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Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) microspectrometry has created a renaissance in infrared analysis, with applications from cosmic dust to the analysis of plastic laminates.
Next week, 10,000 chemists will flock to New Orleans, Louisiana, for the American Chemical Society's annual meeting. Here are some of the products they will see in the over 400 exhibit booths.
An intracellular ion measurement system, a cell length monitor, and a new perspective on NMR are part of this week's feature on the discipline where physics meets biology.
Visualization of the vascular system, and the assessment of blood flow and organ perfusion are several applications of this emerging area of medical imaging.
Designer proteins, accelerated syntheses, and better purification procedures are some of the potential benefits of a melding of the best of antibodies and catalysts.
Recombinant DNA is the topic for this week, with products of use to every DNA researcher, including kits for cloning, tools for electro-phoresis, and off-the-shelf synthetic genes.
Tools for a wide variety of microscopical techniques are described this week, including a high-power SEM, a laser scanning microscope, and image processing systems to suit a range of applications.
Scanning confocal optical microscopy offers increased resolution and superior rejection of out-of-focus signals for epifluorescence imaging of biological material.
The development of immunoassays for ras and myc proteins allows rapid and sensitive quantitation of oncoprotein expression in normal and transformed cells.
Next week, scientists will converge upon Ljubljana, Yugoslavia for the FEES convention, and The Hague, the Netherlands for the XIII International Congress of Clinical Chemistry.
As an accompaniment to this week's special feature on Science in Israel, the spotlight falls on a collection of Israeli diagnostics, drugs, research reagents, and medical products.
Next week, exhibitors from all over Europe will converge on Amsterdam, the Netherlands, for the 4th European Congress on Biotechnology, ready to show off their bioreactors, chromatographs, and products for molecular biology.
Next week's meeting of the American Society of Biological Chemists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will have over 200 exhibits. Here we preview some of the products on view.
Tissue culturists of every type and description will be in Washington, D. C. for next week's US Tissue Culture Association meeting on 27–30 May. Below are some of the products they will see on a stroll through the exhibit hall.
Probing for electron microscopy and microanalysis requires samples with undamaged ultrastructure. A new technique for nondestructive freezing has been developed for better sample preparation.
From specialized wordprocessing to data crunching, laboratories have complex computer needs. Here is an example of software products on show at the Scientific Computing and Automation Conference, 13–15 May, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Advances in computers permit scientific documentation systems to link with research data bases. Such 'intelligent' scientific documentation gives access to the data and computing resources behind the results.
