Our third annual confidence survey reveals that survey participants—ranging from technicians to corporate management—believe their research organizations will be just slightly better off financially than they were a year ago and that business conditions in their market sectors will somewhat improve to support or attract significant research investments.

Glove boxes go by many different names and are used for many purposes. Keep reading as we reveal the results of our glove boxes survey.

Nobody gets excited about lab ovens, but they are definitely essential lab components. Ovens are found in almost every industrial, research and development laboratory. Keep reading to get the exciting results of our lab ovens survey.

The microplate has evolved over the past 60 years into an indispensable piece of equipment used in many labs today. Here, we share the results of our microplate technology survey.

Panelists from the November 18th webinar help readers further evaluate UHPLC offerings.

Kansas-based CRO XenoTech needed to minimize the time it took to validate its automated liquid handlers. With the help of Artel’s multichannel verification system, they were able to reduce the time it took to accurately verify each robot from four hours to 15 minutes.

If standardization is such a key element to integration and the industry has been so interested in it for so long, one might ask, “Why don’t we have these standards in place?” Answer: “Because it’s really, really hard!”

Q-POD® Element Unit ensures delivery of ultrapure water with very low levels of elemental contamination.

Exactive Plus Includes Thermo Scientific Orbitrap technology.

Check out these new columns from Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Provide a temperature range of 5°C above ambient temperature to 300°C.

Isotherm® Series features multiple redundant over-temperature protection systems for maximum sample and user protection.

The latest equipment, instruments and system introductions to the laboratory market at Pittcon 2011.

This pipette requires virtually zero pipetting force. Learn more about it.

Well-organized laboratory visits can help your company expand sales, recruit new employees and persuade people that your laboratory is a community asset. So it’s worth spending time and effort to organize them.

Many people may be reluctant to say it, but without a doubt, it’s true: Our business environment is increasingly filled with apathy, entitlement issues, lack of professionalism, complaining, conflict, and blame.

Have you ever been on the receiving end of an email from the “all caps junkie” or the “cc: monster”? In our fast-paced workplace, email is the norm, whether via computer or smart phone.

Many lab scientists remember what it was like to work “on the bench.” The term referred to the standard practice of manual processes or methods. No matter what services a particular lab offered, you could bet the work was all done by hand.

Every workplace involves cutting tasks where utility knives are used. By observing your various cutting operations and the type of utility knives used, you can ensure the proper tool is used for the task.

A well-managed cylinder control program should be a top priority for every industrial, educational and research facility.

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) differ from multiwalled carbon nanotubes by their electric properties.

Lab Analytics is information about the utilization of assets in the lab, including people, equipment, supplies and samples.

As more analytes are discovered, more tests are required per biological sample for drug discovery, research analysis and diagnostic testing. However, an unlimited amount of sample is never available.

When it comes to bacterial culturing, modern laboratories have little choice but to wait days for definitive proof that bacteria are alive and pose a health threat.