Cover Story | Volume 15 - Issue 8 | September 2020
The Infrastructure of Laboratory Safety
How to evaluate each component of a successful safety culture
Sections
Lab Health and Safety
The Infrastructure of Laboratory Safety
How to evaluate each component of a successful safety culture
Laboratory Noises and What to Do About Them
How to prevent noise-induced hearing loss in your laboratory
Quick Tips from Linda: Preventing Burnout
Burnout has a variety of negative outcomes, including causing employees to seek new job opportunities elsewhere, or resulting in safety accidents in the lab
Labs Less Ordinary
The Only Lab in the World Dedicated to Crimes Against Wildlife
The US Fish & Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory examines, identifies, and compares evidence using a variety of scientific procedures and instruments
Products in Action
Improving Your Lab’s Energy Efficiency Has Never Been So Easy
The redesigned Protector Echo and Airo fume hoods combine the fully-featured, patented containment-enhancing design of Labconco’s high performance fume hoods with Erlab’s improved GreenFumeHood (GFH) filtration technology.
OHAUS Frontier 5000 Multi-Pro Centrifuges
Multi-purpose centrifuges designed for applications in research, industrial, and clinical laboratories
The Next Generation of LABOPORT Vacuum Pumps
New N 96/N 820G/N 840G diaphragm pumps are oil-free, easy to use, and feature speed-controlled DC motors for greater versatility
ALIGN™ Multi-Gas Generator
The ALIGN™ Multi-Gas Generator serves the mass spectrometry market by providing instrument-grade nitrogen, zero-grade air, and dry air.
In Focus
Advanced Technologies Accelerate Peptide Drug Discovery and Development
Powerful platforms for candidate identification, and insights into cellular effects and biomolecular interactions
Business Management
What Does It Take to Create a Successful Lab Startup?
Three scientific leaders share their experiences of navigating the challenges of building a business from the ground up
Consignment Can Maximize Returns on Pre-Owned Lab Equipment
A little patience pays off when it comes to selling your old laboratory instruments
Ask Linda: Maximizing Budgets during Lab Consolidation
There are a few ways to maximize budgets when consolidating labs
Leadership and Staffing
Handling Workplace Conflicts in the Lab and Beyond
A step-by-step guide to support psychologically-safe work relationships
Lab Design and Furnishings
Modular or Custom Cleanroom? It Depends
Weigh the pros and cons of standardized versus custom facilities
Butte College’s Welding and Manufacturing Building Wins Lab Design Excellence in Safety Award
Customized equipment keeps students and staff safe
INSIGHTS
A Closer Look: DNA Profiling in Forensic Investigations
Forensic biologists link evidence and crimes using our unique genetic profiles
How Scientists Stay on Top of Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Zoonotic disease surveillance efforts aim to predict and prevent outbreaks
How it Works
Identifying Unknown Substances Using FTIR Spectrometry
The ALPHA II Drug Identification Kit helps you save time and money by providing fast and reliable results
Precision Flow Control of Low Flows of Multiple Gases
Mass flow controllers provide accurate control at low flows for gas mixing applications
Ask the Expert
Trends in Food Fraud Detection
Karen Everstine, PhD, MPH, and Jennifer van de Ligt, PhD, discuss the latest tools and techniques used to detect food fraud in this Q&A with lab design editor MaryBeth DiDonna
Product Focus
Flow Cytometry: Fluidics and Versatility in Flow
A flow cytometer has three main functional systems: fluidics, optics, and electronics
Why Lab Gas Generators Are a Safe Choice
Is it time to toss the tank?
Safety and Circumspection in Laboratory Oven Use
The safety features of laboratory convection ovens must coordinate with user responsibility to avoid unnecessary dangers
Advances in Mills and Grinders Improve Processing and Safety
Refining foods takes technology