CURRENT ISSUE | VOLUME 12 - ISSUE 11 | December 2017
COVER STORY
The Automated Lab
Lessons learned from those who made the leap from manual to automated processes
Business Management
Lessons learned from those who made the leap from manual to automated processes
When relocating a laboratory, every detail is critical
Research-Specific Labs
While Dr. Hahn's lab is small, employing only five researchers, its work is broad for the field, touching on bone, vocal fold, and vascular tissue
Leadership and Staffing
Finding win/win solutions that improve both relationships and work processes
Linda offers some suggestions to help managers prepare employees for change
Laboratory Technology
Automation and other developments like machine learning and robotics are already making waves in the industry
Lab Health and Safety
The Safety Guys want to alert you to potential physical hazards typical of many research, academic, and production laboratories
INSIGHTS
According to research firm Market Research Future (Pune, India), the global biomarker test market will reach $16 billion by 2022
Chemical analyses improve process for both grapes and corks
Ask the Expert
Katherine Barbeau, PhD, is a professor and marine chemist in the geosciences research division of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego
Although automation and multiplexing have now been made possible due to digital and molecular detection pathology, challenges exist at every step
Product Focus
The two principal forms of atomic spectroscopy are based on emission and absorption
Using a process that includes a handler makes the results easier to collect as well as more accurate and repeatable
Applications that involve separating components of a mixture in a precise and repeatable way are good candidates for automatically controlled pumps
The question of which purification system is most appropriate for a given lab’s needs might leave some scratching their heads
Surveys
Learn the most common separation modes used by readers, and more from the latest chromatography columns survey results
Learn the most common applications and more from our latest survey results
Learn the most popular types of fume hoods and more from our latest product survey results
Find out our readers' most sought-after features from our latest survey results
How it Works
Problem: Gravitational waves were first predicted by Albert Einstein when he proposed his general theory of relativity (GR). GR theorizes that gravity is a property of space and time.
Multimedia
Linda schools her labmates on proper attire and personal protective equipment