Jenway’s new 73 series spectrophotometer range provides entry-level instruments with a narrower spectral bandwidth of 5nm and an improved absorbance range of –0.3 to 2.5A, all within an innovative space-saving design.

The design of the 73 series cleverly minimises the overall footprint of the instrument by incorporating the large graphical display into the instrument’s lid. The easy to read display is ideal for demonstrations and enables live spectrum and kinetics scans to be clearly viewed. The instruments have the additional option of an integral printer, for further space saving – an important benefit in situations, such as teaching laboratories, where bench space is at a premium.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed an on-line solid phase extraction (SPE)high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with ultraviolet absorbance detection method to determine the 14 explosives and related compounds specified in U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency Method 8330A in environmental water samples. Application Note 1066: Sensitive Determination of Explosive Compounds in Waterdemonstrates that this approach eliminates the labor associated with off-line extraction and provides a convenient method that achieves reduced method detection limits (less than 0.35 μg/mL) when determining these compounds in water...

Advanced Chromatography Technologies is pleased to announce the launch of a range of ultra low dispersion, high quality pre-column filters, especially designed for UHPLC and HPLC applications. 

One of the most common causes of LC column failure is particulate material collecting on the inlet frit of the column, causing high back pressure and/or distortion of peak shape. By one estimate, over 70% of LC column failures are caused by inlet frit plugging. UHPLC columns, especially those packed with sub-2μm size particles, are particularly vulnerable to inlet frit plugging. Advanced Chromatography Technologies offers three different ranges of pre-column filters, each designed for column specific protection...

ACE CN-ES is a new range of UHPLC and HPLC columns from Advanced Chromatography Technologies Limited

These columns incorporate the latest in stationary phase design, combining CN polar selectivity with enhanced hydrophobicity, enabling the benefits of both interactions to be fully exploited. The unique ligand design of the ACE CN-ES incorporates an extended alkyl chain spacer between the silica surface and cyano group, which gives extra phase stability and increased column lifetime. ACE CN-ES is suitable for both reversed-phase and normal-phase separations and can be used in 100% aqueous mobile phase conditions. Particle sizes of 2, 3, 5 and 10µm are available...

Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a reliable method for determining phthalates in alcoholic beverages by single-quadrupole gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

The method met the special testing requirements set by the China method GB/T 21911-2008 for determining phthalates in food. Application Note 10339, Determination of Phthalates in Liquor Beverages by Single Quadrupole GC-MS, describes a sensitive and accurate single-quadrupole GC-MS method for determining levels of phthalate plasticizers in alcoholic beverages. The method is sensitive, rapid, and accurate, and covers a wide linear range to meet the need for trace level detection of phthalate esters in different types of beverages....

Cerno Bioscience has today announced a new version of its flagship MassWorks software product.

More than any previous improvements and enhancements, the new Version 4 adds DirectRead™ data support for three high resolution MS systems: Thermo Orbitrap or FT ICR MS, Agilent TOF, and Waters TOF, while expanding unit mass resolution direct support to Agilent MassHunter and Advion CMS. For the first time, MassWorks now enables elemental composition determination in the absence of an observable monoisotope peak or in the presence of larger-than-usual mass errors. In addition, a fully automated calibration feature, AutoCal™, is now available for out-of-box accurate mass analysis with GC/MS...

Edinburgh Instruments is pleased to announce the launch of a new fluorescence spectrometer, the FS5, a fully integrated steady state spectrometer with single photon sensitivity, designed for the research and analytical market.

The FS5 has a number of features that are unique in its class of fluorescence spectrometers they include: Ultimate single photon sensitivity throughout the specified spectral range, high data acquisition speed, comprehensive yet easy to operate software and an unmatched range of plug and play sample cassette options. In addition to the standard version, the FS5 is offered with a number of options...

Merck Millipore's free ChromBook app for tablets and browsers allows users to quickly find and identify products and tailored solutions for their chromatography applications. 

Built on an intuitive user interface, the app can be used to find Merck Millipore products and accessories for a wide range of applications including HPLC, UHPLC, thin layer chromatography, sample preparation and gas chromatography.  A variety of filters enable easy browsing, including: Particle size. Pore size. pH stability. Sorbent. Dimension. Specialty TLC products. Solvent grade. USP-class... 

Tecan’s newly launched AC Extraction Plate is a revolutionary, automation-friendly solution designed to streamline sample preparation for LC-MS analysis of small molecules.

The plate, which is based on proprietary TICE™ (Tecan Immobilized Coating Extraction) technology, reduces the sample preparation process to a convenient ‘pipette and shake’ routine. The AC Extraction Plate is a 96-position, deep-well microplate, with the inner surface of each well coated with a highly controlled layer of TICE material. This coating efficiently extracts low molecular weight analytes – such as vitamin D and testosterone – from aqueous solutions, eliminating the need for the laborious and time-consuming filtration, centrifugation and evaporation steps that are often integral to other methods....

