Shimadzu Corporation has released the Small Spot Analysis Kit for analysis of small contaminants, with a less than 1 mm diameter, or for analyzing the plating thickness of small areas, using the EDX-7000 or EDX-8000 energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer. The kit includes a collimator plate compatible with small spot analysis, which can collimate X-ray […]

The LLB (Laboratoire Léon Brillouin), big scientific research laboratory located at CEA Saclay in France, acquired in 2016 the Xeuss 2.0 HR SAXS/WAXS instrument from Xenocs (SAXS/WAXS, Small/Wide Angle X-ray Scattering). The system, installed last December at the LIONS laboratory, will enable users coming from a broad scientific community to run advanced research in a lot […]

Almelo, the Netherlands and Cambridge, UK PANalytical and the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) have agreed that users of the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) can now utilize this database in PANalytical’s HighScore software suite for the analysis of powder diffractograms without additional costs. This new feature is the result of the close collaboration between the […]

WALTHAM, Mass. Olympus’ latest addition to the Vanta™ series of handheld XRF analyzers is optimized to help ensure compliance with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) and local or international regulatory laws. Like every Vanta analyzer, this new model combines fast, accurate results with a durable design for maximum uptime and a lower cost […]

Jena – Analytik Jena AG (Germany) introduces an innovation in the field of combustion-based analyzers for the determination of Total Sulfur and Total Nitrogen in organic elemental analysis. The compEAct series offers compact, space-saving combustion systems for the fast and cost-effective analysis of liquids, gases and LPG samples. “compEAct is the ultimate solution when it […]

The global Scientific Instrument group Techcomp is adding a further 20 scientists and engineers based at their Livingston production and R&D centre. Following the acquisition of Edinburgh Instruments in 2013, Techcomp is transferring R&D activity from Scion Instruments in San Francisco to their campus in Livingston and is setting up the Techcomp Research and Engineering […]

Spectris plc (‘Spectris’) (LSE: SXS), the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, today announces that Karim Bitar has been appointed to the Board as a Non-executive Director with effect from 1 July 2017. Karim is currently Chief Executive of Genus plc, an agricultural biotechnology pioneer. Prior to joining Genus, Karim worked for more than 15 years […]

The S2 PUMA energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (EDXRF) now comes with the 21 CFR Part 11-compliant software package enabling users to integrate the instrument seamlessly into pharmaceutical laboratory environments for process and quality control. Applications include the analysis of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), product safety measures such as the quantification of inorganic impurities, and […]

(Chelmsford, MA) Spectro Scientific, one of the world’s largest suppliers of oil, fuel, and processed water analysis instrumentation and software, has introduced Version 8 of its SpectrOil® Series analyzers. The new capabilities are included in both the SpectrOil 100 Series and SpectrOil M Series for the elemental analysis of oil, fuel, coolant and water.  SpectrOil […]