KLEVE, Germany — SPECTRO Analytical Instruments, a leading supplier of analytical instruments for optical emission and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, has introduced the SPECTROBLUE, an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) that sets new benchmarks among compact, mid-range spectrometers for simplified operation, low maintenance and affordability. “SPECTROBLUE ICP-OES is the ideal system for environmental laboratories […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced the 4100 Microwave Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometer, a breakthrough elemental analysis instrument that runs entirely on air. The 4100 MP-AES fundamentally changes the way scientists conduct elemental analysis. Using a nitrogen-based plasma that runs on air, the 4100 MP-AES does not require flammable or expensive […]

MADRID–At the XXII Congress and General Assembly of the IUCr held in Madrid, Bruker today launches the D8 QUESTTM and D8 VENTURETM high performance X-ray crystallography systems for structural biology. The D8 QUEST is based on the new I?STM microfocus source, a compact and robust, yet high-performance X-ray source. With over 200 systems installed, the […]

ATLANTA — In a move to provide its customers with more protection from the growing threat of counterfeit and substandard electronic parts, World Micro, a global distributor of electronic components serving the medical electronics, commercial, military, and aerospace markets, has recently added XRF and high-volume X-ray to its in-house quality assurance capabilities. Its new technology […]

AMBRIDGE, England, and SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) and Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that CrysAlisPro users can now perform pre-experiment reduced cell checks directly from within the popular crystallography data collection and processing software package. CellCheckCSD, developed for automated use through CrysAlisPro, enables users to check their […]

BILLERICA, Mass. – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the launch of the Thermo Scientific Niton XL2 precious metal analyzer, an instrument that combines point-and-shoot simplicity with lab-quality analysis to provide exact metal content in seconds. These instruments deliver improved performance over previous comparable models, providing accurate analysis in […]

Jena – Analytik Jena AG, a leading manufacturer of analysis measuring technology, today launched its new atomic absorption spectrometer contrAA® 600. The device complements the contrAA® product family and optimizes the advantages of high resolution continuum source atomic absorption spectrometry (HR-CS AAS) specifically for the graphite furnace technique. “With the development of the contrAA® 600 […]

St. Joseph, Mich.—LECO Corporation recently released literature on the CHN628 Series: Elemental Analysis by Combustion. Designed for fast results in organic matrices from food to fuels, this new instrument is available in flexible configurations—nitrogen/protein, carbon/nitrogen, and carbon/hydrogen/nitrogen. An optional sulfur module allows for independent sulfur determination of macro samples up to 350 mg in less […]

KLEVE, GERMANY – SPECTRO Analytical Instruments (www.spectro.com) unveiled the updated version of its SPECTROLAB metal analyzer at the GIFA foundry trade show (Dusseldorf, Germany, June 28-July 2, 2011). The latest version of the versatile metal analyzer incorporates a number of improvements, and, in several instances, achieves better detection limits than its predecessor version, e.g. trace […]