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XYZ Robot for Pipetting Applications - release
From: IntelLiDrives, Inc.Description: Manual pipetting is a time-consuming process that can lead to repetitive stress injuries. Automatic pipetting involves the use of robots to perform this type of tedious bench work, allowing scientists ...
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Foodstuff production
Description: FOODSTUFF PRODUCTION - A CULTURE OF CONTRADICTIONS? ...
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Field Analyzer Advanced Commands
Description: AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation's FA7000-series of Field Analyzers are unique tools. Traditionally, electric field measurements have been performed using probes designed to measure the root mean ...
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Magneto-Pneumatic Oxygen Analyzer - The Forgotten Oxygen Measurement Solution
Description: This paper will discuss the magneto-pneumatic oxygen measurement principle, especially in comparison to the classical paramagnetic as well as the TDL approaches. Examples of applications will also be ...
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On-line Monitoring of Selected Chemicals in Surface Water - A Case Study of Challenges and Experiences
Description: This paper describes the task and system configuration of an analytical system utilizing process gas chromatography that is continuously measuring more than 60 chemicals in surface water. It is used ...
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Archimedes & the History of Density Testing
Description: The first recorded application of density measurement was for fraud detection. The density measurement concept then expanded to encompass determination of material composition and assessment of ...
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Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Description: Anguil Environmental Systems received a request to quote an oxidizer and packed tower air stripper to treat a 65 gallon per minute water stream containing significant concentrations of Diesel Range ...
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Determination of grease content for water quality monitoring using the MQC23
From: Oxford InstrumentsDescription: The measurement of grease content in waste water is a crucial parameter in water quality control and environmental monitoring performed by water suppliers' laboratories and environmental authorities. ...
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Four Questions to Guide Your Laboratory Centrifuge Selection
From: NuAire, Inc.Description: A centrifuge is an integral component of a laboratory and is critical to the success of analysis. However, choosing the correct centrifuge for a particular application can be a daunting task. ...
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Kinematic Carrying Platform for an X-Ray Spectrometer: Q & A with Dr. Markus Simon
Description: Dr. Markus Simon, head of the PI miCos beamline instrumentation group explains a special double hexapod PKM system designed for synchrotron x-ray spectroscopy, for complex material testing and ...
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Flow Test Correlation of Size & Flow
From: Accu-GlassDescription: A customer needs a flow restrictor but only knows what liquid flow rate is needed and what pressure they will be using. Accu-Glass will develop custom Microbore glass flow restrictors with an inside ...
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Interface Detection and Level Control in Separators
Description: Separators are processing units that are used to separate water (aqueous phase) and an immiscible (nonmixing) liquid (non aqueous phase). Separators are used in a variety of industries: - chemical ...
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Does this Glass Pass? Using XRF to Screen for Ceramic and Lead Contaminants
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: [This paper] discusses the techniques, drawbacks, and benefits of recycling glass and ceramic glass. Handheld X-ray fluorescence analyzers are widely used since they can provide material chemistry ...
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Handheld XRF Analyzers Enhance Mineral Exploration and Grade Control of Nickel Sulphides
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: Olympus portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) analyzers provide real-time geochemical data for rapid multi-element characterization of soils, rocks, ores, concentrates, and tailings. Recent advances in ...
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History in a New Light, the Role of Light Microscopy in Cultural Heritage
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: As an analytical technique, light microscopy provides unique insights across many areas of historical materials, from discovering an artifact's history to understanding the best course of action for ...
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Portable XRF and Coal for Mineral Exploration, Grade Control, Blending & Processing
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: Olympus portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) analyzers provide high-performance, real-time geochemical data for rapid multielement characterization of soils, rocks, and ores. Advances in pXRF technology ...
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Portable XRF for Gold (Au) and Au Pathfinders for Mineral Exploration and Ore Body Vectoring
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: Olympus' X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers provide high-performance, real-time geochemical data for rapid multielement characterization of soil, rocks, and ores. Recent advances in XRF technology ...
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Using the HydroFORM for External Corrosion Mapping
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: The interior and exterior surfaces of carbon steel pipes tend to corrode over time, regardless of their environment. Regular inspection of this corrosion is required to assess and monitor pipe ...
