Company Announcements Agilent opened a new X-ray diffraction (XRD) manufacturing facility in Wroclaw, Poland, in November 2012, which replaces a nearby facility. Oxford Instruments announced in November 2012 the return of NDT Products as a distributor and service provider for the X-MET7000 Series X-ray fluorescence spectrometers (XRF) in Canada. NDT will focus on selling the […]
One of the less common forms of spectroscopy is based on the principle of glow discharge (GD), which is the same principle that makes neon lights possible. The process is essentially electrical in nature, with the sample used as an electrode. A voltage causes gas atoms, typically argon, to ionize and strike the sample surface […]
Atomic spectroscopy instruments generally provide information about the elemental composition of a sample, based on some form of light used to probe the sample. IBO identifies nine specific subtechnologies in this market, and each has its pluses and minuses for particular applications. The total market demand for atomic spectroscopy instruments is forecast to grow to […]
Pycnometry is a method for measuring the density of materials. Density is a simple characteristic of a material defined as the mass of the sample divided by its volume. While mass is readily measured with a balance, volume is not so easily determined for all samples. Pycnometry is typically used only in cases when the […]
Company Announcements GE Analytical Instruments expanded its direct service into Italy in June. XRF Scientific named CFO and COO Vance Stazzonelli CEO in August. Product Introductions Dynasil introduced the LPXpro Lead Paint Analyzer, which delivers readings in two seconds. XG Lab launched the portable ELIO detection head for its energy dispersive–X-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF) system. It […]
Glycoscience assists in the development of new drugs and biofuels, but for greater benefits, advances in the field must occur, according to Transforming Glycoscience: A Roadmap for the Future, a report released earlier this month by the National Academy of Sciences. The report evaluates the current state of glycoscience research, notes its contributions and limitations, […]
In January, when IBO issued its industry forecast for 2012 (see IBO 1/15/12), the industry had just finished two consecutive years of robust growth, which suggested it might be possible for such strong growth to continue. Although at the time we developed the forecast, we did not have the benefit of fourth quarter results for […]
Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) is an increasingly important variation on X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies. The primary advantage of SAXS is that it can be used to probe larger-scale structures than XRD. The general procedure in SAXS is quite similar to XRD. The sample is irradiated with X-rays, which produce a diffraction pattern as the […]
Company Announcements Rigaku announced in February an expanded collaboration with the University of Tokyo School of Engineering for X-ray diffraction spectroscopy. XRF Scientific agreed in April to enter into a fifty-fifty joint venture with Scott Technology’s Rocklabs subsidiary, which will be known as XRock Automation, to develop and promote automated system for mining. Rocklabs supplies […]
X-ray computed tomography (CT) is a standard imaging technique used in medicine. Outside of the hospital, CT has also found a home in the lab, primarily in the form of systems designed to analyze much smaller samples. These microCT systems provide high-quality three-dimensional imaging of samples. The technique, for either large or small samples, involves […]
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