GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – X-Rite, Incorporated (NASDAQ: XRIT), the world leader in color management, measurement and communication technologies, today announced XRGA, a new metrology standard for the Graphic Arts industry. Designed to take advantage of advances in color science and new international standards, XGRA provides a way to reduce measurement discrepancies between legacy instruments previously […]

Boulder, CO – ASD Inc. today announced the official launch of the FieldSpec HandHeld 2 portable spectroradiometer for remote sensing research, agriculture, environmental science and oceanography. The HandHeld 2 is the latest in compact remote sensing technology from ASD using cutting-edge, near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to instantly and non-destructively make material measurements. Self-contained data collection with […]

Selection of protective sheathing and fiber optic core sizes to fit customers’ needs Stirling, N.J. – Allowing the use of fiber optics in potentially damaging environments, Fiberguide Industries introduces its new standard line of single fiber assemblies. Fiberguide’s assemblies have proven effective in a number of scientific and industrial applications ranging from light measurement, process […]

Perten Instruments releases a Flour Milling Calibration Package for the DA 7200 NIR Analysis System. It enables flour millers to analyze wheat, flour, ingredients and by-products in one instrument, with unparalleled accuracy. The DA 7200 is already used extensively in the flour milling industry, and this calibration package further expands its benefits. Its accuracy, speed […]

A2 Technologies’ has announced the availability of two new diffuse reflectance mid-infrared spectral libraries of rocks and minerals further extending the utility of their innovative Exoscan and FlexScan handheld FTIR analyzers for geoscience applications. The first library contains spectra of general rocks and minerals sourced from around the world, while the other is focused on […]

Back-Illuminated CCD and integrated USB-2 electronics – Excellent UV Sensitivity The VS7000 is a pre-configured, ultra low stray light, UV-VIS-NIR CCD spectrometer with LabView based acquisition software and VIs. Spectrometer of choice for OEM low light, high dynamic range applications with 3 spectral range selections: • 200-860nm • 380-750nm • 200-1050nm “Initially available for US […]

BILLERICA, Mass. – Bruker Corporation announces a major order from the University of Maryland School of Medicine for its ultra-high field AVANCE(TM) III 950 US2 NMR spectrometer. The 950 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) magnet and spectrometer will help University of Maryland researchers to unravel the mysteries of molecules and develop new agents to treat […]

BILLERICA, Mass. – Bruker Corporation, the leader in analytical magnetic resonance instrumentation, today announces a major order from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for its ultra-high field AVANCE™ III 900 US2 NMR spectrometer. This purchase, made through a competitive award process and funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), will […]

Avacta Group plc (“Avacta” or the “Company”), which provides innovative, high value proprietary technologies and services to the pharmaceutical and diagnostics markets, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Isogen Life Science as distributor in Mainland Europe for the Optim 1000, its ground-breaking, ultra-low volume protein analysis system. The Optim 1000 has been developed […]

Ocean Optics (www.oceanoptics.com) has expanded its offering of small-footprint near-infrared spectrometers with the introduction of NIRQuest512-2.2, a high-performance unit with response from 900-2200 nm. NIRQuest512-2.2 is ideal for applications ranging from moisture detection and chemical analysis to high-resolution laser and optical fibre characterization. NIRQuest512-2.2 uses a high-stability, 512-element Hamamatsu Indium Gallium Arsenide (InGaAs)-array detector in […]