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Vanta Handheld XRF Frequently Asked Questions
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: Why did we create a new XRF analyzer? What's so special about it? Read this FAQ to get the answers to questions customers are asking about Vanta™ handheld XRF analyzers. ...
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X-ray Diffraction for Mineral Processing
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: Knowing the mineralogical composition of ore is critical to pre-planning and optimizing processing operations and controlling costs associated with energy and chemical use. Identifying the mineral ...
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Tensile Strength
Description: Tensile strength is the critical value of metal transition from uniform plastic deformation to local concentrated plastic deformation, and also the maximum load-bearing capacity of metal under static ...
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Fabric / Textile Testing Project
Description: Textile materials are the most basic raw materials for industrial production. In order to understand the importance of the quality control of textile industry ...
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Gas Chromatography Applications
Description: Gas Chromatograph is mainly used in the analysis of oil extraction and refining, petrochemicals, fine chemicals, food safety, environmental protection, electronic high-purity gas industries, research ...
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CLASS II BSC: A USEFUL GUIDE TO FINDING THE APPROPRIATE PROTECTION LEVEL FOR YOUR RESEARCH
From: BakerDescription: With so much at stake, it is vital to understand the level of protection that is needed to keep you safe. ...
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Lead Cabinets White Paper
From: MarShieldDescription: Lead Lined Cabinets or Laboratory Furniture is designed for the safe storage of radioisotopes or radioactive materials inside the cabinet to ensure full protection of healthcare providers from harmful ...
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Benefits and Risks of Ultraviolet Radiation
From: NuAire, Inc.Description: Sterilization through the utilization of ultraviolet radiation has experienced an increase in popularity in the last decade. The industry has embraced this technology due to its convenience, safety, ...
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Facility and Engineering Controls Using USP 800 Guidelines
From: NuAire, Inc.Description: The focus of this article is to discuss the details for consideration of a good working design of a USP 800 compliant compounding lab ...
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Photonic Crystal Guided-Mode Resonance Sensors for Optical Diagnostics
From: MOXTEK, Inc.Description: Moxtek has achieved low cost, wafer-scale manufacturing of plasmonic, photonic crystal, and hybrid structures and is ready to support your production needs, from developmental projects through ...
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Plastmonic Nano-Dome Arrays for SERS
From: MOXTEK, Inc.Description: Moxtek has achieved low cost, wafer-scale manufacturing of plasmonic nano-dome arrays for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) applications, and is ready to support your production needs, from ...
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Purchasing New Versus Used Laboratory Equipment
From: NuAire, Inc.Description: The purchase decision of laboratory equipment should not be taken lightly or solely driven by price. This white paper provides insight into key consideration during the process of purchasing new or ...
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High Performance GaN Thermal Evaluation - Limitations of Infrared Microscopy
From: QorvoDescription: This paper addresses the limitations of infrared microscopy when used to measure high performance microwave GaN HEMT devices and MMICs. It will also describe Qorvo's integrated approach to thermal ...
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Do You Need an Automatic Tensiometer?
Description: Automatic surface tension tensiometers have capabilities to die for. For example they are one button operations, can track changes in surface tension over time, give indications of contact contact ...
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Missing the Point: Gage Variability and Operational Definitions
From: PQ SystemsDescription: The process of analyzing gage variability is often highly structured, involving an examination of the gages themselves for sensitivity to temperature changes, magnetic fields, and other factors. ...
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LAB GAS SERVERS Infographic
From: Proton OnSiteDescription: Facts and benefits of lab gas servers ...
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Large City Fleet Saves $2M Using Oil Analysis to Extend Oil Drain Intervals
From: Spectro ScientificDescription: [O]il analysis can generate a fast return on investment for a municipality or other organization with a large fleet of vehicles and equipment. By accurately determining the condition both of the oil ...
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Living anionic polymerization of methyl methacrylate controlled by metal-free phosphazene catalyst as observed by small-angle neutron scattering, gel permeation chromatography and UV-visible spectroscopy
From: StellarNet, Inc.Description: Phosphazene (PZN) catalyst, PZN catalyst coexisting with a co-catalyst 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) have been observed for the first time by small-angle neutron ...
