It’s the week before Easter, but outside my window there are still patches of snow on the ground. To which I say, enough already! Bring on Spring and make it snappy.

The acquisition of equipment is a strategic business and operational decision that balances technology, durability, reliability, active running time, purchase price, maintenance, service, and running costs with the value the acquisition could potentially deliver for a laboratory enterprise.

Business partnerships are about learning to leverage the best of what others can bring to the table for mutual benefit and growth.

In the age of the “human capital” economy, we are experiencing incredible shifts in the way people work.

The slogan of the micromanager may well be “If you want something done right, do it yourself.” However, “Micromanagement stifles initiative and kills motivation,” according to a very successful manager, World War II General George S. Patton. Despite this, many of us have worked for micromanagers and some of us (this author included) have even been micromanagers. Why do people micromanage? How can micromanagers change their ways?

Scott Martin, Ph.D., team leader for RNA interference (RNAi) screening at the National Institutes of Health, Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, talks to contributing editor Tanuja Koppal, Ph.D., about recent trends in the use of different types of cells and reagents for screening drug targets and cellular pathways.

Creating the best slip, trip, and fall prevention program for your lab

 All new employees, students, faculty, and staff should receive a specially designed introduction to your safety program.

Enhanced simplicity leads to expanding applications

Critical components of lab automation

Automated capabilities make platforms more efficient

Front end to metals analysis

Essential pre-analysis cleanup

New challenges are what make working at this lab fun

One of the primary safety devices in laboratories where chemicals are used is the laboratory fume hood. It allows a researcher to work with—but not be exposed to— materials that create toxic fumes or particles when it is properly installed and maintained.

The wide spectrum of columns available makes selecting this most important component of an LC system extremely difficult.

When it comes to common technology in a laboratory, centrifuges rise toward the top of the list. Centrifuges separate particles and structures suspended in liquid by applying thousands of gravitational force equivalents to the sample through spinning and play a role in a wide range of workflows and applications.

Precision, range, and stability are main considerations