The laboratory world is changing, with new technologies transforming our
daily work, our communication, even our data management, coupled with
the rapid change required and lessons learned during the ...
Why is this the holy grail? We all know food samples are tricky. There
are a lot of different matrices, analytes, contaminants and sample
preparation methods to consider in food analysis, making this ...
Almost every modern-day method uses recent technology in instrumentation
for the detection and quantification of whatever analyte or analytes are
of interest. The benefits of today’s systems are very ...
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is a preservative widely used in foods and
beverages. It is used as an additive in various forms, most commonly as
sulfites in the wine, cider, beer, and beverage and food industr...
As worldwide per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination
becomes ever more evident, expanding analytical capabilities has never
been more important. Currently, attention is primarily focu...
It has been a challenging year so far. The Coronavirus Disease 2019
(COVID-19) emerged as a pandemic in the beginning of 2020 and has spread
globally, impacting nations, businesses, and the lives of m...
In the automated wet chemical analysis blog series, this post explicates
the automated Photometric methods, Discrete Analyzers and Flow
Analyzers. These techniques are based on final photometric detec...
Wet chemistry, also called wet chemical analysis, is a form of
analytical chemistry that uses classical methods, such as Colorimetry,
Gravimetry and Titration to analyze elements and compounds in liqu...
March 22nd 2020 was World Water Day, started by the United Nations and
has been held every year since 1993. This is a day to raise awareness of
water issues, and this year was focussed on the link to ...
When working in a lab with a GC or GCMS system you quickly realize that
sample preparation takes a lot of time. Unlike LC or LCMS we simply
cannot inject water…well we can, but only a tiny amount at o...
Why are the robots in Hollywood movies often depicted as evil? I am
guessing it must be because most of the time they are pointing out our
own shortcomings as humans and therefore we feel much more co...