A new inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) instrument has been designed to enable scientists working in earth sciences, nuclear safeguards and biomedical research to conduct reliable, high-precision isotope ratio analysis across a wide range of applications, without compromising sensitivity, stability or ease-of-use. The Thermo Scientific Neoma Multicollector ICP-MS (MC-ICP-MS) system combines innovative features from…
Charnwood Lighthouse Lab goes live processing thousands of COVID-19 tests per day using PerkinElmer’s solutions
PerkinElmer, announced today the Lighthouse Lab in Charnwood, Loughborough, England is now processing COVID-19 testing samples as part of the Company’s collaboration with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in support of the UK Government’s NHS Test and Trace program. The facility, operated by PerkinElmer Genomics, began processing samples today, and with its…
New evaporative light scattering detector for HPLC provides highest ELSD sensitivity
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments introduces the ELSD-LT III evaporative light scattering detector. This next-generation ELSD uses a high-power semiconductor laser as the light source, which enables sensitivity approximately 10 times higher than that of conventional products – the highest level of sensitivity for an ELSD. The ELSD-LT III achieves a wide dynamic range of 5 orders…
R&D winner of the day: Electron Diffractometer
Electron Diffraction (ED) is on the verge of a major breakthrough and ELDICO Scientific’s Electron Diffractometer is here for it. The diffractometer directly identifies previously unsolvable structures from nano-crystalline materials which today are difficult or impossible to crystallize or, due to their nature and size, cannot be crystallized by conventional methods. For example, in drug…
Thermo Scientific Tundra Cryo-TEM democratizes cryo-electron microscopy
Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced the new Thermo Scientific Tundra Cryo Transmission Electron Microscope (Cryo-TEM), a groundbreaking instrument that extends cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to more scientists by delivering ease of use at an affordable price. The Tundra uses artificial intelligence (AI), guided automation and new loader technology to dramatically simplify the microscope’s use, extending cryo-EM…
PerkinElmer launches new HPLC, UHPLC and next generation software solution
PerkinElmer, today introduced the LC 300 platform and SimplicityChrom software, bringing together advanced high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) capabilities with intuitive instrument control and data analysis. The new solution accelerates throughput, streamlines testing and enables user-friendly operation to enhance productivity for labs in multiple industries working to meet quality and…
What is atomic spectroscopy?
Atomic spectroscopy is the determination of elemental composition by its electromagnetic or mass spectrum. The study of the electromagnetic spectrum of elements is called Optical Atomic Spectroscopy. Electrons exist in energy levels within an atom. These levels have well defined energies and electrons moving between them must absorb or emit energy equal to the difference…
R&D 100 winner of the day: Vaya Handheld Raman Spectrometer
The Agilent Vaya Handheld Raman Spectrometer operates using a subset of Raman Spectroscopy known as Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy (SORS) which enables users to analyze objects in a variety of containers from amber bottles to multi-layer paper sacks without opening the container. It has been designed from the ground up to be used by pharmaceutical…
University of Oxford ramps up COVID-19 testing capability
The University of Oxford has joined forces with Thermo Fisher Scientific to ramp up the university’s capacity to deliver COVID-19 testing data. The new rapid testing laboratory and jointly developed Thermo Scientific OmnipathTM Combi SARS-CoV-2 IgG ELISA test detects and quantifies antibodies against the coronavirus and increases the University of Oxford’s testing capacity to up…
Shimadzu supports MoCann Testing to become first state-certified medicinal cannabis testing lab in Missouri
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI) announces business partner MoCann Testing, a division of EKG Labs, is the first laboratory approved to test medicinal cannabis in Missouri. MoCann Testing offers a full suite of testing services for Missouri Marijuana Cultivators and Manufacturers license holders. SSI is an industry leader in providing analytical instruments, solutions and support that…
Next-generation EnFocus intraoperative OCT built into the Proveo 8 ophthalmic microscope
Leica Microsystems today announced the release of its next-generation EnFocus intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) solution, which is now built into the Proveo 8 ophthalmic microscope. This new addition to its innovative ophthalmology portfolio has been developed to support surgical workflow and help ophthalmic surgeons to focus on perfection during anterior and posterior segment surgery.…
Thermo Fisher Scientific announces collaboration with Northeastern University
Thermo Fisher and the Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Laboratory (BATL) of Northeastern University aim to deliver cutting-edge analytical solutions and training programs Thermo Fisher Scientific and the Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Laboratory (BATL) at Northeastern University, have entered into a collaborative agreement in a bid to advance analytical capabilities and drive innovation across the biopharmaceutical industry in…
New literature from Shimadzu details hemp testing and analysis for industrial applications
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has released new literature that features detailed information on analysis of hemp for industrial applications. Analytical and Testing Instruments for Hemp & Hemp-Based Product: Complete Solutions for the Industrial Hemp Market: Flower, Stalk, Seed, Leaves & Root presents several important industrial hemp applications of the potential 50,000 different uses of the plant’s…
