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Spectrometers Head to Mars
Three Ocean Optics instruments have begun their eight-month journey to Mars. Customised HR2000 spectrometers are a part of the ChemCam unit on NASA’s Mars Science Lab rover, Curiosity, launched November 26, 2011 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Ocean Optics supplied three modular HR2000 high-resolution miniature fibre optic spectrometers that were configured for analysis of Martian rock and soil composition using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS). A laser mounted to the mast unit of the...
High-Sensitivity Spectrometer Ideal for Low Light Level, UV-Sensitive Applications
Ocean Optics has added triggering functions to its Maya2000 Pro back-thinned CCD miniature spectrometer to provide accurate timing and synchronisation between the spectrometer and other devices. Three low-jitter trigger and normal operating modes are now possible. Applications include pulsing a light source to occur when acquiring a spectra and synchronising spectral acquisition to coordinate with samples moving through a process stream or sensors reaching a certain temperature level. In addit...
HACH LANGE is hosting a workshop
HACH LANGE is hosting a workshop on Consent Monitoring - Understanding Your Effluent Treatment Charges . The workshop will provide attendees with an insight into the ways in which self-monitoring can ensure regulatory compliance and help reduce costs. The workshop will take place at a number of locations: 22 February, Leeds 21 March, Swindon 12 Sept, Edinburgh Guest speakers from water companies will give an overview on Trade Effluent Awareness. On 22 February in Leeds, we can confirm that a r...
Microvalve Replacement Completes Line
Merlin Instrument Company is pleased to announce an extensionof the Merlin Microseal™ line. A new adapter kit (P/N 61-12) allowsMicroseals to be used with Shimadzu GC-2010 and GC 2025 gas chromatographs (GC). The Microseal is a microvalve replacement for conventional injection port septa, which provides longer lifetimes and improved chromatographic performance for manual, automated and solid phase microextraction (SPME) injections. The kit is available for immediate shipment and completes the Mi...
Mass Spec Options to Suit All
Whether customers are looking to save money on their mass spec service contract or new equipment, KRSS (formerly Kinesis-RSS) and Research Scientific Services (RSS) have options for everyone. KRSS formed in 2007 and is the Europe's fastest growing independent MS sales and service organisation, employing experienced engineers covering the UK, Europe and beyond. RSS is the largest independent MS sales and service company in the US; formed in 1991 by ex Micromass management/engineers covering the...
New Benchmarks in ICP-OES and XRF - SPECTRO Introduces Two Pathbreaking Analytical Instruments
High-Performance SPECTROBLUE ICP-OES Spectrometer The SPECTROBLUE inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) is the ideal system for environmental laboratories that require a low-cost, high-throughput spectrometry solution. It was designed to establish new levels of performance for common laboratory analysis where stability, uninterrupted operation and throughput are as important as sensitivity and resolution. SPECTROBLUE couples an ultra-reliable design with no-compromis...
New Method for Precise and Reliable Analysis of Oil
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc announced that it has developed a new precise and reliable method for elemental analysis of oil samples in the petrochemical industry. The innovative method uses the Thermo Scientific ARL PERFORM’X X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer to create a flexible and high-performance solution that is capable of reaching detection limits of below 0.5 parts per million (ppm). Petrochemical regulations are becoming increasingly strict and are demanding lower levels of quantif...
Research to Tackle Water Shortages
One of the UK’s largest water treatment has begun a major research project into reducing water wastage and improving water use efficiency as potable water becomes scarcer in many parts of the world including the UK. The situation, which is expected to deteriorate as the number of households in England and Wales is forecast to grow by 4.4 million by 2016, has prompted B & V Water Treatment to fund the research through one its leading environmental chemists Yolla McCoy. “Water is widely regarded...
Energy Supplier of the Future?
In the past months and years bio fuels had the reputation to generate a social and environmental dilemma. For example, in developing countries large areas were cleared and used for sugar cane bio fuel monocultures or similar and therefore were at the same time unintentionally in competition with the production of food. Inevitably, this well-known problem leads to the development of more climate friendly and socially acceptable uses of second generation bio fuels. For the production of the second...
