Analytical instrumentation > Chemical analysis

Vapour-based method for making crystals

18 December, 2015

An international team of scientists has developed a method of producing crystals called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — said to be the world's most porous materials — using vapour rather than liquid.


Your fingerprint can reveal whether you're male or female

01 December, 2015

Researchers from the University at Albany are taking crime scene investigation to a new level with the discovery that our fingerprints can be used to identify whether the print belongs to a male or a female.


Anton Paar Multiwave PRO microwave reaction system software update

24 November, 2015

Anton Paar's microwave reaction platform, the Multiwave PRO, is receiving a software update. The product is becoming an IoT (Internet of Things) device, enabling users to receive automated notification of completed runs and error reporting via email as well as remotely control the instrument using VNC.


Thermo Scientific Orion 3106 COD analyser

30 October, 2015

The Thermo Scientific Orion 3106 COD analyser combines a digestion step with colorimetric analysis to measure the concentration of organic compounds that can affect water quality.


Chemists create a star-shaped molecule

29 October, 2015

Chemists have created a star-shape molecule, previously thought to be too unstable to be made, in work which could lead to more efficient ways to make medicinal agents.


Chemistry can be a game

18 September, 2015

ACE EdVenture Studio and Artoncode Indonesia have released ChemCaper — Petticles in Peril, which is said to be the world's first chemistry role playing game (RPG).


Hach QbD120 laboratory TOC analyser

25 August, 2015

The Hach QbD1200 laboratory total organic carbon (TOC) analyser implements the UV/persulfate oxidation method, which combines acid and oxidiser into a single reagent.


Copper zeolite converts methane to methanol

08 July, 2015

A newly developed bio-inspired zeolite may pave the way to small-scale 'gas-to-liquid' technologies which convert natural gas to fuels and starting materials for the chemical industry.


Synthetic membrane succeeds in skin permeation study

11 May, 2015

Researchers from Josai University have demonstrated that Merck Millipore's Strat-M membrane - a synthetic, non-animal-based model for transdermal diffusion testing - predicts skin permeation of chemical compounds during in vitro transdermal diffusion studies as effectively as human or animal skin.


Are lab workers at risk of hearing loss?

06 March, 2015

One in six Australians are said to experience some kind of auditory loss, and The University of Queensland (UQ) wants to know if chemicals in the workplace are to blame.


Are lab workers at risk of hearing loss?

06 March, 2015

One in six Australians are said to experience some kind of auditory loss, and The University of Queensland (UQ) wants to know if chemicals in the workplace are to blame.


Anton Paar Alex 500 alcohol and extract meter for beer

24 February, 2015

An alcohol and extract meter for beer, Alex 500 from Anton Paar, frees craft brewers from the need for external laboratories. The lab-grade analyser determines beer's alcohol and extract content, calories, degree of fermentation and many more parameters.


Bacterial banter: new method of chemical communication discovered

23 January, 2015

A team of German scientists, led by Dr Helge B Bode from Goethe University and Dr Ralf Heermann from Ludwig Maximilian University, has succeeded in decoding a previously unknown yet widely distributed chemical type of bacterial communication.


Bacterial banter: new method of chemical communication discovered

23 January, 2015

A team of German scientists, led by Dr Helge B Bode from Goethe University and Dr Ralf Heermann from Ludwig Maximilian University, has succeeded in decoding a previously unknown yet widely distributed chemical type of bacterial communication.


I study dead people

11 December, 2014 by Lauren Davis

The decomposition of dead bodies is not the most aesthetically pleasing area of science to study, but for Professor Shari Forbes, it is by far the most interesting.


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