MORRISVILLE, NC – Centice Corporation, a pioneer in chemical verification and identification using Raman spectroscopy and computational sensor technology, announced today the sale of the new PINPOINT Rx™ drug identification system designed to assist hospital pharmacists with identifying prescription pills, pill fragments and material suspected to be prescription drugs. Integrating hardware sensing technology for chemical […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced a $4.3 million dollar contract with the University of Toronto’s department of chemistry to equip its new 4,000-square-foot laboratory with multiple nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometers. These include 500-, 600- and 700-MHz NMR systems equipped with multiple probes and automated sample changers. “These new […]

FOSS announces Olivia™, an affordable and simple-to-use analyser for testing olive paste and pomace that is now released for sale in Spain and Italy. The instrument ensures fair payment to growers delivering loads of olives to crushing mills and provides valuable information for millers during oil production. It is designed for use either in the […]

Irvine, CA – Newport Corporation, a worldwide leader in laser and photonic solutions, introduces the new terahertz (THz) pulse generation kit using a sub-35-fs Ti:sapphire amplifier system. The kit can be easily integrated with a Ti:sapphire amplifier to generate terahertz pulses which can be further used for linear, nonlinear, and time-resolved spectroscopy applications. The THz […]

ATLANTA – At Pittcon 2011, Bruker is announcing its latest product innovations and is showcasing its expanding portfolio of analytical technologies. The new systems deliver more sensitivity, productivity and specificity for confident analysis in industrial and applied markets, and open new horizons for advanced molecular and materials research applications. New technologies from recent acquisitions enable […]

ATLANTA – Active Spectrum Inc. is demonstrating its latest advances in miniature, on-line ESR/EPR instrumentation for the chemical analysis of crude oils at Pittcon 2011 in Atlanta. Come and see us at our booth #3416 between March 14 and March 17. Analysis of free radicals in lubricants, plastics, crude oil, foods and beverages and R&D […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) reported today that its operations in Japan remain unaffected by the devastating earthquake and tsunami. “While we are, of course, greatly concerned by the events of last night, I want to let Agilent’s business partners know we expect no major impact to our operations,” said Bill […]

TUSTIN, Calif. – Symbion Systems, Inc., a leader in providing analytical instrument control, analysis, and connectivity software, today announced the release of its SII-BRK02 Second Generation Driver for the Bruker Optics FTIR spectrometers. The new driver integrates all of the functions of the Bruker instruments into the Symbion-DX and RX analytical instrument software suites, providing […]

Newark, DE – B&W Tek, Inc., an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy and laser systems announces the updated i-Spec™ portable spectrophotometer. The i-Spec™ is a portable spectrophotometer system equipped with silicon and InGaAs array detectors, allowing it to measure from as low as 350nm to as high as 2600nm. The i-Spec™ has optimized high […]

Marlborough, MA – Block Engineering, a leading developer of mid-infrared spectroscopic devices, announced today the launch of its next generation QScan™ technology, which enables its Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) spectroscopic products to perform up to 100 spectral scans per second. This is a revolutionary technological advancement, which radically increases analysis and detection speed and improves […]