Laboratory Boosts Capacity and Efficiency with Chromatography Software
Waters Corporation announced that its customer Advantar Laboratories, Inc has successfully completed its rollout of Waters® Empower™ 3 Chromatography Software. The 21CFR Part 11 compliant-ready software will play a key role at Advantar and with its new Method Remediation Services group to meet increased demand by pharmaceutical and contract manufacturing customers for converting legacy HPLC methods to Ultra Performance LC® (UPLC®) methods, which offer greater speed, resolution and sensitivity....
Fast-response Mass Spectrometer
The 3F-series of quadruple mass spectrometers from Hiden Analytical now feature direct digital signal detection for our fastest response and most sensitive detection levels, addressing the needs of the researcher operating in the UHV/XHV vacuum regime through to specialised fast-event gaseous studies at pressures to atmosphere and beyond. The system integrates triple-stage mass filter technology with digital data acquisition by direct positive ion counting (pulse counting) to combine a continuo...
Simplifying Entangled Polymer Synthesis
At the University of Houston, USA, researchers have recently developed and verified a new route for synthesising superior forms of entangled or knotted polymers with pre-designed characteristics for use in applications such as drug delivery and smart coatings. Using a Viscotek 270max triple detector gel permeation chromatography (GPC) system from Malvern Instruments, the Houston team successfully confirmed the innovative synthesis of interlocking polymer rings (catenanes) by atom transfer radica...
Easy HPLC Method Transitions
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc provides invaluable assistance with the HPLC Method Development Calculator to chromatographers looking to optimise methods with the latest column technologies. This interactive range of online tools is hosted on the Thermo Scientific Chromatography Resource Centre and helps calculate initial conditions for gradient and isocratic methods. In addition, an LC column selection tool is provided to assist in the choice of the appropriate column for any application. Wit...
New Software for Users of NMR in Quality Control
In response to feedback from the worldwide user base, Oxford Instruments has provided new features on its MQC range of benchtop NMR analysers. MultiQuant Version 6.1 brings many enhancements that may be customised to fit the needs of the local user through provision of a regional language menu. The new software also addresses the specific needs of a quality control operative to ensure consistent data and performance of the instrument. Making the instrument more straightforward to use was key in...
New LCMS Certified Vials for the Analytical Laboratory
Waters Corporation has introduced TruView™ LCMS Certified Vials, a new line of low-adsorption sample vials certified for LC/MS/MS analyses where analyte concentrations are on the order of ng/mL or pg/mL and where analytical sensitivity and accuracy are critical. "As LC/MS/MS technology evolves and levels of detection approach or exceed the part-per-trillion range, our customers are demanding low adsorption vials that won’t compromise their results,” said Mike Yelle, Senior Director, Chemistry Co...
Compound Based Scanning Software Simplifies Multi- Residue Analysis with GC-MS/MS
Designed as ‘the gas chromatographers’ GC-MS system, Bruker’s new SCION TQ™ GC-MS/MS promotes ease of use and increased workflow in busy analytical laboratories. The advantages offered by hardware innovations – reducing the instrument footprint by half but at the same time improving performance over traditional gas chromatography systems – are supplemented by the utility and ease of use of the unique SCION Compound Based Scanning (CBS) software. Bruker’s software for the SCION TQ includes a nu...
Tumour Profiling Assay Development to Facilitate Personalised Cancer Treatment
Oxford Gene Technology (OGT) has announced that it has received a funding award of £1.16 million from the UK government-backed Technology Strategy Board. As part of the project, OGT will develop a tumour profiling assay based on targeted panel enrichment and next generation sequencing (NGS). The new assay would improve cancer care by providing specific information about each individual sufferer, thereby facilitating the design of personalised treatment strategies. This would minimise the use of...
