Antihydrogen succumbs to spectroscopic measurement
09 March, 2012CERN’s ALPHA collaboration has reported the first measurement of the antihydrogen spectrum.
MultiScan Series 3000 food analyser
05 March, 2012The MultiScan Series 3000 food analyser, from Next Instruments, has been added to the Chemical Lean (CL) approved methods list 2011 as of 2 March, 2012. The product is a near infrared transmission analyser for measuring protein, fat and moisture in meat, meat products, dairy products, baked goods and a wide range of other foods.
Waters Acquity UPLC and Xevo TQ-S for detection of carbendazim in orange juice
07 February, 2012Waters Corporation has confirmed an analytical technique to rapidly determine residue levels of the fungicide carbendazim in orange juice, with no sample preparation, at regulated levels, by using the ultra-high sensitivity of its Xevo TQ-S mass spectrometer and Acquity UPLC I-Class system.
Rigaku NEX GC EDXRF spectrometer
04 February, 2012Applied Rigaku Technologies has announced an empirical method for the elemental analysis of Mg, Al, Si, Ca and Fe in limestone.
Rapid identification of Golden Staph infections
16 January, 2012Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed a laboratory test that can rapidly identify the bacterium responsible for staph infections. The test takes advantage of unique isotopic labelling combined with specific bacteriophage amplification to rapidly identify Staphylococcus aureus.
Imaging mass spectrometry
06 December, 2011The technique of imaging mass spectrometry is a new analytic method that allows the direct, spatially resolved measurement of a variety of analytically relevant substances and achieves spatial resolution in the micron range.
Fluorospectrometer to improve GFR measurements in mice
01 December, 2011The UC Division of Nephrology/Hypertension has used a fluorospectrometer to detect GFR in mice.
Bruker amazon speed and amazon speed ETD ion trap mass spectrometers
24 November, 2011Bruker has released its high-performance amazon speed and amazon speed ETD ion trap mass spectrometers (ITMS) to meet the increasing demands of the proteomics, research and applied markets. Claimed to be the world’s fastest ion trap, the amazon speed offers also high ion trap mass accuracy and mass resolution.
Andor Shamrock SR-750 spectrograph
24 November, 2011The Andor Shamrock SR-750 spectrograph is based on Czerny-Turner optical design and is available as a prealigned detector/spectrometer option allowing for seamless integration of software, electronics, optics and detector.
Teledyne Leeman Labs Prodigy Simultaneous ICP spectrometer range
19 October, 2011 byThe Prodigy Simultaneous ICP spectrometer range, from Teledyne Leeman Labs, promises unmatched resolution because of a high-resolution Echelle optical system, large-format high-speed array detection, full wavelength coverage, simultaneous background correction and fast integration times.
Bruker Optics Tango FT-NIR spectrometer
09 August, 2011 byTango, the latest FT-NIR spectrometer from Bruker Optics, is suitable for industrial use with its robustness, high precision and straightforward operator guidance.
BioTek Eon microplate spectrophotometer
08 August, 2011 byBioTek’s monochromator-based Eon microplate spectrophotometer combines high performance and value in microplate-based absorbance readings.
Agilent Technologies ultra-high-field nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers
30 June, 2011 byAgilent Technologies is developing a series of ultra-high-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometers at 850 MHz and 1 GHz.
New microspectrometer design achieves high resolution and wide bandwidth
22 June, 2011 by Abby RobinsonA new microspectrometer may address the challenges of integrated lab-on-chip sensing systems.
Buchi NIRMaster FT-NIR spectrometer
12 June, 2011 byThe Buchi NIRMaster FT-NIR spectrometer provides rapid chemical analysis of standard parameters such as fat, protein, moisture, etc, but also more difficult analyses that older instruments cannot measure. Many ready-to-use calibrations for the food and feed industry are preinstalled. Save time with Buchi.
