Breaking product news
Food stability testing bath from PolyScience
The forced-age testing circulating bath is designed for accelerated beer and beverage shelf life testing analysis.
Training workshops from Carl Zeiss Microscopy
Carl Zeiss Microscopy has launched workshops on its scanning electron microscope (SEM) products.
cellSens offers enhanced imaging and analysis weblink
Olympus has enhancesd its core cellSens imaging and analysis software with the release of version 1.8.
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Stem cell progress from EMD Millipore download
The OsteoMAX-XF claims to be the first fully defined, xeno-free human mesenchymal stem cell differentiation medium.
Research news
Billion-frames-per-second film captures gold nanocrystal vibrations
A billon-frames-per-second film has captured the vibrations of gold nanocrystals in stunning detail for the first time.
In depth
Stress-free HPLC method transfer download
Ade Kujore from Cecil Instruments outlines issues that need to be addressed when writing HPLC methods for transfer.
Flow factor
With traditional chromatography techniques reaching their limits in nanoparticle separation, Field-Flow Fractionation could become a valuable alternative.
A new era in polymer discovery
With increasingly complex polymers entering the laboratory, Waters has taken on the challenge of providing improved speed and accuracy in analysis.
Case studies
Technique reveals surface plasmon resonance
A study from the University of Illinois has described the effects of nanometer-scale heating on semiconductor plasmonic microparticles.
Accurately mimicking curd characteristics download
Brookfield Engineering has published an application note comparing texture analysis of various cheese samples using a 45° cone probe.
Continuous conversion-flow synthesis
Researchers have been able to scale-up the continuous process for chlorination of primary alcohols using a Syrris Asia 110 system.
Viewpoint
Shedding light on scattering theory
Malvern’s Paul Clarke takes a look at how light scattering theory can improve detector choice.
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Pushing the boundaries of liquid chromatography
Stuart Phillips, LC/LCMS business manager at Shimadzu UK, explores the company’s recent innovations in liquid chromatography.
The innovation landscape of separations science
Reach Separations’ Peter Ridgway and Philip Abbott discuss UK research in chromatography.
Videos
Solid phase extraction method from Integra video
The video demonstrates a SPE microplate method for reproducible, high throughput isolation of DNA-free total RNA.
Technical articles
FDA shake-up sparks cleaning QC download
After a recent spate of inspections, conducted by the Food & Drug Association (FDA), it seems quality control (QC) procedures are being implemented by pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Safer nitration methodology weblink
Uniqsis has published an application note detailing a mild nitration method that minimises the risks posed by volatile nitrating mixture.