Excellent Spectrometer Thermal Stability
To maintain thermal stability of spectrometers operating in variable environments, Ocean Optics has released the USB-TC small-footprint heating device. Compatible with the company’s USB2000+ and USB4000 miniature spectrometers, the unit attaches directly to the spectrometer and maintains wavelength thermal stability to within +/-0.025 pixels/ºC. This temperature control ensures accuracy in industrial and other settings where temperature variations can affect spectral performance. The USB-TC is...
How To Progress Safe and Effective Cell Therapies for Clinical Use
Sistemic believe cell characterisation is an essential element in progressing safe and effective cell therapies for mainstream clinical use. They offer unique miRNA analytical services that provide reliable and costeffective, characterisation and QC tools that are applicable to all cell systems. Toward this end, Dr Vincent O’Brien (Chief Scientific Officer) and Dr Verna McErlane (Director of Commercial Operations, International) presented data supporting the utility of miRNA in the provision of...
University Optimises Chemical Analyses Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
The Mettler Toledo FlowIR™ flow chemistry monitoring system is providing a valuable insight into the synthesis projects performed by the Ley Group at the Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge. FlowIR™ is a dedicated Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) instrument for real-time continuous flow chemistry monitoring. Fast, real-time information has enabled them to gain a greater reaction understanding and consequently allowed processes to be optimised far more quickly, which ha...
High-Performance Spectrometer Offers Simplified Operation, Greater Stability and Lower Cost
Spectro Analytical Instruments has introduced the SPECTROBLUE, an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) that sets new benchmarks among compact, mid-range spectrometers for simplified operation, low maintenance and affordability. “SPECTROBLUE ICP-OES is the ideal system for environmental laboratories that require a low-cost, high-throughput spectrometry solution. SPECTROBLUE was designed to establish new levels of performance for common laboratory analysis where stab...
Revolutionising the Worldwide Molecular Diagnostics Market
Randox Molecular Diagnostics offers a range of molecular Arrays and assay formats, providing diagnostic, prognostic and response to therapy solutions for a range of conditions including colorectal cancer, sexually transmitted infections and respiratory pathogens, with many more in development. The versatility of the Randox multiplex PCR and proprietary Biochip Array Technology is exemplified by the broad range of array formats available. These include: SNP Genotyping - based on an innovative pr...
Researchers Respond Enthusiastically to Chromatrap Technology
Porvair Filtration Group reports that considerable interest was shown in their novel Chromatrap chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay technology recently showcased at the Epigenetics Europe congress in Munich and the Epigenomics of Common Diseases conference held at the Wellcome Trust Conference Centre in Cambridge, UK. The Porvair Chromatrap spin column approach offers significant advantages compared to methods based on sepharose or magnetic beads, which involve many steps of separation,...
Portable Atomic Absorption Spectrometer with Innovated Technology
BFRL has newly released a portable atomic absorption spectrometer, which is ideal for fast field determination of important elements in environment water system, such as As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Se. It features a tungsten coil electrothermal atomiser with much lower energy consumption compared to traditional graphite furnace atomiser; a miniature CCD spectrometer with much smaller size and weight; no moving parts inside and no need for adjustment after transportation. It can be operated by batter...
Unique Portable NIR Solution for Food and Feed
Analytik announce a ‘Ready to go’ NIR analyser for the food and feed industry combining a high-performance,portable AgriSpec spectrometer with pre-loaded INGOT calibrations from Aunir for the UK and Ireland markets. Using real time NIR analysis; essential parameters for the milling, grain, animal feeds and food processing industries such as moisture, protein, ash, fat, fibre and starch can be determined in seconds - as materials are received, and without any sample preparation - ensuring proces...
New Imaging ATR Accessory for Fast and Reliable FT-IR Chemical Imaging Analyses
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc recently announced the launch of a new imaging attenuated total reflectance (ATR) accessory offering enhanced spatial resolution and high speed data acquisition capabilities for Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) chemical imaging applications. The Thermo Scientific imaging ATR accessory has been designed to seamlessly and effortlessly integrate with the Thermo Scientific range of FT-IR microscopes to enable efficient, fast and reliable chemical imaging of challengin...
