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 ...

The 'flying' gas chromatograph

20-Jun-2018 - The basis of the airborne laboratory complex is the gas microchromatograph, developed by the scientists of Samara University. The portable device weighs a little more than a kilogram and it completely replaces bulky laboratory devices. It can provide accurate data on the composition of the ...

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® ...

Agilent Technologies and Distek Form Alliance to Extend Agilent Lab Resource Management Program

18-Jul-2006 - Agilent Technologies Inc. and Distek, Inc. announced an agreement for Distek to become a preferred provider in North America for dissolution instrumentation service under Agilent's Lab Resource Management program. Distek will also support Agilent engineers in other geographies with parts, tools, ...

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 ...

BOC signs global deal with domnick hunter

06-Jan-2004 - The global scientific community can now choose the gas supply solution right for them following an exclusive multi-million pound deal between BOC Scientific and domnick hunter group plc. The three - year deal, which will see domnick hunter supply all of BOC Scientific's gas generators, means ...

Agilent Technologies' industry-first GC/MS system with solid inert ion source

29-Aug-2003 - Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced the first commercial gas chromatograph/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) system to feature a solid inert ion source. Designed to integrate with Agilent's industry-leading gas chromatographs, the Agilent 5973 inert mass selective detector (MSD) is up to three times ...