Double-digit growth in Asia-Pacific and emerging markets to offset stagnation in US and Europe

The global mass spectrometry (MS) market is growing much faster than the high-end analytical instrumentation market. This is a sign that demand is high in this technologically-dynamic market with broad applications and diversified end-user bases despite limited capital budgets in academia and the economic uncertainty in the U.S. and Europe. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan’s Global Mass Spectrometry Market finds the market earned revenue of ....

Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical instrumentation, report on the use of the ASD LabSpec portable NIR spectroscopy system in the Centre for Sustainable Heritage at UCL.

They use the system for the scientific research of historic objects as part of a project with a prestigious group of European institutions, the work of which has been published by the Royal Society of Chemistry in Analytical Methods. The Centre for Sustainable Heritage is part of University College London, a leading academic research institution.....

High profile group members drawn from research and industry

Metrohm launches the 930 Compact IC Flex, a compact ion chromatograph developed for the requirements of contract laboratories and QC laboratories in all kinds of industries as well as laboratories in the public sector.

Photon Control Inc. is pleased to announce that their research and development partner Photon Control R&D Ltd. has received an NSERCC (Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada) Engage Grant with the University of Victoria to work in Collaboration with Dr. Alexandre G. Brolo and team on research of Raman Spectroscopy.

Dr. Alexandre G. Brolo (UVic Chemistry) is a specialist in nanomaterial’s and is world-renowned in the field of Raman spectroscopy, especially in surface-enhanced Raman scattering. Dr. Brolo says, "collaborating with a local B.C. company provides a valuable learning opportunity to the University for applying research to a practical problem, which could make a positive impact to society in the future.”..

Anasys Instruments announces the release of the nanoIR2™, the second generation of AFM-based IR spectroscopy.

 Anasys Instruments is proud to announce the 

Analytik report on their users' RSC publication in Analytical Methods which demonstrates the use of the ASD FieldSpec portable NIR analyser in the study of medieval illuminated manuscripts.

Dr Paola Ricciardi and her colleagues from the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, have recently published their latest results on using near-infrared fibre optic reflectance spectroscopy (FORS) to study green pigments and mixtures in illuminated manuscripts. The contextualised study has a focus on French illumination between the 13^th and 16^th century and also allows comparisons with contemporary materials from different regions of the world...

In the year 1846 Carl Zeiss founded the Optical Workshop in Jena which was the beginning of the industrial production of analytical instruments worldwide.

In 1963 Carl Zeiss Jena introduced the spectrophotometer SPECORD^® that succeeded the Pulfrich photometer first presented in 1924. Even in those days, the SPECORD^® series was known for being "reliable, fast, extremely robust and universal". 2013 marked the 50^th anniversary of the SPECORD^®, one of the most successful analysis instruments from Jena. Analytik Jena acquired the product section of lab analysis technology from Carl Zeiss Jena in 1995....

Save 10% on any HALO or HALO-5 column in the latest HALO 2013 Product Catalogue.

Don’t miss out on saving 10% on any HALO UHPLC or HALO-5 HPLC column in the new HALO catalogue. All orders must be received by 29th November to qualify for this discount. Simply place your order with Hichrom, referencing special offer code AM09-13A and 10% will automatically be deducted from the price of the column(s) you order....

Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a reliable method for determining phthalates in alcoholic beverages by single-quadrupole gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The method met the special testing requirements set by the China method GB/T 21911-2008 for determining phthalates in food.

Application Note 10339, Determination of Phthalates in Liquor Beverages by Single Quadrupole GC-MS, describes a sensitive and accurate single-quadrupole GC-MS method for determining levels of phthalate plasticizers in alcoholic beverages. The method is sensitive, rapid, and accurate, and covers a wide linear range to meet the need for trace level detection of phthalate esters in different types of beverages. The analysis uses a Thermo Scientific™ ISQ™ Series single-quadrupole GC-MS coupled to a Thermo Scientific™ TRACE™ 1310 GC.

New analyzer significantly increases customer profitability through reduced analysis time and increased instrument uptime

PAC, a leading global provider of advanced analytical instruments for laboratories and online process applications, today released the AC Analytical Controls® Reformulyzer M4 (M4), which provides fast group type analysis of gasoline and gasoline blend streams using multi-dimensional gas chromatography....

Hichrom are pleased to announce that they are the UK distributor for 96 well plate sealing products manufactured by Bio Chromato, Inc. of Japan.

These products are high specification seals for 96 well plates. The Rapid EPS is an easy pierce seal that has excellent resistance to DMSO, Methanol and Acetonitrile and is also airtight. It does not clog your needle, will not contaminate your samples and there is no need to use a thermal sealing instrument with these seals. The Rapid Slit Seal is a seal that allows for multiple penetration without damaging the sealing of your plate....

Metrohm is pleased to present an online configurator for their latest IC systems, the 940 Professional IC Vario and the 930 Compact IC Flex. With this unique tool, a few mouse clicks are all it takes for users to specify any individual solution they may need to meet their particular analytical requirements.

Modern ion chromatography is a powerful analytical tool and has found widespread use in laboratories of all kinds. However, using the full potential of the method can be a challenge; there simply are so many options and possibilities. On the side of the hardware, only the right combination of functional modules, features, and specifications will do the job.....