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Miniaturized fluorescence detection system to remove background noise of the incident light using micro mirror and lens
From: World StarTechnologiesDescription: Miniaturized fluorescence detection system to remove background noise of the incident light using micro mirror and lens. Jun Moon Janga, Hyun .... green (532nm) pumped laser diode (Worldstar Tech.) ...
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Industrial Gas Analysis System for Perfluorocarbon (PFC) Gas Analysis
From: JASCODescription: PFC (Perfluorocarbon) gases such as CF3, C2F6, C4F8 and CHF3 are used as cleaning agents for dry-edging and CVD equipment, a critical process in the manufacturing of semiconductors. PFC gases are ...
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Brewing Industry - Dispersion of Beer Foam Head Retaining Agents
From: Silverson Machines, Inc.Description: Ingredients such as propylene glycol alginate (PGA) may be added to beer to stabilize the foam head and to aid resistance to breakdown of foam in the presence of detergent residues or grease on the ...
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Mayonnaise Manufacture
From: Silverson Machines, Inc.Description: Mayonnaise is an oil-in-water emulsion which can contain up to 80% oil. Gums and thickeners such as starches are used in low fat products to replace the viscosity and bulking effect of the oil, to ...
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Elemental Analysis - New Capabilities for Spectroil Optial Emission Spectrometer
From: Spectro ScientificDescription: Wear debris analysis is an important part of any oil analysis program. The Spectroil RDE spectrometer measures trace quantities of elements dissolved or suspended as fine particles in lubricants using ...
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Guide to Measuring Water in Oil
From: Spectro ScientificDescription: We have all heard the saying, "Oil and water don't mix." Unfortunately that doesn't necessarily apply to lubrication oils. Water can exist in several states in lubrication oils and can do quite a bit ...
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A Quick Guide to Oil Analysis For Engine Test Applications
From: Spectro ScientificDescription: Reliability testing is a very important component of new engine development. Engineers need to fully understand and chart the engine lifetime performance under a variety of conditions before mass ...
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Spectral Imaging with VersaChrome®
From: IDEX Health & ScienceDescription: Multicolor fluorescence imaging is ubiquitous in research and clinical applications. When the fluorophores used in such applications have low spectral overlap, standard filter cubes (with fixed ...
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Spectral Modeling in Fluorescence Microscopy
From: IDEX Health & ScienceDescription: Fluorescence microscopy is a ubiquitous and continuously evolving technique which permits one to peer into the biological world at the micron length scale and beyond, allowing direct access into the ...
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Can a Class l and Class ll Biological Safety Cabinet be in the Same Sterile Hazardous Drug (HD) Room?
From: NuAire, Inc.Description: So the question and/or debate is not about "can" a Class I and Class II C-PEC be in the same sterile HD room, but "should" it be accepted as a workflow process for presterilization? The main concern ...
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How Long Do HEPA Filters Last?
From: NuAire, Inc.Description: The life of a HEPA filter for a Biological Safety Cabinet (BSC) is an important subject when considering the life cycle cost of any BSC. HEPA filter loading capacity has always been a major concern ...
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Workflow Strategies to Minimize Personnel and Environmental Exposure
From: NuAire, Inc.Description: The main focus of this article is on nonsterile hazardous drug handling processes, but the principles of GLP are applicable with both sterile and nonsterile chemical handling. We would also make the ...
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Apparent or Actual Surface Tension? Which to Use?
Description: An definition of surface tension: "The attraction force between molecules at the surface of a liquid. The force that keeps if from flying off into space". The number of different test methods suggests ...
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Modeling Heat Transfer in a W+C Powder Bed in a Pusher Furnace
Description: Written in conjunction with Global Tungsten & Powders for a presentation at the Plansee Seminar, this paper discusses the nature of the WC produced in pusher furnaces and how it is influenced by ...
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White Paper - Kinetic Model of Stabilized PAN Fiber Mass Loss During Carbonization
Description: The carbonization process converts stabilized precursor (i.e. stabilized PAN) fiber into carbon fiber and takes place within two high temperature furnaces, namely the LT (Low Temperature) and HT (High ...
