R & D Magazine
2013 R&D Magazine Global Funding Forecast
December 18, 2012 9:17 am | Digital Editions | Comments
The 2013 R&D Magazine/Battelle Global R&D Funding Forecast is a comprehensive analysis of the state of industrial research worldwide.
New Reactions with Click Chemistry
October 10, 2012 10:51 am | by Jyothi Thundimadathil, PhD, American Peptide Co. Inc. | Articles | Comments
Simple and elegant chemical reactions have far-ranging applications in R&D.
5,000 Innovations and Counting
September 13, 2012 4:59 am | Articles | Comments
For the last 50 years, the R&D 100 Awards have recognized the best in technological...
A Laboratory for All
June 18, 2012 5:28 am | by Paul Livingstone | Articles | Comments
By sticking to one big "Idea", project leaders for the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery were...
April 2013 Issue of R&D Magazine
April 25, 2013 2:53 pm | Digital Editions | CommentsThis month's issue of R&D Magazine focuses on imaging. In pioneering practical breakthroughs in microscopy, developers find strength in the combination of several technologies in a single instrument. Our editors also take a look at nanotechnology trends, touchscreen instrument controls, and enhancements in hyperspectral imaging. This issue also features products introduced at Pittcon 2013.
Team Effort
April 24, 2013 2:16 pm | by Paul Livingstone | Articles | CommentsAdvances in microscopy and fundamental science are closely intertwined. Without prior understanding of the basis for research, the tools of microscopy are useless. Without microscopy, an understanding of how materials, chemistry, or life behave(s) at the molecular and atomic level cannot be discovered.
A Close Eye on Nanotechnology
April 24, 2013 12:30 pm | by Lindsay Hock | Articles | CommentsNanotechnology typically describes any material, device, or technology where feature sizes are smaller than 100 nanometers in dimension. However, this new and uncharted direction in research provides a large spark for new product and drug delivery development. To achieve these discoveries, scientists must rely on specialized instruments and materials to drive their experiments and analysis.
The Right Touch for Control
April 24, 2013 12:19 pm | by Paul Livingstone | Articles | CommentsWhen not properly controlled or monitored, a scientific instrument is of little practical use. Developers of scientific instrumentation are aware of this, and invest considerable time and money ensuring that users can properly achieve the results promised by the instrument’s design parameters.
Remote Sensing to the Next Level
April 24, 2013 12:12 pm | by Dick Merk and Thomas J Tague Jr., PhD, Bruker Optics, Billerica, Mass. | Articles | CommentsBruker Corporation has coupled highly efficient interferometer technology and proprietary chemometric methods for automatic identification and imaging of chemical species present. The HI 90 hyperspectral imager rapidly detects molecules over a large field of regard (FOR) in seconds and provides both spatial and spectral analysis of the FOR.
IX3 Enters the Microscope Realm
April 24, 2013 12:06 pm | by Paul Livingstone | Articles | CommentsA new architecture for Olympus' IX line gives users flexibility and optics module makers a new development platform. Invented in 1850, the inverted microscope has been a laboratory stalwart, giving researchers a direct and simple platform for optically viewing samples. The concept is simple: By fixing the sample stage and allowing the optics equipment to adjust, the user has more control over the object under analysis.
February 2013 Issue of R&D Magazine
February 28, 2013 9:48 am | Digital Editions | CommentsThis month's issue of R&D Magazine focuses on the optimal laboratory fit-out and proper laboratory equipment. New technologies and changing attitudes about effective, efficient research impact the way laboratories are equipped. Our editors also take a look into the fume hood industry, laboratory automation systems, and the state of systems biology. This issue also features products that will be featured at Pittcon 2013.
The Optimal Fit-Out
February 26, 2013 4:33 pm | by Paul Livingstone | Articles | CommentsNew technologies and changing attitudes about effective, efficient research impact the way laboratories are equipped.
Pattern of Flow
February 26, 2013 4:23 pm | by Paul Livingstone | Articles | CommentsAs the laboratory construction industry struggles to recover, fume hood manufacturers jockey for better positions and products.
Automating Challenges Associated with Proteomics Workflows
February 26, 2013 4:16 pm | by Brian Field, Life Science Product Manager, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, Md. | Articles | CommentsSample preparation workflows for mass spectrometric analysis that involve proteolysis are often labor intensive, time consuming, and user dependent. Typical proteomic workflows require enzymatic digestion, solid phase extraction, drying, and resuspension before the reversed phase liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis.
Rethinking Automation
February 26, 2013 4:11 pm | by Matt Kirtley, Product Manager, Agilent Technologies Inc., Santa Clara, Calif. | Articles | CommentsUntil now, life science researchers had a narrow set of expectations for automation systems. The main focus of laboratory automation providers has been to develop liquid handling systems for high-throughput workflows processing very large samples numbers, primarily in screening laboratories.
