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Cover Story:

Analytical instrument buyers and sellers weigh features versus cost.

2010 Independent R&D Organizations Report: A Question of Progress

Independent R&D laboratories face a brave new world where success depends on a diligently cultivated set of collaborations with industry, government, and academia.

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Microwaving Moondust	The Future of Industrial R&D
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The Next Best Thing?

Tools of the Trade

Ductles s Fume Hoods
Ductless Fume Hoods Web Air Science USA has introduced a new range of ductless fume hoods available in sizes from 2 to 8 feet.

Pre-cleaned Chromatography Vials
National

Scientific Mass Spec Certified Vials

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has introduced the National Scientific Mass Spec Certified Vials, which are cleaned and tested as standard. These low-particulate chromatography vials are cleaned in a GMP compliant, fully-validated cleanroom environment to minimize the occurrence of any contamination.

UPLC System

Waters ACQUITY UPLC H-Class System makes the productivity and chromatography performance benefits of UPLC accessible to HPLC users.

Vacuum Turbopumps
HiPace 300 Plus Web

The Pfeiffer Vacuum HiPace 300 Plus with 260-liters-per-second of pumping is designed for extreme low vibration applications.

On-Line Analyzer for TOC Monitoring

Sievers InnovOx On-Line Total Organic Carbon Web

GE Analytical Instruments has launched the Sievers InnovOx On-Line Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Analyzer.

Capillary Gas Chromatograph
GC-2010 Plus Web

The GC-2010 Plus from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments improves separation performance, reduces analysis time, redefines sensitivity limits for trace analysis, and ensures data quality for a wide range of applications, using Shimadzu's Advanced Flow Technology suite of detectors.

Recent Issues

December, 2009
Dr. Thomas C. Sparks’ Swarm of Ideas

December R&D Cover

Dr. Hans van Leeuwen: Fighting Famine with Fungi

Dr. Kevin N. Sill: The Delivery of Innovation

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October, 2009
The Great Fume Hood Debate

October R&D Cover

Vibration Control Takes the Floor

Understanding Contract Labs

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September, 2009
The Power of Multiple Disciplines
September R&D Cover

2009 R&D 100 Judges

2009 R&D 100 Winners

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New To Market

P2i showcases liquid repellent nano-coating for hearing aids

Mar 19

At the AudiologyNOW! 2010 show in San Diego next month, UK-based coatings company P2i will display their relatively new Aridion liquid-repellant nano-coating. Designed for exposure to humidity or sweat, the polymer layer is applied by a pulsed ion gas process that lower’s the hearing aid’s surface energy, coaxing water away from delicate components.

Submersible FlowCAM catches particle images and data in-situ and real-time

Mar 10

Fluid Imaging Technologies recently introduced its Submersible FlowCAM particle and cell imaging and analysis system at Ocean Sciences 2010 in Portland, Ore. The remote sensing platform can be used for continuous, unattended monitoring tethered to research vessels or autonomous submersibles.

Tools & Technology

Benchtop NMR analyzer

Mar 18

Oxford Instruments America, Inc.’s Magnetic Resonance Group released the second generation of its MQC analyzers.

Software solution for microarray image analysis

Mar 18

BioDiscovery Inc. released ImaGene 9.0 for microarray image analysis. The new features include improved memory performance for the latest high density arrays, streamlined processing pipeline focused on image quantification and intensity extraction, and new modular design with options to add modules for analysis of gene/miRNA expression or CGH data.