Developing NMR Methods to Analyse Large Proteins
Agilent Technologies, Inc and the Agilent Technologies Foundation recently announced that professor Gerhard Wagner at Harvard Medical School has received an Agilent Thought Leader Award in support of his work using high-magnetic-field nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to analyse large proteins. The award will total nearly $373,000 over three years to help the lab develop fast and efficient assignment methods for large proteins by NMR and make these methods accessible to the structural biol...
898 XYZ Sample Changer: Get Accurate Results Faster for Large Sample Series
Metrohm presents the 898 XYZ Sample changer, an XYZ automate for the fast and reliable analysis of large sample series. Measurements and titrations are carried out directly in the sample vessels. High throughput, plenty of space for 82 samples, the possibility to change racks during operation plus the system being controled by the tiamo™ software make the 898 XYZ Sample Changer the ideal solution for routine analysis. The 898 XYZ Sample Changer is equipped with a space saving membrane pump and a...
High-Performance Spectrometer Offers Simplified Operation, Greater Stability and Lower Cost
Spectro Analytical Instruments has introduced the SPECTROBLUE, an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) that sets new benchmarks among compact, mid-range spectrometers for simplified operation, low maintenance and affordability. “SPECTROBLUE ICP-OES is the ideal system for environmental laboratories that require a low-cost, high-throughput spectrometry solution. SPECTROBLUE was designed to establish new levels of performance for common laboratory analysis where stabi...
New Spectrophotometer Series Offers High-Precision Analysis for a Multitude of Samples
Shimadzu has launched a new series of scanning spectrophotometers: the UV-2700, a true double beam double monochromator system and the UV-2600 single monochromator version. The new compact spectrophotometers enable high-precision spectral analysis of a wide range of samples including organic and inorganic compounds, biological samples, optical materials and photovoltaics. The systems underline Shimadzu’s role as the market leader in UV-VIS-NIR spectroscopy, setting milestones in spectrophotometr...
Do the Maths and Save: Why Lower Running Costs make Metrohm IC the More Economical Choice
The price tag will certainly have a critical influence on your decision which instrument you buy to boost your lab’s capacities. However, when it comes to ion chromatography, think twice. There may be cheaper options around than Metrohm. If you take into account running costs and think in terms of three, five or even more years of operation, Metrohm ion chromatographs are the more economical choice. And these are the reasons why: The suppressor is a substantial part in anion chromatography. Whi...
PILS-IC-VA: Semi-Continuous Determination of Anions, Cations and Heavy Metals in Aerosols
Metrohm presents PILS-IC-VA, a new instrumental approach coupling a Particle-Into-Liquid-Sampler (PILS) to a dualchannel ion chromatograph (IC) for measuring aerosol anions and cations and a voltammetric measuring stand (VA) to determine the heavy metals. PILS-IC-VA is a powerful tool to capture the short-term impacts of air pollution as it allows the near real-time determination of the aerosol composition of ambient air. This hyphenated system is highly suited for long-term unattended field us...
One-Step Extraction and Concentration for Identifying Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Water, Biosolids and Solids
Introduction Over the last decade the use of Pharma-ceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) has doubled in the United States. As a result, PPCPs have entered the environment through both human activity and as by-products from manufacturing, agricultural activities, medical use and veterinarian facilities. PPCPs are usually introduced into the environment through the disposal of unused medications into sewer systems and trash. PPCPs tend to be water soluble and do not evaporate under normal...
Agreement Secured to Develop Assays to Assist Pre-Eclampsia Diagnosis
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has entered into a global licensing agreement with Nephromics LLC to develop two assays to be used as an aid in the diagnosis of pre-eclampsia. The condition is potentially life threatening and occurs during pregnancy affecting both mothers and their unborn children. The assays are being developed for the detection of two biomarkers, soluble fms-like tyrosine-kinase-1 (SFLT-1) and placental growth factor (PLGF), which clinical studies have shown to provide early id...
