Raman spectrometric data cleansing
11 January, 2008Thermo Fisher Scientific has been awarded a US Patent on Spectrometric Data Cleansing. This patent describes a method for filtering artefacts from Raman spectra and is of particular use in removing the distorted data points generated by cosmic ray interference. Elimination of spectral artefacts facilitates automated analysis by such methods as reference library searches and correlation with standard spectra.
Spectrometer with atomic resolution
06 December, 2007Australia has long been known for developing leading-edge scientific instrumentation and this reputation is set to continue with the development of an impedance spectrometer that is up to 1000 times more accurate than its competitors
PTFE spray chamber for ICP-OES
04 April, 2007Glass Expansion has released a range of PTFE spray chambers for ICP-OES. The design is based on the established Tracey glass cyclonic spray chamber which is known for its sensitivity and precision, and fast washout. The pure PTFE (teflon) material reduces the likelihood of contamination. It is also totally inert, enabling the new spray chamber to be used with all common ICP solutions, including those containing HF.
Environmental application spectrometers
07 February, 2007Thermo Electron has announced that its series of x-ray fluorescence (XRF) and x-ray powder diffraction (XRD) spectrometers is suitable for a diverse range of environmental applications.
Near-infrared analyser
07 February, 2007The Unity Scientific SpectraStar 2400 series scanning NI analyser features fast, accurate analysis of agricultural, food, tobacco, pharmaceutical and industrial samples.
LC/MS nitrogen generators
16 January, 2006The domnick hunter range of nitrogen generators has been designed to reduce ongoing gas costs for analytical instruments.
LCMS sources
11 November, 2005New Objective has released an LCMS source: the PicoView 500 series. Designed to fit the Finnigan series of ion trap mass spectrometers and optimised for low flow rate operation the sources provide optimum sensitivity for peptide and protein analysis.
Scanning fluorospectrometer
10 October, 2005The NanoDrop ND-3300 Fluorospectrometer enables accurate analyses of fluorescent samples across the wavelength range 400 to 900 nm, without filter changes. Excitation occurs from one of three LED sources: UV, blue or white. Light is emitted at a 90° angle and is then measured using a CCD detector.
NIR analysis on production line
14 September, 2005The Foss InfraXact Pro is a near infrared (NIR) analyser for routine analysis of food and agricultural products directly at the production line.
Mass-spectro toolbox
18 July, 2005MathWorks has released the Bioinformatics Toolbox 2.0 for Matlab.
Hybrid spectrometer
20 June, 2005Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has introduced the LCMS-IT-TOF liquid chromatograph/mass spectrometer, a novel hybrid mass spectrometer for biomarker discovery, metabolite identification and proteomics research.
Bio-analysis mass spec
16 August, 2004The Finnigan LTQ FT mass spectrometer combines advanced ion trap and Fourier Transform ICR technologies making high resolution, accurate mass determinations and MSn available for high throughput analysis on a single instrument. Experiments claim to have shown that the structure and comparison of compounds can be determined with ten times better mass accuracy than other available methods.
X-ray analysis
16 August, 2004Axios is a range of PANalytical WDXRF (wavelength dispersive x-ray fluorescence) spectrometers with applications and capabilities tailored to meet the needs of specific industries including manufacturing, mining, research, geology and environmental technology. Axios is robust - built to work in unforgiving, on-site industrial conditions so analytical performance is unaffected by heat and dust.
Determining structure using NMR
08 March, 2003A University at Buffalo chemist has developed a new, high-throughput method for obtaining nuclear magnetic resonance data that can potentially performing orders of magnitude faster than conventional methods
Quantitative analysis of small metal fragments by LA-ICP-MS
08 February, 2003Small, irregularly shaped samples can present difficulties for the established methods of metal analysis. Laser-ablation ICP-MS offers accuracy and precision independent of sample form