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The Effects of Hydrogen Purity on GC Analysis and Column Life
From: Proton OnSiteDescription: Hydrogen has been widely adopted as a carrier gas to replace nitrogen and helium in GC applications for a variety of reasons. Superior advantages include faster analysis, lower cost and the ...
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A Guide to Spectroscopy for Used Oil Analysis
From: Spectro ScientificDescription: Evaluating the wear condition of equipment is a primary requirement of condition monitoring programs. Oil wetted equipment will generate wear particles throughout its lifetime, the nature and rate of ...
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Guide to Measuring Biofuel Blending
From: Spectro ScientificDescription: As the global commitment to renewable energy sources grows, the importance of using biodiesel as a blending component with diesel fuel has increased. Biodiesel consists of fatty acid methyl esters ...
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Guide to Measuring Fuel Dilution in Lubricating Oil
From: Spectro ScientificDescription: Fuel dilution in oil can cause serious engine damage. High levels of fuel (>2%) in a lubricant can result in decreased viscosity, oil degradation, loss of dispersancy, and loss of oxidation stability. ...
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Guide to Measuring Glycol Contamination in Oil
From: Spectro ScientificDescription: Liquid cooled engines and rotating equipment use glycol based coolants because of their excellent heat transfer abilities. However, glycol based coolants are not desirable at all in lubrication oil ...
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Guide to Measuring Oil Viscosity
From: Spectro ScientificDescription: The most important physical property of a lubricating oil is viscosity. Viscosity determines the load carrying ability of the oil as well as how easily it circulates. The correct balance between high ...
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High Throughput Screening of Wind Turbine Gear Box Samples Utilizing the LaserNet 230 and Automatic Sample Processor (AS)
From: Spectro ScientificDescription: The major issue for premature failure in wind turbine gearboxes is bearing failure, which leads to gearbox failure. A wind turbine gearbox will not survive if the oil is not clean and especially if ...
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Introduction to Ferrography
From: Spectro ScientificDescription: The ferrography technique was developed in the 1970s to overcome the large particle detection deficiencies of spectrometric oil analysis. It is a technique used for the separation of particles from ...
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Oil Analysis Handbook Third Edition
From: Spectro ScientificDescription: It has been over two years since the publication of the first edition of Spectro Scientific's In-Service Oil Analysis Handbook. Our original goal was to compile a comprehensive reference book of ...
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Oil Sampling Best Practices (Part 2)
From: Spectro ScientificDescription: Sampling bottles come in many shapes and sizes. 120 ml (4 oz) HDPE (opaque) bottles have been the most common sampling bottle for many years. Many suppliers now provide clear PET, or PS bottles for ...
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Techniques for Measuring Oil in Water
From: Spectro ScientificDescription: Oil in water analysis is a global issue that crosses many industries, analytical methods, and regulatory agencies. Due to the negative effects of oil on the environment, there are strict limits on the ...
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NSF/ANSI 49 - 2016 Annex E
From: BakerDescription: NSF/ANSI 49 - 2016 Annex E "Biosafety Cabinet Selection, Installation, Use, Lifespan and Decommissioning ...
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Fast Analysis of Particle Shape and Size
Description: Dynamic Image Analysis is a perfect method if not only the particle size of powders is to be determined, but if you also want to ascertain something about their shape. ...
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Climatic Chamber Validation
From: MBW Calibration AGDescription: Climatic chambers are in widespread use across many industries. They are used to simulate climatic conditions including temperature, humidity, pressure, vibration and light intensity. Conditions are ...
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Is it Time for a New Ultralow Freezer?
From: NuAire, Inc.Description: While there aren't often obvious signals that your ultralow freezer is about to die, the experts say there are a few things you can look for. ...
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Case Study - Combining Expertise and Innovation to Design Advanced Combination Furnace Systems
Description: Thermal processing of advanced and high-purity materials requires equipment that can reliably balance high quality product output, safety, and economic production. In today's market, companies must ...