Weighing Pallets With Ease
Adam Equipment’s sturdy PTS Pallet Truck Scale gives commercial and industrial users easy and cost-efficient way to weigh heavy loads Whether it’s in a warehouse, on the production floor or in the shipping department, today’s workers need a way to weigh loaded pallets. Adam Equipment, a world-class manufacturer of balances and scales, presents its new durable PTS Pallet Truck Scale for this purpose. The sleek, low profile design of the PTS makes it an attractive yet tough addition to the commer...
The Tensiometer with Touch Panel Operation
The Tensiometer K11MK4 from Krüss is a stand-alone instrument for routine quality control measurements of the surface and interfacial tension. With the large, high-resolution touch panel based on Windows, automatic measurements with the ring, plate or rod methods, as well as lamella detachment and density measurements, can be parameterised, started and saved. Measuring parameter templates for each method permit a measurement to be drawn up in only a few seconds. However, speeds, paths and detect...
High Performance FID Gas Chromatograph Offers Power Savings During Analysis
The next-generation single channel capillary FID gas chromatograph being introduced to the UK market by Shimadzu UK is capable of achieving high performance analysis results while making energy savings of approximately 30% compared to previous Shimadzu instruments. The energy-saving GC-2025 completes analyses in 25% the time of conventional capillary GCs. Shimadzu has designed the compact, ecofriendly GC-2025 from scratch with energy efficiency in mind. The new small footprint gas chromatograph...
New Phase Added to Shell HPLC/UHPLC Column Line
Phenomenex, Inc announced the addition of a Phenyl-Hexyl phase to its successful Kinetex core-shell HPLC/UHPLC column family. Kinetex Phenyl-Hexyl offers a unique selectivity for the separation of compounds that are difficult to resolve using traditional phenyl phases. The new Phenyl-Hexyl columns complement the existing Kinetex phases and are especially effective for resolving aromatic hydrocarbons such as tricyclic antidepressants and explosives. Like C18, Phenyl-Hexyl is ideal for a wide rang...
Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer Makes Ultra-Fast Detection Speeds a Reality
Ultra-fast triple quadrupole measurement times are now a reality with the release in the UK of Shimadzu UK’s LCMS-8030 Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer. Combining an unmatched scanning speed with the power of triple quadrupole mass spectrometry provides a major boost to lab productivity and gives researchers the opportunity to get more information for less effort. The instrument is ideal for researchers doing lots of method development work that are facing the challenge of needing to detect m...
NMR Software Update to Run on Windows and Mac OS
Agilent Technologies, Inc announced the release of VnmrJ 3.2, enhancing this industry-leading software for nuclear magnetic spectroscopy in a number of significant ways. With the release of VnmrJ 3.2, Agilent now offers a data station version that runs on Windows® and Mac OS in addition to Linux. This enables users to analyse NMR data anywhere in off-line mode rather than be tethered to the instrument’s data system to produce results or learn the system. A simplified sample-centric workflow inte...
New Low Cost Benchtop EDXRF Spectrometer
Rigaku has introduced a new low cost benchtop Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometer, the Rigaku NEX QC. This compact elemental analyser delivers rapid quantitative determination of sodium (11Na) to uranium (92U) in solids, liquids, powders and alloys. Specifically designed for routine quality control applications, the new Rigaku NEX QC features an intuitive ‘icon-driven’ smartphone-style interface for easy operation and a built-in printer for convenience. The shuttered 50kV X...
FFF-MALS Provides Efficient Liposome Characterisation
Wyatt Technology Corporation announces that its field flow fractionation (FFF) technology combined with multi-angle light scattering (MALS) and quasi-elastic light scattering (QELS) enables rapid measurements of particle size, size distribution, particle count, as well as structure. The combined system performs the most difficult sizing tasks in key areas of research and development in molecular biology and nanotechnology analyses, including the separation and characterisation of liposomes and n...
