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Compact and Affordable FT-IR Spectrometer
 03 Sep 2010: The Thermo Scientific Nicolet iS5 is designed for users seeking no-compromise, affordable and compact FT-IR spectroscopy to assist in their product assurance testing, basic troubleshooting and chemistry teaching.
Thermo Fisher Scientific
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New Te-Care™ Service Contracts for Detection Instruments
 27 Aug 2010: Tecan has recently expanded its range of Te-Care™ Service Contracts with two new options designed specifically for users of Tecan detection instruments. Te-Care Check and Te-Care Depot Repair help to reduce instrument downtime and to ensure reliability of results.
Tecan
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Eliminate Solvent Handling from Polyolefin Analysis
 25 Aug 2010: The new High Temperature GPC-IR instrument from Polymer Char is specially designed for polyolefin analysis and provides its users with an advanced modular design, an improved detection stability and full automation of the analytical process. The fully automated operation process also eliminates the need of solvent handling.
Polymer Char
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Biodiesel (FAME) Analysis by FT-IR
09 Aug 2010: The interest in biofuels has increased because of rising petroleum costs and fuel stocks running out. This application note demonstrates the ability of the Nicolet FT-IR spectrometer family coupled with the unique Smart ARK ATR accessory for a simple analysis of Biodiesel (FAME). This shows that infrared provides a rapid, precise and accurate tool for biofuel analysis.
Thermo Fisher Scientific
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Surface Plasmon Resonance vs. Quartz Crystal Microbalance
26 Jul 2010: This technical note discusses the differences between Surface Plasmon Resonance and Quartz Crystal Microbalance and compares some of the key performance parameters, such as sensitivity, response time, detection limit, accuracy and multiplexity.
Biosensing Instrument
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New Long Wavelength Type NIR Mini-Spectrometer Provides Higher Sensitivity
 22 Jul 2010: The newest member of Hamamatsu's TG series of mini-spectrometers is now available. The C11118GA TG NIR spectrometer module expands on the existing Hamamatsu range and adopts a high sensitivity, low noise InGaAs image sensor, specially selected to match the optical arrangement. The C11118GA is optimised for NIR operation and works in the 0.9 µm to 2.55 µm waveband.
Hamamatsu Photonics
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Pittcon 2011 Announces its Annual Call for Topics Conferee Networking Sessions
15 Jul 2010: Topics must be received electronically by July 16, 2010. The Pittcon Conferee Networking Committee will review the submitted topics and selections will be completed by late August. Final session topics will be posted to the Pittcon website in October.
The Pittsburgh Conference
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Agilent Technologies Sponsors the 2011 European Award for Plasma Spectrochemistry
02 Jul 2010: Agilent Technologies announces that the company is sponsoring the 2011 European Award for Plasma Spectrochemistry, to be presented at the European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry in Zaragosa on January 11, 2011.
Agilent Technologies
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New CCD Image Sensors for Improved Etaloning Near IR
 01 Jul 2010: Back-thinned CCDs have exhibited problems of etalation in the near IR, which is problematic in applications such as Raman spectroscopy. The new improved S11071 series from Hamamatsu Photonics addresses this problem and has been specifically designed to reduce this etaloning effect, making it suitable for a wider range of applications, including medical.
Hamamatsu Photonics
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09 Sep 2010: A2 Technologies' announces two new diffuse reflectance mid-infrared spectral libraries of rocks and minerals further extending the utility of their innovative Exoscan and FlexScan handheld FTIR analyzers for geoscience applications.