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Application Note: Performance with Lubrication Oils
From: Spectro ScientificDescription: Spectro Scientific is bringing great enhancements to its high performance line of RDE-OES (Rotating Disk ElectrodeOptical Emission Spectrometers) for elemental analysis. The new SpectrOil 100 Series ...
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Can Your Microbiology Lab Afford Not to Use an Anaerobic Workstation?
From: BakerDescription: Most microbiology lab managers and PIs purchase jars to run experiments, rather than purchase an anaerobic workstation. The up-front cost to use jars is low compared with a workstation, and since the ...
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10 Ways to Prevent Pipetting Errors
From: TTE LaboratoriesDescription: Accuracy matters in science and TTE’s Accuracy Matters blog reports on all things related to pipetting accuracy: best pipetting practices, pipette error prevention, regulatory compliance, ...
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Calibration Management Best Practices: 5 Tips for Keeping One Step Ahead of the FDA
From: TTE LaboratoriesDescription: Accuracy matters in science and TTE’s Accuracy Matters blog reports on all things related to pipetting accuracy: best pipetting practices, pipette error prevention, regulatory compliance, ...
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Guide to Ergonomics
From: TTE LaboratoriesDescription: Accuracy matters in science and TTE’s Accuracy Matters blog reports on all things related to pipetting accuracy: best pipetting practices, pipette error prevention, regulatory compliance, ...
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How to Use the Various Types of Pipettes
From: TTE LaboratoriesDescription: Accuracy matters in science and TTE’s Accuracy Matters blog reports on all things related to pipetting accuracy: best pipetting practices, pipette error prevention, regulatory compliance, ...
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Pipette Maintenance 101: Learn How to Properly Clean Pipettes
From: TTE LaboratoriesDescription: Accuracy matters in science and TTE’s Accuracy Matters blog reports on all things related to pipetting accuracy: best pipetting practices, pipette error prevention, regulatory compliance, ...
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Pipette Tips - 5 Things You Need to Know
From: TTE LaboratoriesDescription: Accuracy matters in science and TTE’s Accuracy Matters blog reports on all things related to pipetting accuracy: best pipetting practices, pipette error prevention, regulatory compliance, ...
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Pipetting Accuracy: Like Holding a Concert in Your Hand
From: TTE LaboratoriesDescription: Accuracy matters in science and TTE’s Accuracy Matters blog reports on all things related to pipetting accuracy: best pipetting practices, pipette error prevention, regulatory compliance, ...
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Proper Metrology Calibration Services Require Broad Accreditation
From: TTE LaboratoriesDescription: Accuracy matters in science and TTE’s Accuracy Matters blog reports on all things related to pipetting accuracy: best pipetting practices, pipette error prevention, regulatory compliance, ...
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The Importance of Proper Pipette Repair
From: TTE LaboratoriesDescription: Accuracy matters in science and TTE’s Accuracy Matters blog reports on all things related to pipetting accuracy: best pipetting practices, pipette error prevention, regulatory compliance, ...
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The Remarkable Cost of Pipette Errors
From: TTE LaboratoriesDescription: Accuracy matters in science and TTE’s Accuracy Matters blog reports on all things related to pipetting accuracy: best pipetting practices, pipette error prevention, regulatory compliance, ...
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Eliminating Ammonium Load Peaks From Process Water
From: HachDescription: Workers at the Kornwestheim treatment plant have been seeking to optimise energy consumption and reduce the nitrogen load in the outlet for many years. However, when using an aeration control system ...
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High Nitrate Values During Low-load Periods
From: HachDescription: At the Villau treatment plant, the fixed time control for aeration could not be adapted precisely enough to handle the fluctuating load levels. This led to unnecessarily high nitrate values, ...
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Basic Principles of Laser Scanning Microscopes
From: Olympus America, Inc.Description: One of the factors that contributes to the recent considerable reduction in size and high integration of electronics and other devices is miniaturization of the electronic components that make them ...
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Ethiopia: Bringing Laboratory Safety Home
From: BakerDescription: Biosafety cabinets safeguard scientists as they diagnose the world's most deadly diseases. Ethiopia is reducing its costs and increasing its independence through training a group of engineers to ...
