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  • Statistics in the Laboratory: The Limit of Quantitation

    Thursday, January 18, 2018
    Application Note
    Stanley N. Deming
    In the two previous columns, we discussed the limit of detection LD, the minimum signal strength above which we can state with at least a given level of confidence (e.g., =99.95%) that analyte is ... read more

  • In-House Pipette Calibration: The Lean Way

    Thursday, October 08, 2015
    Application Note
    A. Björn Carle
    Sorenson Genomics of Salt Lake City focuses on DNA testing, with its expertise in quality, high-throughput testing that spans several diverse business units and highly accredited laboratories. read more

  • Examining the Multiple Parameters of Glycolytic Activity

    Monday, September 28, 2015
    Application Note
    Maya Dubey
    Cellular energy enables vital activities such as proliferation, differentiation, stimuli response and intracellular signaling. read more

  • How to Choose Between a CCD and sCMOS Scientific-Grade Camera

    Wednesday, April 29, 2015
    Application Note
    James Joubert
    Cell biologists require microscopy tools that can detect rapid movements within a cell with detail and sensitivity in low light conditions. Developers must address performance requirements, and be ... read more

  • An Automated System to Improve Western Blot Processing

    Wednesday, April 22, 2015
    Application Note
    Alexander Margulis Angela M. Zaorski David P. Chimento Russ Yukhananov
    Western blot assays provide important information about the presence and levels of protein expression. The first step in the procedure is the lysis of cells or tissues followed by solubilization of ... read more

  • Optimizing Biofuels Production

    Friday, March 13, 2015
    Technical Article
    Paul Denny-Gouldson
    The popularity of biofuels has grown as petrochemical organizations seek to develop long-term production from sustainable resources. As a result, joint ventures and collaborations are becoming more ... read more

  • Interview with Udit Batra, President and CEO, EMD Millipore

    Tuesday, November 25, 2014
    Application Note
    Emilia Raszkiewicz
    ER: I am aware that there have been many exciting business developments within EMD Millipore in the past year, including your appointment as CEO and President. I trust that our discussion will give ... read more

  • Enabling Cancer Research and Treatment With Droplet-Based Digital PCR Technology

    Wednesday, September 03, 2014
    Application Note
    George Karlin-Neumann
    Cancer research is as necessary as ever, especially if we are to fulfill the promise of personalized (or “precision”) medicine based on specific cancer therapies directed to known molecular targets. read more

  • The Importance of an Integrated Informatics Solution for Life Science Organizations and Keys to ...

    Monday, June 16, 2014
    Technical Article
    Daniela Jansen
    The exorbitant cost of bringing a new pharmaceutical product to market in the U.S. is well documented, with estimates as high as 12 years and $11 billion. There are many factors that drive this cost, ... read more

  • Interview With Richard Peters, President of NuAire, Inc.

    Tuesday, April 01, 2014
    Application Note
    Maria Stone
    Max D. Peters started the company back in 1971. He was an avionics engineer at Honeywell and he worked on satellites, aircraft, and other projects involving HEPA [high efficiency particle air] ... read more

  • Pittcon 2013®: Developments in Liquid Chromatography

    Monday, May 13, 2013
    Technical Article
    Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
    The first commercial liquid chromatograph was probably an amino acid analyzer. These ion exchange chromatographs were so specialized that they had almost no impact on chemical analysis outside of ... read more

  • Advances in Gas Chromatography Instrumentation at Pittcon® 2013

    Friday, May 10, 2013
    Technical Article
    Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
    The buzzwords for Pittcon® 2013 in gas chromatography instrumentation were “smaller,” “portable,” and “helium.” Despite the fact that some of the major vendors did not exhibit, others were on hand ... read more

  • What’s New in Optical Spectroscopy at Pittcon® 2013?

    Friday, May 10, 2013
    Technical Article
    Mark Fisher
    Soon after the first spectrophotometer was built, the challenge of improving it began. How could we make spectrophotometers better? Could we make them smaller, faster, or perhaps improve the ... read more

  • Advances in Mass Spectrometry at Pittcon® 2013

    Friday, May 10, 2013
    Technical Article
    Brian Musselman
    This has been a busy year for mass spectrometry companies and with the Triennial International Conference on Mass Spectrometry occurring last fall. This year at Pittcon®, several new high-end mass ... read more

  • Exhibition of Chromatography Columns at Pittcon® 2013

    Friday, May 10, 2013
    Technical Article
    Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
    The technology and market for liquid chromatography columns continue to mature, with applications-specific columns on the rise. The chromatography columns target specific assays in the clinical ... read more

  • Awarding Innovation: The Pittcon® 2013 Editors’ Awards

    Friday, May 10, 2013
    Technical Article
    Marian Nardozzi
    Pittcon® offers many different award ceremonies for outstanding scientific achievement to members of the scientific community; however, there is only one award for innovations in instrumentation. The... read more

  • Sample Prep for LC, GC, and SFC at Pittcon® 2013

    Friday, May 10, 2013
    Technical Article
    Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
    At Pittcon® 2013, sample prep stood out as a major focus, perhaps because of the few advances in chromatography instrumentation. In addition, some sample preparation is spilling over into other ... read more

  • Product Intelligence: The Laboratory Freezer

    Sunday, January 01, 2012
    Technical Article
    Important specifications for selecting a laboratory freezer are provided in this article. The laboratory freezers found in life science laboratories boast such features as programmable alarms, auto ... read more

  • Simultaneous Crystallization Testing in a Laboratory Furnace

    Thursday, June 16, 2011
    Application Note
    Branislav Cabric Nebojsa Danilovic Aco Janicijevic
    A previous paper described a model of an air-cooled test tube with a series of sockets and plugs (crystallization socket-outlet adaptor) installed in a laboratory chamber furnace, the goal of which ... read more

  • Use of UHPLC-MS to Determine Illicit Drugs

    Sunday, August 01, 2010
    Application Note
    Guifeng Jiang
    Illicit drugs are listed under five categories,namely, narcotics, stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, and cannabis. These categories include drugs that are produced legally and prescribed by ... read more
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