"Lean" Approaches to Reduce Waste when Performing Chromatography Analysis
January 15th 2013"Lean" approaches are used to reduce wastes and costs when performing chromatographic procedures. The terminology of this approach is introduced in this article, together with illustrative examples and suggestions.
NASA Awards Xylem $300K Water Analysis Contract for Instrument to Detect Water on the Moon
January 14th 2013The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded Xylem Inc., (White Plains, New York) a $300,000 contract to provide special mass spectrometry technology with a goal of detecting water on the moon.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires picoSpin
January 4th 2013Thermo Fisher Scientific (Massachusetts, USA) has acquired picoSpin (Colorado, USA), the company credited with the creation of the world?s first miniature nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer. picoSpin first introduced the award-winning shoebox-sized NMR spectrometer in 2010.