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Emulsion Breaking Techniques for Oil in Water Solvent Extractions
From: Spectro ScientificDescription: Certain types of samples, such as those containing detergent, may form emulsions when doing an oil in water extraction into a solvent. The boundary between the solvent and the sample will have an ...
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Will Vibration Destroy My Cell Culture?
From: BakerDescription: A hot new concept coming through the world of cell culture is the notion that the current "gold standard" method of culturing cells is good, but could be better. The use of incubators and separate ...
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Trace HCl Measurements in Coal-fired Power Plant Emissions Using Cavity Enhanced Laser Absorption Spectroscopy
Description: New EPA regulations are requiring hydrogen chloride (HCI) emissions to be monitored in concentrations below 1 ppm for power plants and 3 ppm for cement plants. The properties of HCI, its reaction to ...
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Glossary of Chemical Terms
From: HachDescription: Real-Time Controls Hach's RTC (Real Time Control) solutions are complete off-the-shelf systems that adjust treatment processes in real time, keeping your facility compliant while reducing treatment ...
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HFIP Analysis
Description: This application note describes a method of measuring hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) via gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy. ...
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Improve the Performance of Your CO2 Incubators
From: NuAire, Inc.Description: The design of a CO 2 incubator is critical to culture growth. Culture growth is optimal when the incubator properly blends these elements: CO2 gas, temperature, air quality, and relative humidity. The ...
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Understanding Class II Biological Safety Cabinets
From: NuAire, Inc.Description: Selecting a Class II Biological Safety Cabinet (BSC) must take into consideration a considerable number of factors which include, among others, the materials, quantity, and procedures being performed ...
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Important Consideration in Viscosity Measurement of Jet and Diesel Fuels According to ASTM D1655 and ASTM D975
Description: While D7042 manufacturers claim "precision equivalent to D445" with faster run times, it is important to understand the details behind these claims to make an informed decision when considering the ...
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Expanding Mesenchymal Stem Cells Using a Hypoxia Workstation
From: BakerDescription: Prof. Nicholas Forsyth, Associate Director of the Institute of Science and Technology at Keele University in the UK, discusses how the use of a hypoxia workstation helped his team to develop a more ...
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Improving Stem Cell Yield with Media Conditioning
From: BakerDescription: Prof. Nicholas Forsyth, Associate Director of the Institute of Science and Technology at Keele University in the UK, discusses how the use of a media conditioning system helped his team improve stem ...
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Global Defense Technology & Systems, Inc. Success Story
From: EatonDescription: Global Defense Technology & Systems, Inc. (GTEC) This major contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense needed a clean solution for dirty shower water in Afghanistan. Eaton filters have answered the ...
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Case Study - Scale Up of Nano-Engineered Powdered Metals Processing
Description: Learn more about the scale up and design of a Furnace system engineered to drive increased throughput of the customer's material by many multiples over previous batch systems, significantly improving ...
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Presentation - Designing Carbon Fiber Research Systems for Scale Up
Description: Learn how success in commercial production begins with thoughtful decisions made during the design of the research and piloting scale Carbon Fiber process systems. ...
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5 Methods for Measuring Water in Lubrication Oil
From: Spectro ScientificDescription: We have all heard the saying, â Oil and water donâ t mix.â Unfortunately that doesnâ t necessarily apply to lubrication oils. Water can exist in several states in lubrication oils and can do quite a ...
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Kitsap Transit Uses MicroLab for Predictive Maintenance
From: Spectro ScientificDescription: Kitsap Transit is a public transportation agency, based in Bremerton, Washington and serving the county of Kitsap, which operates routed bus service, foot ferry service and service for elderly and ...
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CO2 Incubator Decontamination or Sterilization: Does it matter what you call it?
From: BakerDescription: Many terms are used (often interchangeably) to describe the removal of biohazards. In the lab, we often say that a work surface or piece of equipment needs to be "decontaminated." "Sterile" items need ...
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Electron Microscopy: Nonmagnetic Drives and Stages for Vacuum
Description: Electron microscopy allows investigations with extremely high lateral resolution down to a range of less than one nanometer. However, this places great demands on the imaging elements. And, of course, ...