Vented Demonstration Hood is suitable for classroom experiments and demonstrations because of its viewing visibility from all four sides. An instructor can perform a science demonstration while the class can gather around and safely observe. The hood can also be used as an individual student workstation or vented storage enclosure. A hinged viewing window or…
R&D 100 winner of the day: Gibco CTS Rotea Counterflow Centrifugation System
Using the modular Gibco CTS Rotea Counterflow Centrifugation System, from Thermo Fisher Scientific and Scinogy, for cell processing enables time-consuming processes, such as cell expansion, to be decoupled from rapid processes, such as buffer change and concentration. This improves facility and equipment utilization and reduces the capital investment required. Because it can be used from…
R&D 100 of the day: The Solvere CSD
The Solvere CSD, from Activated Research Company, is a new LC detector used for scientific instrumentation that produces a linear response to all non-volatile organic compounds using flame ionization detection (FID) and a novel separation-reaction method. The result is a detector with an unparalleled linear range, high sensitivity and a universal and uniform carbon sensitivity…
Revolutionizing Quat pesticide determination and quantitation workflows to protect food supply
Thermo Fisher Scientific is providing laboratories performing food safety analysis with a new ion chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (IC-MS/MS) workflow solution for regulatory compliant, cost-effective and reliable analysis of quaternary ammonium pesticides (Quats). The new Thermo Scientific Dionex IonPac CS21-Fast-4µm ion exchange column enables scientists to easily and accurately determine and quantify the four cationic…
Rebuilding from the ground up: powering drug deformulation via analytical technologies
By Rob Taylor, Pharmaceutical Segment Manager, Malvern Panalytical Sometimes you must take things apart to rebuild them. For a child with a LEGO masterpiece, this can be heartbreaking. But in the world of pharmaceuticals, reverse-engineering drugs is crucial for the development of less expensive, more accessible generic products. Chemical and structural reverse engineering, also known…
What are test tubes?
A test tube, also known as a sample tube, is a clear cylindrical vessel with a closed bottom and an open top. Test tubes are very common in laboratory testing and experimentation. The exact design of test tubes depends on their intended use. Uses for test tubes include storing samples on the bench, refrigerator or…
What are beakers?
Beakers are a common type of laboratory glassware used for preparing and holding solutions and other samples. A beaker is generally a cylindrical container with a flat bottom and an open top. This shape is similar to a drinking beaker. The straight cylindrical sides of a beaker distinguish it from a flask, which has sloping…
What are pipettes?
A pipette is a common laboratory tool used to transport and deliver small measured volumes of liquid. Pipettes now encompass a diverse range of instruments, with widely varying accuracy. The earliest pipettes were simple glass tubes with a narrowing tip at the bottom, and a separate a flexible bulb covering the top. Many more modern…
ZEISS opens new microscopy customer center in Bay Area
ZEISS hosted a ribbon cutting event at its ZEISS Microscopy Customer Center Bay Area (ZMCC BA), housed within the ZEISS Innovation Center California, a high-tech building designed to promote customer and employee collaboration, in Dublin, CA. The ribbon cutting took place on April 7, 2022. Researchers, scientists, and the Bay Area community can access the…
R&D 100 winner of the day: Earth’s-field Resonance Detection and Evaluation (ERDE) Devices
NMR spectroscopy is a powerful analytical technique to determine chemical structure, but the technology lags other forms of spectroscopy with respect to size, weight, cost, and portability. Conventional high-field NMR employs large superconducting magnets that require liquid cryogens. Conversely, permanent magnet-based benchtop spectrometers could be portable but are heavy and suffer from resolution issues based…
PerkinElmer to showcase accelerated cancer research at AACR Annual Meeting
PerkinElmer. will be at The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting from April 8-13 in New Orleans (booths #1009, #1851 and #909), alongside its partner companies showcasing how genomic and cellular solutions for cancer research can be used to study its mechanisms, improve biomarker discovery, and help drive targeted, therapeutic discovery leading to…
SSE balance enclosure workstations
The SSE is designed to locate on an island or peninsula location with access on two sides for student labs and light duty procedures. The SSE is offered in 24 in., 36 in. and 48 in. widths to accommodate an analytical balance and other small-scale lab processes. Constructed of chemical resistant metal framing and ¼-in.…
New mass spectrometer features integrated MegaDalton ion detection
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, in collaboration with CovalX Instruments, introduces the OmegaTOF benchtop high mass matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometer. The OmegaTOF system couples Shimadzu’s benchtop MALDI-TOF instrument platform (MALDI-8020) with established technology for high mass detection from CovalX. The result is a user-friendly, compact platform that extends benchtop MALDI-TOF analysis to a mass…
