Spacetek Technology announces the successful closing of its Seed Financing Round

Time-of-flight mass spectrometers (TOF-MS) inspired by space technology

22-Nov-2023 - Spacetek Technology AG has successfully completed its seed financing round in October 2023. Led by Swisscom Ventures, 5.8 million CHF in funding has been secured from a group of financial investors. The Spectrum Moonshot Fund also joined as a co-investor along with the existing ...

Bruker and TOFWERK Form Strategic Partnership

On-line chemical ionization techniques for high sensitivity and in situ small molecule detection for stationary and mobile analysis

11-May-2022 - Bruker Corporation and TOFWERK AG announced a strategic partnership for high-speed, ultra-sensitive applied and industrial analytical solutions, in conjunction with a Bruker minority investment in TOFWERK. The partnership provides a basis for technology collaborations to advance instrument ...

The bitumen puzzle

Mix of methods provides new info

07-Jul-2021 - Although the history of bitumen dates back to the third millennium BC, only little is known about its surface structure. Researchers from TU Wien are now shedding light on the nature of the bitumen surface using physicochemical analyses. While atomic force microscopy and scanning electron ...

Oxidation processes in combustion engines and in the atmosphere take the same routes

25-Feb-2021 - Alkanes, an important component of fuels for combustion engines and an important class of urban trace gases, react via another reaction pathways than previously thought. These hydrocarbons, formerly called paraffins, thus produce large amounts of highly oxygenated compounds that can contribute to ...

Wine Fraud: Chemical Fingerprint Uncorks Juicy Facts

30-Jan-2019 - Numerous components of 42 different wines have been analysed using state-of-the-art equipment for the first time. The data generated will provide an extremely accurate basis for definitively characterising different wine varieties, as well as an innovative approach for routine wine analysis. The ...

Sigma-Genosys Enters Agreement With Novatia

28-Jul-2005 - Sigma-Genosys, a division of Sigma-Aldrich has incorporated into its quality control (QC) lab an LC-MS system from Novatia. The system improves the molecular weight determination of larger synthetic oligonucleotides (>50 bases) as well as synthetic peptides. Novatia specializes in developing an ...

130 Years of Shimadzu

08-Apr-2005 - Shimadzu celebrates its 130th anniversary this year. Since 1875, Shimadzu has supported scientific research and offers analytical and diagnostic systems for medical, chemical and pharmaceutical applications. The passion for new product developments follows the tradition initiated by Genzo ...

First commercial use two-dimensional Fast Gas Chromatography Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (Fast GC-ToF-MS)

LGC selects 4D Pegasus® III model from ATAS UK to employ state-of-the-art GC mass spectrometry capability across its business.

01-Aug-2003 - LGC is the first commercial operation in the UK (and one of the first in the world) to invest in a two-dimensional Fast Gas Chromatography Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (Fast GC-ToF-MS). In line with LGC´s commitment to invest in state-of-the-art technology, and following a rigorous evaluation ...