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Statistical Outliers in the Laboratory Setting
Monday, March 03, 2014
Steven Walfish
Statistical outlier identification and remediation is a topic that has caused issues in almost every laboratory. There are many causes of outliers, including measurement error, sampling error, ... read more
Product Intelligence: Sonicators: The Science of Cavitation
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Lina Genovesi
Sonicators, also known as lab ultrasonic homogenizers, are utilized for the sonication of small laboratory samples. They find application in the degassing of liquids, removal of viruses from tissues ... read more
Product Intelligence: Take Your Samples Around the World in an Environmental Test Chamber
Monday, February 17, 2014
Caitlin Smith
An environmental test chamber is a valuable tool to use when environmental conditions need to be simulated. Also known as environmental simulation chambers, they measure the wear-and-tear of simulated... read more
Product Showcase: Blood Gas Analyzers
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Jeanely Hunt, MS, MBA
Blood gas analysis, more specifically referred to as arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis, is a standard clinical diagnostic test that measures a patient’s blood gases; oxygen and carbon dioxide blood ... read more
State-of-the-Art Separations With Convergence Chromatography
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
Supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) has many potential advantages, including rapid separation of chiral analytes and separation by hydrocarbon class (i.e., saturates, olefins, and aromatics). Yet... read more
New Electronic Pipetting Technology
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Robert McNeil
Pipetting of samples and reagents is essential for reliable results. To meet this goal, pipetting has to be done with the highest precision and accuracy, but it must be done safely, without causing ... read more
Applied Ion Analysis of Water Used at Various Stages in the Energy Extraction Industry
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Jay Gandhi Anne Shearrow Johnson Mathew
Hydraulic fracturing (energy extraction) was invented by Floyd Farris and Joseph Clark (Stanolind Oil and Gas Corporation) in 1947 for the mining industry, but the modern horizontal fracking ... read more
Microscopy + Spectroscopy: Pittcon® 2013 Celebrates the Power of Two
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Barbara Foster
The year 2013 celebrates a new benchmark for imaging at Pittcon^®. Historically, Pittcon has not been considered an imaging meeting, despite the fact that a review of Pittcon 2012 statistics revealed ... read more
Product Intelligence:Considerations for Selecting Flow Cytometers
Monday, February 25, 2013
Caitlin Smith
Apoptosis, cell proliferation, cell cycle regulation, and immunophenotyping are some of the areas in which flow cytometers find application. Researchers have many options to consider when shopping for... read more
Product Intelligence: Solid Phase Extraction Systems
Monday, February 25, 2013

Solid phase extraction, or SPE, is used to isolate pollutants in water and pesticides in food, isolate drugs in blood and tissue samples, and separate proteins from a mixture, among other applications... read more
Product Intelligence: The Laboratory Glassware Washer: The Unsung Hero of the Laboratory
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Catherine Shaffer
This article provides valuable advice to prospective purchasers of laboratory glassware washers. Although most laboratories rely on a standard laboratory glassware washer to handle pipets, laboratory ... read more
Product Intelligence: Rapid Chromatographic Separation Using Ultra High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
James Netterwald
UHPLC systems take HPLC systems to the next level, and consumers have a number of choices when looking to purchase an ultra-high performance liquid chromatography system. This article discusses ... read more
Chromatography and Linear Regression: An Inseparable Pair
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Lynn Vanatta
Chromatographs are everywhere; many analytical labs may now contain more such instruments than analytical balances. Indeed, gas chromatographs and liquid chromatographs are used to solve separation ... read more
The Latest Trend in LC Analysis: UHPLC Core–Shell Particles
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Carl Sanchez Tivadar Farkas
Since the introduction of ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) in 2004, one of the most significant technological advancements has been the introduction of core–shell columns. read more
Use of Automated Solid-Phase Extraction and GC-MS/MS to Evaluate Nitrosamines in Water Matrices
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Janie C. Holady Rebecca A. Trenholm Shane A. Snyder
An analytical method for detecting nitrosamines was demonstrated in various water matrices: finished drinking, surface, and treated wastewater effluent. read more
Automated Structure Verification by NMR, Part 2: Return on Investment
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Philip Keyes Michael Messinger Gonzalo Hernandez
The pharmaceutical industry depends on testing and evaluation of novel compounds in a wide range of chemical space to feed its pipelines. read more
Optimal Baseline Correction for Multivariate Calibration Using Open-Source Software
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Kristian Hovde Liland Trygve Almøy Bjørn-Helge Mevik
Baseline estimation and correction is critical for many types of spectral data. read more
Bridging the Gap Between Research and IT
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Matt Hahn
At the heart of every scientific research and development effort is a significant amount of data. read more
Getting the Most Out of Compressed Gases: The Role of the Gas Pressure Regulator
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Mike Marone Ron Geib
Suppliers of compressed gases go out of their way to deliver gas products that meet customer requirements for purity, mixture accuracy, and other specifications. read more
Positional Fluctuation of IR Absorption Peaks: Frequency Shift of a Single Band or Relative Intensity Changes of Overlapped Bands?
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Soo Ryeon Ryu Isao Noda Young Mee Jung
There are two schools of thought in interpreting the so-called positional fluctuation of peaks of IR spectra under the influence of environmental factors, i.e., temperature and concentration. read more

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Statistical Outliers in the Laboratory Setting

Product Intelligence: Sonicators: The Science of Cavitation

Product Intelligence: Take Your Samples Around the World in an Environmental Test Chamber

Product Showcase: Blood Gas Analyzers

State-of-the-Art Separations With Convergence Chromatography

New Electronic Pipetting Technology

Applied Ion Analysis of Water Used at Various Stages in the Energy Extraction Industry

Microscopy + Spectroscopy: Pittcon® 2013 Celebrates the Power of Two

Product Intelligence:Considerations for Selecting Flow Cytometers

Product Intelligence: Solid Phase Extraction Systems

Product Intelligence: The Laboratory Glassware Washer: The Unsung Hero of the Laboratory

Product Intelligence: Rapid Chromatographic Separation Using Ultra High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

Chromatography and Linear Regression: An Inseparable Pair

The Latest Trend in LC Analysis: UHPLC Core–Shell Particles

Use of Automated Solid-Phase Extraction and GC-MS/MS to Evaluate Nitrosamines in Water Matrices

Automated Structure Verification by NMR, Part 2: Return on Investment

Optimal Baseline Correction for Multivariate Calibration Using Open-Source Software

Bridging the Gap Between Research and IT

Getting the Most Out of Compressed Gases: The Role of the Gas Pressure Regulator

Positional Fluctuation of IR Absorption Peaks: Frequency Shift of a Single Band or Relative Intensity Changes of Overlapped Bands?

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Micromachined HPLC Columns Can Revolutionize Proteomics Workflows

Buyer's Guide: GC-MS for Monitoring Environmental Pollutants

Refocusing the Lens of Cancer Screening

Study: NGS Should Be Go-to Technology on Day Zero of the Next Pandemic

Overcoming Common Challenges in Sample Viability for Single-Cell Research