B&WTek NanoRam handheld Raman spectrometer
28 February, 2014B&WTek's NanoRam is a compact, lightweight, handheld Raman spectrometer and integrated computing system designed for rapid raw material identification and verification. The spectrometer enables the development of standardised and validated methods for purity and quality control applications.
Thermo Scientific Delta Ray Isotope Ratio Infrared Spectrometer
10 December, 2013The Thermo Scientific Delta Ray Isotope Ratio Infrared Spectrometer is an analyser for the continuous measurement of isotope ratio values from CO2 in ambient air. The ability to transport the system into the field can enable scientists to continuously collect data 24 hours a day.
Thermo Scientific TruScan GP handheld Raman spectrometer
18 November, 2013Pharmaceutical manufacturers and regulatory agencies around the world can use the Thermo Scientific TruScan GP handheld Raman analyser to identify raw materials and confirm the authenticity of finished products. The product offers pharmaceutical identification capabilities for pharmaceutical manufacturers in emerging markets.
Scorpions and spectrometers to improve cancer surgery
23 October, 2013 by Lauren DavisScorpions could hold the secret to better cancer treatment, according to researchers from the Queensland Tropical Health Alliance (QTHA). The alliance recently acquired a $1.2 million nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer and facility to investigate the structure of promising molecules, some of which are found in scorpion venom.
Waters Acquity QDa Detector
09 October, 2013The Waters Acquity QDa Detector brings high-quality, mass spectral data to chromatographic separations. The product is said to address the barriers of complexity, size and cost that have hindered the adoption of mass spectrometry for everyday use.
Shimadzu MALDI-7090 MALDI TOF-TOF mass spectrometer
01 October, 2013The MALDI-7090 is targeted for proteomics and tissue imaging. It combines Shimadzu's MALDI TOF-TOF mass spectrometry expertise with patented technology to provide high performance in the identification and structural characterisation of biomolecules.
Thermo Scientific Exactive Plus LC-MS with EMR option
20 September, 2013With the extended mass range (EMR) option for the Thermo Scientific Exactive Plus LC-MS, proteomics scientists have a tool for challenging high-resolution accurate mass (HRAM) intact protein analysis such as investigating the structure, topology and architecture of targets.
Thermo Scientific TSQ Quantiva triple-stage quadrupole LC-MS system
19 September, 2013The Thermo Scientific TSQ Quantiva triple-stage quadrupole LC-MS system is designed to transform quantitation experiments with high sensitivity, productivity, precision and usability.
Thermo Scientific Q Exactive Plus LC-MS
18 September, 2013Thermo Fisher Scientific is introducing the second generation of its benchtop hybrid HRAM instrument, the Thermo Scientific Q Exactive Plus LC-MS, to increase performance for applications such as bottom-up proteomics, lipidomics and high-confidence DMPK qual/quan screening studies.
Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Fusion Tribrid LC-MS system
17 September, 2013The Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Fusion Tribrid LC-MS system enables users to quickly and positively identify large numbers of low-abundance proteins. Its architecture enables simultaneous precursor isolation, fragmentation and data acquisition in both the Orbitrap and linear ion trap mass analysers.
Shimadzu LCMS-8050 triple quadrupole LC-MS/MS
30 August, 2013Shimadzu introduces the LCMS-8050 triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. The device features high-sensitivity quantitation delivered at high speed, multicomponent analysis performed rapidly and simultaneous quantitative and qualitative analyses.
Automated identification of 193 human illness initiators
22 August, 2013In the US, the Food and Drug Administration has allowed marketing of the bioMérieux VITEK mass spectrometer system for automated identification of bacteria and yeasts that are known to cause serious illness in humans.
Jasco J-1000 Series CD Spectrometers
26 July, 2013Jasco has introduced the J-1000 Series Circular Dichroism (CD) Spectrometers, claimed to provide unparalleled optical performance and versatile flexibility. The series offers high sensitivity, with a wide spectral range from vacuum UV to NIR wavelengths (up to 1600 nm for J-1500).
DIY compact frequency combs
16 July, 2013Atomic clocks, medical diagnostics and astronomy all need tools for measuring different colours of light. These laser frequency combs are getting smaller and simpler to make. They are not quite DIY for the average home handyman but they are getting there.
Shimadzu LC/MS/MS method packages
09 July, 2013Shimadzu has released three method packages for LC/MS/MS. Each includes optimised MRM transitions and collision energies for the compounds of interest, plus LC separation conditions with retention times, spectral libraries and report files.
