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  • S/TEM Platforms

    Thursday, March 24, 2016
    To understand the properties of a material, scientists often examine it with an electron microscope, sometimes using different levels of magnification. Read More

  • Clinical Sequencing

    Wednesday, March 09, 2016
    After the completion of the Human Genome Project, it was expected that medicine would change, indeed, our lives would change. Read More

  • No-Slide Slides

    Thursday, October 15, 2015
    Watching a histologist mounting tissues on slides quickly reveals the complexity of the task. Read More

  • Raising Raman’s Bar

    Friday, September 18, 2015
    A sample’s Raman spectrum provides information about molecular vibrations that can identify and quantify the chemicals in a material. Read More

  • Lab Technology Face Off: ICP-AES vs. ICP-OES vs. ICP-MS

    Thursday, July 17, 2014
    The specificity of elemental analysis required and the laboratory budget are the biggest considerations in choosing an ICP-OES system over an ICP-MS system. The amount of samples to be tested per day, as well as regulatory testing standards and ... Read More

  • Fluorescence Microscopy: Fundamentals and Resources

    Friday, March 14, 2014
    Fluorescence, a contrast technique known for its specificity and sensitivity, has not only become “the” technique of choice for biologists, but is also enjoying increasing use in medicine, pharma, materials sciences, and semiconductors.There is also... Read More

  • Differential Scanning Calorimetry—A Fundamental Thermal Analysis Tool

    Thursday, October 24, 2013
    A differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) is a benchtop instrument used to determine thermodynamic transitions and heat capacities of a variety of substances. A small sample—typically 5–20 mg, around the size of the tip of a #2 pencil—is placed in ... Read More

  • Positive Patient Identification for Patient Protection

    Thursday, October 03, 2013
    Positive patient identification (PPID) is an approach to avoiding patient misidentification for the prevention of medical errors, which include errors in medication, transfusion, and testing, as well as wrong-person procedures and the discharge of ... Read More

  • Blood-Alcohol Analysis by HS-GC Using 0.15-i.d. Columns

    Friday, September 27, 2013
    Forensic laboratories face the need to analyze many samples of human blood and body fluids for alcohol content. The most important compound in blood-alcohol (BAC) analysis is ethanol, but the detection of several other significant alcohols and their ... Read More

  • Particle Sizing Systems: Key to QC and Product Testing

    Thursday, September 05, 2013
    A particle size analyzer, also known as a particle sizer, is used to measure the sizes of particles in a sample. It can also determine distributions of particle sizes. Read More

  • Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose Facilitates Blood Glucose Control

    Thursday, July 04, 2013
    Monitoring patient glucose levels and determining the diabetic patient’s response to intervention is critical to the long-term health of the patient with diabetes. Read More

  • Portable XRF: Nondestructive Testing in Seconds

    Monday, July 01, 2013
    We are all familiar with X-rays, the short, highly energetic waves used by dentists to check for cavities, and by airport screeners to look for contraband. We experience fluorescence—the phenomenon by which something absorbs energy and in turn ... Read More

  • CVD Risk Assessment and Stroke Risk Assessment: Noninvasive Testing and a Point-of-Care Test

    Tuesday, June 25, 2013
    Atherosclerosis is the fundamental process behind coronary artery disease, stroke, and many other vascular diseases. Although the rates of death associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke have decreased in the United States, the burden ... Read More
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