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Miniaturization: A 'Renaissance' for Mass Spectrometers

May 9, 2019

Dr. Christopher Brown is a co-founder, VP, and CTO of 908 Devices Inc. (Boston, MA).

Advances in Field Instrumentation for Environmental Testing

March 1, 2019

Advances in field instrumentation have enabled extensive analysis outside the traditional laboratory ...

X-Ray Fluorescence on the Move

February 6, 2019

The key benefit of portable XRF is in the name—portable.

Benchtop Automation Guide

January 1, 2019

Automated benchtop instruments often extend a lab‘s capacity by performing routine tasks while freeing their operators ...

Zymo Research Corp. Launches 'Give Back to Science' Campaign

November 21, 2018

Reaching out to scientists around the world to provide valuable scientific resources

Innovation Expands Handheld Raman Analyzers Market

June 4, 2018

The growing market for handheld raman analyzers features plenty of innovation

New Startup Axcend Announces the Axcend Focus LC—a Small, Lightweight, Mobile Gradient Liquid Chromatograph Designed to Transform Chemical Analysis

March 6, 2018

Designed from the ground up as a nano-flow liquid chromatograph, the Axcend Focus LC measures ~30x20x20cm, weighs ~5.4kg (12 ...

TSI introduces ChemLite® Plus LIBS Analyzer at Pittcon 2018

January 2, 2018

TSI Incorporated is pleased to introduce the latest handheld instrument in its line of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (...

Bringing the Lab to the Field

September 4, 2017

The latest handheld instruments for remote use

On-the-Job Training for Analytical Instruments

June 13, 2017

Associate editor Rachel Muenz speaks to Elaine M. Ruzycki and Beth Bernhardt of the Natural Resources Research Institute's Ce...

A Portable Measuring Device to Detect Optimum Ripeness in Tomatoes

May 9, 2017

A study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country is applying a portable device based on the Raman spectroscopy techniq...

Technology Allows Smartphone-Based Water Testing

November 9, 2016

NSF-funded project will allow people to test water, share results

Field Instruments for Environmental On-Site Testing

October 13, 2016

While no one will call a handheld “everything” field environmental laboratory a concrete goal, that is ...

Out Here in the Field

April 7, 2016

Looking at the latest portable offerings in soil and water testing, plant health and identification, sample managem...

Fieldworthy pH Meters

December 8, 2015

“If you’re out measuring water, you’re probably measuring pH.”

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