Researchers in South Korea have used electrochemical potentiostatic activation (EPA) to alter the hydrogen content in p-type gallium nitride (GaN) layers with a view to improved performance of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) [June Key Lee et ...
Tags: GaN layers, P-Gallium Nitride
Automotive suppliers will quality check more than 300 million airbag-inflator systems using sophisticated helium- and hydrogen-based leak-detection technology in 2015. Frontal airbags have reduced fatalities in frontal crashes by up to 25 ...
Tags: Detection Technology, Airbag, Auto
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich have deciphered the structure of part of the ribosome found in mitochondria, the power plants of the cell. The scientists were able to benefit from advancements in the field ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Global CO2 emissions continue to rise—in 2012 alone, 35.7 billion tons of this greenhouse gas entered the atmosphere. Some of it is absorbed by the oceans, plants and soil. They provide a significant reservoir of carbon. Scientists ...
Tags: CO2, CO2 emissions, reservoir of carbon, organic carbon, soil
US-based Bruker has obtained 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its MALDI Biotyper CA system to identify Gram negative bacterial colonies cultured from human specimens. Bruker's MALDI Biotyper CA system ...
US-based Agilent Technologies and Canada-based MRM Proteomics have announced the launch of MRM Proteomics’ PeptiQuant MRM assay kits for quality control of multiple reaction monitoring-based quantitative plasma proteomic workflows. ...
Tags: MRM Proteomics, Assay Kits
Hiden Analytical Ltd of Warrington, UK has introduced its HPR-20 QIC TMS gas analyser, specifically configured for analysis of fast transient pulses and of rapid compositional changes in gaseous processes. Developed for the researcher, ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Researchers have developed an intelligent surgical knife that can help doctors identify if a tissue being cut is of cancerous nature or not, in turn enabling an accurate surgery. The knife, created by London's Imperial College ...
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Hiden Analytical Ltd of Warrington, UK has expanded its secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) primary system options to offer the choice of three initial equipment levels. SIMS is a versatile, highly-sensitive technique for surface ...
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The Hiden HPR-60 Mass Spectrometer is a research tool conceived specifically for direct analysis of ions, radicals and neutral species in reactive processes, and will be of interest to researchers in the fields of plasma and transient ...
Tags: Molecular Beam Mass Spectrometer, Mass Spectrometer, beam skimmer cones
1st Detect Corporation, a subsidiary of Astrotech Corporation, has announced that the United States Patent Office (‘USPTO’) has allowed the issuance of a key patent for the company's unique method to miniaturise the electrical ...
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc has announced that The National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), has adopted a Thermo Scientific iCAP Q inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) for research supporting EU ...
Tags: ICP-MS, Thermo Fisher Scientific, DTU, Nanoparticles
Following Bruker’s recent introduction of the EVOQ™ liquid chromatography mass spectrometer (LC-MS/MS) four Application Notes have been released. The Application Notes examine the advantages of performing routine analyses on the ...
Tags: EVOQ liquid chromatography, Application Notes, Food Testing
The Mars Science Laboratory space-probe successfully delivered the Curiosity rover onto the surface of Mars as scheduled on August 6th 2012, and all being well the exploration vehicle will soon be about its business. Curiosity's agenda ...
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Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc and Immundiagnostik AG have announced a collaboration to develop novel mass spectrometry-based assays for qualitative and quantitative analysis of proteins and peptides. The goal is development of commercial ...
Tags: Clinical Tools, Research Tools, clinical analysis, Mass Spectrometry