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  • 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

  • Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis Measurements Using a Rotational Rheometer

    Sunday, January 01, 2012
    Application Note
    Prajakta Kamerkar
    Many industries use a rotational rheometer on a daily basis to understand the mechanical properties and flow characteristics of a variety of viscoelastic materials. read more

  • Small-Scale Vane Rheometry

    Tuesday, August 02, 2011
    Application Note
    David Moonay
    Vane rheometry continues to become more well-known and popular. read more

  • Redefining the Rheometer

    Monday, October 27, 2008
    Application Note
    Steve Carrington
    The way in which materials flow or deform when a force is applied can have a direct impact on product performance. read more

  • Flow Characterization: Selecting Appropriate Technology

    Tuesday, November 01, 2005
    Application Note
    Steve Carrington Joanne Langridge
    It is well known that measuring the rheological properties of materials contributes to the development of better products and helps predict end-use performance as well as the physical properties of a... read more
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