JH Technologies ships novel Optic-Clean UV microscope eyepiece sanitizers
Until now, microscope eyepieces have typically been disinfected with a 70% alcohol solution using saturated wipes or liquid spray. JH Technologies’ new Optic-Clean UV Microscope Eyepiece Sanitizer uses Ultraviolet (UV) light technology. UV is a scientifically documented method of disrupting viruses, bacteria and microorganisms to prevent transmission and spread. Optic-Clean sanitizes each microscope eyepiece in…
LaserNetUS High-Power Laser Consortium, including Berkeley Lab, receives $18M from the U.S. DOE
In 2018, the U.S. Department of Energy established LaserNetUS, a network of facilities operating ultrapowerful lasers. Organized and funded through DOE’s Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (FES), the new network was created to provide vastly improved access to unique lasers for researchers, and to help restore the U.S.’s once-dominant position in high-intensity laser research. Now,…
Thermo Fisher Scientific extends collaboration to advance biopharmaceutical discovery and development
Thermo Fisher Scientific and Symphogen, an affiliate of and the antibody center of excellence within the international pharmaceutical company, Servier, announce the extension of a strategic collaboration to deliver industry-proven, innovative characterization and quality control workflows for the simplified analysis of complex therapeutic proteins to advance biopharmaceutical discovery and development. Since the collaboration was established…
Dotmatics collaborates with LabVoice to enable voice-assisted laboratory workflows
Dotmatics, a scientific informatics software and services company that is enables the automation of laboratory data workflows for scientific discovery and innovation research, today announced a new partnership with LabVoice to provide R&D scientists with the ability to record, access and track data within an electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) using hands-free voice assisted technology. The…
What are Bunsen burners?
A Bunsen burner is a type of gas burner commonly used as a heat source in laboratory experiments. The burner consists of a flat base with a straight tube extending vertically, known as the barrel or chimney. Natural gas (predominantly methane) or a liquified petroleum gas such as propane or butane is supplied at the…
Atik Cameras develops new products for use with qPCR Instruments for accurate, reliable COVID-19 testing
In response to global demand for dependable technologies designed to optimize COVID-19 testing, Atik Cameras, specialist designer and manufacturer of advanced scientific imaging solutions, has developed the new VS255 and VS825 cameras for use specifically with quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) instruments — the most commonly used systems for detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. These…
Tissue-Tek SmartConnect offers a new chapter in automation and helps laboratories achieve future-proof pathology
Today Sakura Finetek Europe launches the Tissue-Tek SmartConnect, an automated transfer system that creates a continuous flow between the SMART solutions Tissue-Tek Xpress x120 Rapid Tissue Processor and Tissue-Tek AutoTEC a120 Automated Embedding System. This new innovative SMART solution enables a laboratory to optimize their workflow and work more efficient, eliminating repetitive and unnecessary manual…
R&D 100 award winner of the day: The Ion Torrent Genexus System
The Ion Torrent Genexus System, from Thermo Fisher Scientific, directly addresses two of the main issues plaguing Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) analysis today: slow turnaround time for results and lack of automation. The Genexus system has unprecedented turnaround time, delivering results in as little as 14 hours where competitors can take weeks to go from…
Machine learning model helps characterize compounds for drug discovery
By Chris Adam Tandem mass spectrometry is a powerful analytical tool used to characterize complex mixtures in drug discovery and other fields. Now, Purdue University innovators have created a new method of applying machine learning concepts to the tandem mass spectrometry process to improve the flow of information in the development of new drugs. Their…
CEA achieves mass-spectrometry breakthrough that paves the way to detecting viruses
Targeting analysis of biological particles with large aspect ratios, such as viruses or fibrils, CEA scientists have demonstrated a breakthrough in single-particle mass spectrometry (MS) that could fast track the detection of viral particles in hospitals, offices, airplanes and other public places. Nano-electromechanical sensors measure the mass of nano-objects inaccessible to conventional mass-spectrometry. They can…
R&D 100 winner of the day: ChemSitu Microfluidic Technology for In Situ Mass Spectrometric Characterization of Microfluidic Devices
The ChemSitu Microfluidic Technology for In Situ Mass Spectrometric Characterization of Microfluidic Devices, from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is a microfluidic chip and chemical analysis system that allows in situ chemical characterization at any point within the device. It provides a new analytical capability to solve the problem of elucidating the complex chemistry occurring within…
New Service for Ultra-Low Temperature TSX Freezers enables active sample and product protection
Life science research and clinical laboratories working with temperature-sensitive samples can now benefit from a new service designed to enable Thermo Fisher Scientific’s dedicated team of technical experts to keep “digital eyes” on wifi-connected Thermo Scientific TSX Series Ultra-Low Temperature (ULT) Freezers. The new service collects and monitors key performance data of the connected TSX…