, and for enterprises with R&D laboratories, those lab environments are the greatest source of this innovation. In this white paper, learn how a platform approach to scientific data management, including semantic search, advanced analytics, and lab automation, leads to better enterprise decisions at…
Enhancing Laboratory Efficiency and Safety with Bottle-top Dispensers
BRAND® Dispensette® S Bottle-top Dispensers, the standard in dispensing for over 50 years. By Amy Hurtado, Marketing Communications Director BRANDTECH Scientific In the fast-paced world of laboratory research, precision, accuracy, and safety are paramount. Every drop of reagent matters and every precaution against exposure to hazardous substances counts. That is where bottle-top dispensers shine, optimizing…
Selecting the Right Roughing Pump for High Vacuum Systems
By Jason Varini, Vacuum Product Manger BRANDTECH Scientific Introduction In the world of analytical instrumentation, achieving and maintaining high- and ultra-high vacuum levels is necessary for producing accurate and reliable results. Instruments such as mass spectrometers, particle accelerators, and electron microscopes often need vacuum conditions as deep at 10-8 mbar or deeper to minimize particles…
Ultra-Strong Aluminum Alloys for Additive Manufacturing
Despite attractive properties, such as low density, high strength, and corrosion resistance, aluminum alloys have experienced a slower adoption in additive manufacturing (AM) compared to steels, titanium alloys, and superalloys. To date, only a limited number of aluminum powders are available commercially for AM that are suitable for demanding, high-stress or high-temperature environments. Dr. Amir…
Unleash Innovation with High Purity Metal Salts
By Rama Ghosh, Ph.D., Global Product Manager, MilliporeSigma High-purity salts are finding new applications in the synthesis of next-generation battery materials, supercapacitors, inorganic nanoparticles, electronic devices, and organic reactions. These salts undergo rigorous purification processes to eliminate impurities and contaminants, resulting in a products with exceptional chemical purity. MilliporeSigma offers high-purity salts, both anhydrous and…
Choosing the Right Liquid Handling Tools: Air Displacement vs. Positive Displacement Pipettes
By Amy Hurtado, BRANDTECH Marketing Communications Director In the world of laboratory research, precision and accuracy are priorities, particularly when dealing with micro- to low milliliter volumes. The success of experiments and the reliability of results hinge on the meticulous handling of liquids. A wide range of tools are available. To navigate the variety, it…
Unlocking the potential of 3D Bioprinting – TissueFab® ready-to-use bioinks
By Elizabeth Aisenbrey, Ph.D., Global Product Manager 3D bioprinting is a powerful tool that enables researchers to create reproducible 3D constructs for high throughput screening and in vitro tissue models. The ease of use and ability to seamlessly print multi-materials make micro-extrusion-based bioprinting an attractive technique. Despite promising advancements in 3D bioprinting technology, a need…
Fluid aspiration – safety in the lab
How BVC Fluid Aspiration units increase safety and convenience for your lab. Fluid aspiration is a common application used to remove liquid from one source and collecting it into another container. This application is often used in life science labs for cell culture work removing spent media as well as other supernatants. Cell culture work…
Liquid Handling Accuracy and Precision in the Lab
By Rebecca Lampert, Product Manager at BRANDTECH Scientific Learn how equipment and methods for liquid handling can directly impact lab data validity and repeatability. Many applications in the lab require handling liquids in a variety of volume ranges. Selecting an instrument for a specific application is based the volume being dispensed, the type of liquid…
The Evolution of Heat Sealing
By Charles H. Trillich / Co-Founder Packworld USA Heat sealing technology has evolved over many decades to reduce cost and increase profit with precision heat sealing. This article reflects on these advancements and how to obtain perfect seals every time. In recent years the methods and means of cutting and/or sealing plastic films and joining…
What Can Walnut Shells Do for You?: How Walnut Shells Can Enrich Your Application
By Helen Cantrell, Director of Sales and Marketing Cosmetics. Water Filtration. Plastics. Fillers and Extenders. All of these seemingly unrelated industries and applications have something in common: they all use walnut shells. Why? This natural ingredient is incredibly versatile, lending itself to a variety of products. Read on to learn why walnut shells could be…
Making Green Steel with Hydrogen
More than 2 billion tons of steel are produced annually, making it the most important alloy in terms of volume and impact. While steel supports sustainability through lightweight design, magnetic devices and efficient turbines, for example, its primary production does not. Iron is reduced from ore using carbon. The process generates a staggering 3 billion…
A Breakthrough in Dry Vacuum Technology
There is a growing demand for purer processes, greater process efficiency, reliability, and sustainability for labs. Vacuum plays a major role in supporting many laboratory applications and vacuum technology needs to addresses these concerns. For quite some time now, VACUUBRAND’s diaphragm pump technology has addressed these challenges down to the approximately 1 mbar pressure range…
How LG Electronics Plans to Accelerate Innovation with AI-Powered Simulation
Artificial intelligence is changing how the world operates and LG Electronics plans to be part of this disruption. In our latest article, we explore LG Electronics’ plan for AI-powered technology in detail, and how its new partnership with Altair Engineering aims to accelerate strategic innovation. By William Horne, Product Specialist In 2006, one month before…
Automating an ELISA assay for the characterization of antibody functionality
By Jeaneen Kulp, Jackson ImmunoResearch for BRANDTECH Scientific Introduction Jackson ImmunoResearch saw a need to monitor antibody performance at sequential stages of production. Antibody characterization was previously done using a time consuming, complex and physically demanding method which constrained testing to the final step in the process. This led to the loss of valuable decision-making…
The New Invizo 6000: Near Micron-scale View, Nanoscale Resolution
CAMECA, a business unit of AMETEK, Inc., introduces Invizo 6000 3D Atom Probe, a new counter-electrode concept with advanced analytical capabilities. Invizo 6000 enables ion optics with atom probe tomography field of view and allows for symmetric laser illumination of specimens. This unique combination of the largest field of view of all 3D Atom Probes, high mass resolving power, thanks…
Amazon driving the move to sustainability with a year of electric delivery truck roll outs
By William Horne, Product Specialist Amazon is no stranger to making headlines, and this time it is for a rollout of electric delivery trucks. This complements their co-founding of Climate Pledge, an environmental initiative aimed at reaching zero carbon emissions by 2040, 10 years earlier than the Paris Agreement benchmarks. Sponsored content by…
What Boeing’s New Research Center Means for Sustainable Aviation
By William Horne, Product Specialist The future is green, and Boeing is hopping on board. The company aims to have all commercial flights run on sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) by 2030. To aid in this quest and drive sustainable initiatives in the aviation industry, the company recently announced its plans to open a new research…
Accuracy, Safety and Convenience for Sample- and Standards-Prep in Analytical Cannabis Laboratories
Analytical cannabis laboratories face a number of challenges in sample preparation. Extraction of samples from varied matrices for testing is tedious and time consuming, and it makes sense to streamline the process wherever possible for highest throughput. When extracting numerous samples, a safe and convenient way is with a BRAND® Dispensette® S bottletop dispenser which…
A new way to access scientific papers?
Losing university access doesn’t mean losing access to articles anymore By DeepDyve Digital Library Team Many researchers are surprised to find that leaving university also means leaving behind something they didn’t expect—easy access to peer-reviewed literature. Especially for those who have gone to work at startups or other smaller organizations, finding a way to do…
Considerations for selecting your next vacuum pump
One common question we hear from customers is, what vacuum pump do I need for my laboratory application? The answer depends on a variety of factors such as the type of application, working pressure required, flow rate needed, chemicals the pump will be exposed to, and what type of control is needed. While other factors…