House cats’ noses may function like highly efficient chemical analysis equipment

Parallels between cat noses and gas chromatography provide new insights into mammalian evolution

04-Jul-2023 - A new computer simulation of domestic cats’ noses suggests that the convoluted nasal structures involved in their sense of smell function similarly to parallel coiled gas chromatographs—laboratory equipment used for highly efficient analysis of the chemical makeup of substances. Zhenxing Wu of ...

Grand opening of new laboratory world

Training and testing facilities on over 1,500 m2

27-Mar-2013 - Shimadzu has created a new Laboratory World for its customers from all over Europe. The Laboratory World is located at Shimadzu’s European headquarters in Duisburg, Germany. On an area greater than 1,500 m2, testing facilities are available for Shimadzu’s entire product range – from ...

Sketchy emission reports revealed by Empa measurements at Jungfraujoch

Fudging in greenhouse gas stats?

31-Aug-2011 - Fluorinated hydrocarbons are potent greenhouse gases, emission of which must be reduced under the Kyoto Protocol. If you rely on the official reports of the participating countries, the output of trifluoromethane (HFC-23) in Western Europe is indeed significantly decreasing. However, pollutant ...

Portable and precise gas sensor could monitor pollution and detect disease

22-Sep-2009 - In the air, it is a serious pollutant. In the body, it plays a role in heart rate, blood flow, nerve signals and immune function. Nitric oxide, a gas well known to scientists for its myriad functions, has proven challenging to measure accurately outside the laboratory. A team of Princeton and ...

GOW-MAC Instrument Co. Announces Divestiture of GOW-MAC Instrument Co.(Ireland) Ltd.

05-Oct-2006 - GOW-MAC® Instrument Co. announced that it has completed the sale of its shares in GOW-MAC Instrument Co. (Ireland) Ltd. The board of directors of each company has approved the transaction. No financial details of the sale were released. Mr. Jeffrey Lawson, President and CEO of GOW-MAC® ...

PerkinElmer Adds Chinese-Language Interface to Gas Chromatography Instruments

08-Sep-2004 - PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a leading provider of drug discovery, life science research and analytical solutions, today announced that its Clarus® gas chromatograph (GC) and TurboMatrix(TM) headspace and thermal desorption systems are now available with a Chinese-language touch-screen ...

Fresh breeze in German laboratories

Will air analyses soon only be conducted onsite?

08-Jun-2004 - Hamburg. Air analyses, to measure levels of pollution, are carried out daily, at many places in Germany and anywhere in the world - in accommodations, companies and in open air. How are theses analyses conducted today and how can the process be rendered more efficient and the results more ...