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Scientific Imaging: To Sharpen or Obscure?
Monday, October 01, 2012
Technical Article
Jerry Sedgewick
In the world of scientific imaging, the matter of whether or not to sharpen an image can pose an ethical question: Does sharpening change the essential nature of the image? read more
An Open-Concept Lab Building Design: Ten Years Later
Monday, April 09, 2012
Technical Article
Tully Shelley Seth Meisler
In 1998, in response to their desire to incorporate a new paradigm for discovery and teaching by breaking down the barriers between the science disciplines, a Stanford University (CA) faculty ... read more
Designing Safety Into Site-Wide Gas Distribution Systems
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Application Note
Mike Marone Ron Geib
When setting up a gas distribution system in a laboratory or any other type of facility, the safety of all personnel must be taken into consideration. read more
High-Content Analysis Comes Full Circle in Only Eight Years
Monday, April 18, 2011
Technical Article
Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
In eight short years, high-content analysis (HCA) has circled back to its roots, where many practitioners are again using personal instruments. read more
Providing Purge Gas for FTIR Systems
Monday, April 18, 2011
Technical Article
Peter Froehlich Kim Myers
While a Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrophotometer provides a number of benefits relative to a scanning IR spectrophotometer,a significant disadvantage of an FTIR system is that the presence ... read more