Teledyne FLIR releases Boson+ Longwave infrared thermal camera module with sensitivity of 20 mK
Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies, announces the Boson+ with thermal sensitivity of 20 millikelvin (mK) or less, making it the most sensitive longwave infrared (LWIR) camera in the market. It shares the industry-leading SWaP of the widely deployed and real-world-proven Boson thermal camera module. With identical mechanical, electrical, and optical interfaces, the Boson+ is…
UniFlow Dual Entry Fume Hoods allow front and rear hood access
JEOL releases the ECZ Luminous series of spectrometers
JEOL USA announces the next generation of JEOL NMR spectrometers: the ECZ Luminous series. This product is a next step in spectrometer miniaturization and improving performance through state-of-the-art digital and high-frequency technologies. JEOL USA is a subsidiary of JEOL, a manufacturer of cutting-edge scientific equipment with more than 65 years of experience in producing advanced…
R&D 100 winner of the day: Ballistic Gas Chromatograph (BGC)
The Ballistic Gas Chromatograph (BGC) instrument, developed by MRIGlobal and VICI Valco Instruments, can collect vapor (air) samples, desorbing the sample onto a gas chromatograph (GC) column to separate components, detecting the chemicals using a Flame Photometric Detector (FPD) and reporting results every 30 seconds. The BGC instrument also utilizes dual collection, dual column and…
New IRXross FTIR spectrophotometer delivers upper-end performance
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments introduces the IRXross Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrophotometer. This mid-level FTIR model achieves upper-end performance including high-level S/N ratio, resolution, measurement speed and ease of use. The enhanced S/N (signal-to-noise) ratio of the IRXross enables analysts to obtain high-quality data in less time. With P-P values of 55,000:1 for one minute of…
Greener chemistry, better planet
By Becky Chambers Hennessy, contributing writer If you haven’t heard the drumbeat from the American Chemical Society (ACS), April 17 marks the start of 2022 Chemists Celebrate Earth Week, designed to promote “the positive role that chemistry plays in the world.” But as important as that role is, let’s face it: “Chemistry” has an…
Customizable electroporation system enables large-scale cell therapy development and clinical manufacturing
Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced a new large-volume electroporation system that allows cell therapy developers to more easily move from clinical development to commercial manufacturing. The Gibco CTS Xenon Electroporation System leverages a closed, highly flexible design to facilitate gene modifications without the use of traditional viral vectors. The electroporation approach enables the introduction of…
UniFlow SE FM Floor-Mounted Walk-In hoods for large processes
UniFlow SE FM Fume Hoods are designed for synthesis, distillation and other rack type operations where tall apparatus is used, or equipment is rolled into the work area. Full 70-in. viewing height for ease of access and unobstructed view of fume chamber. Chamber sizes include 48, 60, 72, 96, and 120 in. and depths of…
New bench-top MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer features dual-polarity ion source
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments introduces the MALDI-8030 benchtop linear matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometer. Like its predecessor, innovative instrument design enables the MALDI-8030 to achieve performance specifications like those of larger, more expensive MALDI-TOF models in a significantly smaller footprint. This user-friendly compact instrument expands on the successful benchtop format of the MALDI-8020 by…
World’s first Microhub makes spatial context accessible for all
Leica Microsystems, a provider of microscopy and scientific instrumentation and a Life Sciences company of Danaher Corporation, has launched Mica, the world’s first Microhub. A Microhub is a new type of wholly integrated imaging solution that leverages machine learning software, automation tools, and unique fluorescence unmixing techniques to automate the imaging workflow for researchers, regardless…
Biosero expands laboratory automation capabilities with new product launches
Biosero, a BICO company, and a developer of laboratory automation solutions to orchestrate scientific discoveries, announces the launch of several new products and features in the company’s Green Button Go software suite. Together, these products deliver an array of advanced capabilities to help customers streamline, control, and generate better results from their automated lab systems.…
Thermo Fisher Scientific continues collaboration to support biopharmaceutical discovery and development
Thermo Fisher Scientific and Symphogen, an affiliate of the pharmaceutical company Servier, announce the continuation of their collaboration to provide biopharmaceutical discovery and development laboratories with innovative tools and streamlined workflows for efficient characterization of complex therapeutic proteins. Since the collaboration began in 2018, Symphogen has adopted new and innovative instruments and software to improve…