NEW ACE® ExcelTM Ultra Robust UHPLC Columns - 2µm, 3µm and 5µm particle sizes and unique selectivities for rapid method development
Advanced Chromatography Technologies have launched a new range of UHPLC columns. ACE® ExcelTM Ultra Robust UHPLC columns offer you all the benefits that chromatographers have come to expect from ACE columns (exceptional reproducibility and robustness, combined with excellent quality and efficiency) but have been especially engineered to withstand the demanding conditions of UHPLC. Additionally, ACE® ExcelTM UHPLC columns are available in a wide range of selectivities, including the unique ACE C1...
New from Mitsubishi..... Combustion Elemental and Karl Fischer Analysers
a1-envirosciences and Mitsubishi have worked together for over 30 years. The new range of Mitsubishi Combustion Elemental Analysers for Sulphur, Nitrogen and Halides and Karl Fischer Moisture meters sets a new standard in analytical measurement. Next Generation Combustion Elemental Analysers The new Mitsubishi NSX-2100 series of elemental systems sets the new standard in nitrogen, sulphur and halogen analysis. With a choice of detectors and the option to link to an Ion Chromatography System, the...
Our Best Portable Turbidimeter Just Got Better!
HACH LANGE’s NEW Portable 2100Q Turbidimeter. The 2100Q Turbidimeter replaced the highly successful 2100P, which has been setting the industry standard for over 15 years. The 2100Q maintains the successful features of the 2100P, whilst adapting the latest comms technology. These include; on-screen verification, single standard calibration and USB data transfer. The 2100Q now makes it easier to monitor water cleanliness and clarity, to test product quality and consistency and to meet turbidity re...
Combined Morphological and Chemical Particle Analysis with ESPRIT Feature
Based on the speed and accuracy of Bruker’s QUANTAX EDS system with its powerful and intuitive ESPRIT software, the Feature module brings new capabilities to the microanalysis package. The ability to automatically detect, measure and analyze any kind of particle or feature, whilst providing its chemical classification using the high throughput capability of the XFlash® silicon drift detectors, is at the heart of this solution. ESPRIT Feature uses a method-based approach, meaning the configurati...
Successful Separations Start with Selectivity
How many times have you struggled with separating a co-eluting critical pair of peaks or separating an interfering matrix peak from the compound you wish to integrate and quantify? When this situation arose, chances are good that you tried multiple columns under a variety of conditions. Eventually you were successful. Thinking back to those difficult separations, or even those that you are working on today, how were the columns chosen that worked? Or why did you choose them? The best chance...
Expanded Chip Column Family for Nano and Micro LC Proteomics Analysis
AB Sciex announced the extension of its Eksigent line of column chips for the cHiPLC®-nanoflex system. Five new chips introduced at the HUPO (Human Proteome Organisation) conference expand the flexibility and application of the system for high-performance proteomics analysis, including biomarker discovery, validation and verification. The extended offering adds higher flow micro cHiPLC columns for peptide separation at increased throughput levels, as well as new phases for the analysis of intact...
Cost-effective Gas Chromatograph
BFRL’s SP-3420A is a cost-effective gas chromatograph, ideal for routine analysis. It accommodates standard and capillary injectors. Two ionisation detectors or one TCD may be installed. The column oven accepts packed or fused silica capillary columns. On board computer guides you through operation via the on line display and the self-diagnostic capability allows users to test instrument condition and to detect and identify faulty circuits. In addition continuous testing is done by the instrumen...
New UHPLC Phase Chemistries Added
1.7um Fortis particles for UHPLC were launched in 2010, providing the ability to quickly develop new methods with high speed, efficiency and resolution. The performance of the phase has been shown to be exceptional by several large organisations with whichever UHPLC platform you are running. The particles are based on the same principles as the companies analytical sizes allowing full scaleability from UHPLC right through to Prep scale, meaning efficient method transfer between not only internal...