UV/Vis/NIR spectroscopy is a subset of the half-billion dollar UV/Vis spectroscopy market and is used widely across applications in the semiconductor and electronics industry. Despite the fact that only a handful of vendors dominate the market, the applications for which UV/Vis/NIR is used are experiencing strong growth that will help to drive growth in demand. […]
Oils and fuels are subject to numerous test methods to ensure quality and safety. One subset comprises the methods for the analysis of their behavior at low temperature. Typically these tests are applied to fuels, but they also have relevance to crude and refined oil, as well as other petroleum derivatives. The following test methods […]
Osmometers are designed to measure the osmolality of a solution. They measure changes in a solution’s colligative properties, such as freezing and boiling point, vapor pressure and osmotic pressure, which are proportional to the concentration of solute present. As particles are introduced into a solvent, freezing point and vapor pressure are lowered, but boiling point […]
Ellipsometry is a spectroscopic technique used to measure dielectric properties of thin films. Spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE), in particular, can provide a wealth of information. The rapid development of a number of industries in which SE is used is helping to drive growth in what is a fairly competitive instrument market. Ellipsometry is the analysis of […]
Microscopy is one of the oldest lab techniques, originating in 17th century Europe. The earliest microscopes used only a single lens to focus light, but the technique evolved into more elaborate systems of lenses. Although improvements in design and optics allowed microscopes to achieve greater magnifications, there is a physical limit to the magnification that […]
Laboratory asset management (LAM) is an enterprise-level service that has become an important component of large, multinational companies maintaining accurate appraisals of their lab assets. It includes services such as scheduled and preventative maintenance, instrument repair, managing warranties, instrument and component purchasing, compliance and calibrations, instrument lifecycle planning, and instrument relocation. LAM services are extremely […]
Time-of-flight GC/MS (GC-TOF), which includes TOF and Q-TOF GC/MS systems, has long held potential to become a major GC market segment, but has not yet lived up to these expectations. While the technology has performance advantages, other factors have limited growth. However, a new competitor is poised to finally help the GC-TOF market breakout. Most […]
Atomic absorbance (AA) spectroscopy is one of the most common techniques for elemental analysis in the lab. Standard flame or graphite furnace AA can analyze most elements with little difficulty and with excellent detection levels. However, certain elements present particular difficulties with AA due to their atomic and chemical natures. On the periodic table, these […]
Label-free cell analysis is a fast-growing technology segment in the life science instrumentation industry. There are a handful of label-free cell analysis systems on the market based on measuring the impedance changes of cells in a solution. In order to perform this type of label-free cell analysis, the cells of interest are either adhered to […]
As the application of LC/MS entered ever more challenging areas, the demand for an added dimension of differentiation was needed, which helped to give rise to ion mobility–enabled MS. Several major vendors now offer the technology. Ion mobility is a technique that utilizes an applied electric field to separate molecular ions based on their mobility […]
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