Labcyte Granted Patent for Acoustically Depositing Droplets on a Surface Prior to High Resolution Analysis

17-Feb-2005 - Labcyte Inc. that it has been granted its 17th patent describing the deposition of droplets of low volatility fluids onto surfaces as a precursor to analyses. This technology facilitates higher-resolution imaging by delivering reagents in small droplets of fluids less prone to evaporation. One ...

Characterisation of molecular weight distribution and structural distribution of carrageenans in a single GPC experiment

16-Feb-2005 - Carrageenans are mixtures of water-soluble, linear and sulphated galactans obtained by extraction from certain types of red seaweeds. Different carrageenan types (kappa, iota, lambda) differ in conformation and composition and find application as thickening, gelling and stabilising agents in a ...

PerkinElmer Acquires Elcos AG

14-Feb-2005 - PerkinElmer Inc. announced the acquisition of Elcos AG, a leading European designer and manufacturer of custom LED (light emitting diode) solutions for biomedical and industrial applications. The transaction combines Elcos' visible LED technology platform and strong customer and application base ...

Devising Nano Vision for an Optical Microscope

14-Feb-2005 - A new optical imaging technology under development at NIST will use combinations of dynamically controlled light waves, optimized for particular properties (such as polarization). How this structured illumination field - engineered specifically to highlight the particular geometry of each type of ...

NanoHorizons(TM) Awarded Patent Extending MALDI Mass Spectrometer performance

11-Feb-2005 - NanoHorizons(TM), Inc., developing applied nanoscale materials and solutions, announced that it has been awarded a patent covering the company's deposited thin-film system for high-throughput small-molecule mass spectrometry. QuickMass(TM)-enhanced targets enable MALDI mass spectrometers to be ...

Varian, Inc. to Sell Electronics Manufacturing Business for $195 Million

09-Feb-2005 - Varian, Inc. announced it entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Electronics Manufacturing business to Jabil Circuit, Inc., a global leader in the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) sector, for approximately $195 million in cash, subject to a working capital adjustment. "I believe ...

Non-Invasive Imaging Tools May Help Unravel Mechanisms of Prenatal Drug Damage

Technique may also help assess, improve effectiveness of pain medication following fetal surgery

08-Feb-2005 - Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory demonstrate a new way to assess the potentially damaging effects of prenatal drug exposure -- a technique that could also be used to monitor a fetus's response to therapeutic drugs -- using sophisticated, non-invasive ...

InProcess Instruments Benefits from Growth in China

07-Feb-2005 - The growth of the specialist for online gas analysis, InProcess Instruments, is partly due to a major order from a Chinese steel mill. In cooperation with a stell-plant construction company five were shipped to the People's Republic of China. The systems will be used for gas analysis in steel ...

Thermo Electron Reports 16% Revenue Growth in 2004

04-Feb-2005 - For the full year, Thermo Electron reported a revenue increase of 16 percent in 2004 to $2.2 billion, up from $1.9 billion in 2003. GAAP diluted EPS in 2004 rose to $2.17, versus $1.20 a year ago, principally driven by tax benefits, large gains from the sale of discontinued operations, and ...

Spectroscopy for the Real World

New system used to analyze environmental, biological phenomena in their natural state

03-Feb-2005 - A team of scientists used a first-of-its-kind spectroscopy system at the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Light Source (ALS) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to obtain the first direct observations of negatively charged ions accumulating on the surfaces of salt solutions. Their work ...