Beyond the Genome
February 26, 2013 4:06 pm | by Paul Livingstone | Articles | CommentsSystems biology holds tremendous promise for the future of science and medicine, but some have criticized the field's lack of practical solutions. Experts counsel patience, saying progress has been strong and is accelerating.
Portable Infrared Analyzers
February 26, 2013 4:00 pm | Product Releases | CommentsWilks Enterprise will introduce a new generation of portable infrared analyzers—the InfraCal2—at Pittcon 2013. The analyzers combine improved electronics—which improve signal-to-noise ratio—with a touchscreen display that allows for new options and features including multiple calibrations, internal data logging, alarm functions, password protection, and data transfer capabilities.
Air Displacement Pipettor
February 26, 2013 3:57 pm | Product Releases | CommentsTecan's Cavro air displacement pipettor (ADP) is a pipetting module offering high pipetting performance. Using pneumatic technology, the module provides users with an automated pipetting solution that is smaller than before, using air displacement to aspirate and dispense fluids.
High-Temperature GPC/SEC System
February 26, 2013 3:52 pm | Product Releases | CommentsPolymer Char has announced the development of an automated 4D gel permeation chromatography (GPC/SEC) system with improved infrared (IR) detectors to measure the composition and molar mass of polyolefins.
Surface Characterization Analyzer
February 26, 2013 3:48 pm | Product Releases | CommentsMicromeritics' 3Flex surface characterization analyzer is an automated, three-station instrument capable of high-throughput surface area mesopore and micropore analyses. Servo control for dosing and evacuation provides a high degree of gas management and speeds the collection of data points through reduction of dosing overshoot.
Moisture Analyzers
February 26, 2013 3:45 pm | Product Releases | CommentsMettler Toledo's Excellence moisture analyzers feature a One Click Moisture graphical user interface that enables smooth and fast operation, displaying real-time drying curves and control charts. The analyzers' rugged design and easy-cleaning concept ensure a long service life and disruption-free operation.
Combustion Ion Chromatography System
February 26, 2013 3:42 pm | Product Releases | CommentsMetrohm's combustion ion chromatograph automates the determination of halogens and sulfur in fuels, lubricants, additives, polymers, catalysts, and more. The flame sensor technology measures the intensity of light from the pyrolysis oven during combustion, controls the free rate of the sample boat, and prevents soot formation.
Laboratory Fume Hoods
February 26, 2013 3:38 pm | Product Releases | CommentsLabconco Corp.'s Protector XStream laboratory fume hood is a high-performance fume hood that performs well at low air volumes. The hood doesn't rely on restricted sash opening, airflow sensors, electronic controllers, mechanical components, or additional fans; instead it uses features that work together to reduce the concentrations of contaminants in areas behind the sash opening and near the user's breathing zone.
Imaging Particle Analysis Instrumentation
February 26, 2013 3:34 pm | Product Releases | CommentsFluid Imaging Technologies' At-Line FlowCAM ES imaging particle analysis system automatically extracts, dilutes, and runs samples from within production or processing lines.
Dual Light Scattering Particle Size Analyzer
February 26, 2013 3:30 pm | Product Releases | CommentsCilas Particle Size's Nano DS dual light scattering particle size analyzer combines dynamic and static light scattering measurement in a single optical system to analyze nanoparticles. The analyzer allows users to select different measurement angles, and provides high accuracy and repeatability across the entire 0.3 nm to 10 µm size range.
MEMS Emitter
February 26, 2013 3:27 pm | Product Releases | CommentsCal Sensors will introduce a new MEMS emitter as part of its infrared (IR) sources product line at Pittcon 2013. Applying MEMS technology, these emitters are designed with thin-membrane, thermo-resistive material. The nanostructure carbon membranes operate over the 1 to 20 micron infrared spectrum.
Confocal Raman Microscope
February 26, 2013 3:19 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe Nomadic from BaySpec Inc. is a dispersive confocal Raman microscope equipped with three-laser excitation from visible to NIR. The research-grade Raman microscope offers high sensitivity and speed by using BaySpec VPG technology; ultrafast electronics; and high-sensitivity, deep-cooled CCD and InGaAs detectors for a full spectral range of 400 to 1,700 nm.
Ultraflat Thin-Film Filters
February 26, 2013 3:11 pm | Product Releases | CommentsAlluxa has announced the production of ultraflat dichroic and polychroic filters with high levels of inband transmission. The filters achieve flatness by eliminating the high stresses of an as-deposited traditional ion-based coating process.
Ductless Fume Hood Technology
February 26, 2013 3:05 pm | AirClean Systems | Product Releases | CommentsAirClean Systems' Patriot ductless fume hood technology features the AirSafe NXT automatic safety controller for added operator safety. The color touchscreen controller automatically increases or decreases blower speed to maintain the user's pre-set face velocity, ensuring airflow is within standard operating parameters.
