Study by UCSB economist finds that individuals who demonstrate both qualities achieve greatest success in the workplace 

In a new study, Brown University neuroscientists looked cell-by-cell at the brain circuitry that tadpoles, and possibly other animals, use to avoid collisions. The study produced a model of how individual inhibitory and excitatory neurons can work together to control a simple behavior.

This month we highlight companies who will be exhibiting at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry’s Annual Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo (AACC 2014) and the 248th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition (ACS 2014). AACC 2014 will run July 27-31 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, while ACS 2014 takes place August 10-14 in San Francisco, California’s Moscone Center. Remember that the products shown here may not be at these shows, but the highlighted companies will be on hand to answer any questions you might have.

Coaching is one of the hottest topics in labs today, yet, few people know how to define coaching much less practice it with ease. This webinar will give you a strong foundation in coaching plus a set of tools to begin coaching on your own.

Scientists have found how the electric fish evolved its jolt.

This webinar will introduce a methodology to understand the skills within the team, and those needed by the business.

Asset management includes concepts such as inventory data management, productivity management, remote instrument monitoring and diagnostics and asset lifecycle management. In this webinar you will learn about Agilent's asset management tools and the value they can bring to your lab.

In this webinar you will learn why conflict, rather than being an enemy of collaboration, is, in fact, a necessary requirement for productive and successful teamwork.

The latest equipment, instrument and system introductions to the laboratory market.

Two features add efficiency, safety, and ease of use.

I’ve worked in hoods where a little piece of tissue paper attached to the bottom of the sash served as an indicator that it was exhausting the air. Somehow, that sounds like a prehistoric lab by today’s standards. Granted, it was a while ago, but I wasn’t using a dinosaur-era device.

Lynn V Meek, professor and foundation director of the LH Martin Institute at the University of Melbourne recently spoke about the main issues facing research management around the world.

Equipment for dispensing and aspirating liquids runs the gamut from handheld pipettes that cost less than $100 to mid-range benchtop units to complex, fully robotic systems that cost $1 million or more.

The program will cover key differences between hood types, proper set up and adjustment and maintaining efficient flows. OSHA standards and other applicable guidelines and regulations will be covered, including NFPA.  

This year marks the tenth anniversary of Waters’ (Milford, MA) debut of the ACQUITY UPLC®, the trademarked original on which all modern UHPLC systems, to various degrees, are modeled.

A new algorithm could transfer acclaimed photographers’ signature styles to cellphone photos.