Volume 5 Issue 10 | December 2010
| December 9 2010
Taking a look at the recent Gulf of Mexico oil well blowoutthe greatest industrial accident in historylab managers can find useful examples of similar decision-making failures that can occur in laboratory environments.
Taking a look at the recent Gulf of Mexico oil well blowoutthe greatest industrial accident in historylab managers can find useful examples of similar decision-making failures that can occur in laboratory environments.
Trends in Laboratory Informatics
Reporting from two recent laboratory informatics conferences, Gloria Metrick shares her insights into choosing the best informatics product to suit a particular labs needs and how some issues are evolving.
When a company decides to make a change, even when things are going well, employees get nervous. Acknowledging their concerns helps reinforce the feeling that youre all in this together, critical in reassuring people that you really do have their in
LAB MANAGER ACADEMY: Words Matter
Communication is the tool by which leaders, managers, and supervisors can create a work environment in which individuals feel valued, connected and actively engaged.
In-house generation of TOC-grade gas readily provides the required volume of sufficiently pure gas for superb sensitivity with a TOC analyzer. The gas is available on demand and is present at a lower pressure than the gas from a cylinder, increasing
Proper selection and use of viscosity instrumentation can bring valuable time savings to test programs in todays busy labs. Increased data throughput, coupled with detailed analysis, is a new horizon that has potential to offer enhanced quality cont
The Dos and Don'ts of Cell Culture
A few of the essential dos and donts of cell culture are mandatory; e.g. use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Many of them are common sense and apply to all laboratory areas. However some of them are specific to tissue culture.
ASK THE EXPERT: Choosing the Right LIMS for Your Lab
Manfred Goebl, Ph.D., talks to Tanuja Koppal, Ph.D., about the due diligence that needs to be done before putting in place a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) that is both user-friendly and effective.
Particle Sizing: Measuring a Fundamental Property of Matter
Since size dictates so many properties of materials, particle size measurement is critical for many industries.
Biological Safety Cabinets: Protecting Workers and the Environment From Biohazards
Biological safety cabinets (BSCs) are enclosures that protect users from biohazards by cleansing the work space air,
You Need a Biological Safety Cabinet, Now What? See the Survey Results
As part of our Lab Products Survey series, Lab Manager Magazine has compiled the responses of 320 lab professionals regarding the use of Biological Safety Cabinets (BSCs) in the lab. Find out those results here.
pH Meters: A Mainstay of Various Laboratories
Over the years lab workers have come to expect more from instrumentation, and pH meters are no exception.
What's Hot in pH Meters? See the Survey Results
As part of our Lab Products Survey series, Lab Manager Magazine has compiled the responses of 351 lab professionals regarding the use of pH meters in the lab. Keep reading to find out what's popular in pH meters.
Viscometers: Measuring a Critical Physical Property
Useful viscometer/rheometer features that buyers should be aware of are temperature control, spindle rotational speed control, a range of sample holders, and ease of use.
Overhead and Magnetic Stirrers: Choose Based on Sample Size and Viscosity
The choice of overhead or magnetic stirring to achieve uniform mixing is relatively straightforward, based on scale and viscosity of the medium being stirred.
Evolution of the Laboratory Incubator
Tracing the origins of the laboratory incubator and looking ahead to future advances.
Biological safety levels are ranked from one to four and are selected based on the agents or organisms on which the research or work is being conducted. Each level up builds on the previous level, adding constraints and barriers.
Perspective On: A Contract Lab
Aptuit Inc., an international contract research organization whose facilities span North America, Europe, India and Asia Pacific, delivers client support from preclinical studies to commercial drug product launches.
A LIMS is an important investment that assists in evaluating the efficiency of the labs operations and reducing costs. In order to understand how low-level services relate to higher-level offerings, one needs to analyze usage patterns and establish m
Technology News Water Purification System
Crysta Series Features a timed dispense mode for walk-away unattended operation Yields low levels of organic carbon concentrations for maximum lab water purity Pure lab water delivered at a desalination and virus elimination
Technology News Stabinger Viscometer
SVM 3000 Measures dynamic viscosity and density of oils and fuels according to ASTM D7042 Automatically calculates the kinematic viscosity and delivers measurement results which are equivalent to ISO 3104 or ASTM D445 Proces
Technology News - December 2010
The latest equipment, instrument and system introductions to the laboratory market
Firetrace International manufactures a fast-acting and reliable automatic fire detection and suppression system designed to protect against laboratory fume hood fires.
Rather than simply purchasing a gas chromatograph, lab managers can choose from over 200 analyzers or pre-configured gas chromatographs designed to comply with specific ASTM, UOP, EN or GPA standard methods.
The Thermo Scientific iCAP 6000 Series ICP-OES and Thermo Scientific iTEVA Software are ideal for the analysis of trace elements in pharmaceutical products.
Lab Manager Magazine's Independent Guide to Purchasing a pH Meter
There are many different features of a laboratory pH meter to take into account before making your purchase, including accuracy, calibration type and number of calibration points, intuitive operation, expandability, reliability and value.
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