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June Product Releases
June 4, 2013 10:00 am | by Laboratory Equipment | CommentsCheck out the products featured in our June issue, and more! For 50 years, Laboratory Equipment has been the leader in providing information on the latest new products and technologies for the research lab. Part of our editorial mission is to provide as broad a range of product information as possible.
Pharma ELN Lessons for Food and Beverage
June 3, 2013 4:49 pm | by Ted Pawela, Sr. Director, Materials Science & Engineering Business, Accelrys Inc., San Diego, Calif. | Accelrys, Inc. | CommentsElectronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELNs) have become standard fare for most pharmaceutical companies today—so much so that the “early adopter” path that pharma has taken to digitize research and development data has become a model for other industries looking to deploy similar solutions.
Direct-to-Slide Printers Improve Safety, Efficiency
June 3, 2013 4:39 pm | by Mark Strobel, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Primera Technology, Plymouth, Minn. | CommentsPrinting labels directly onto slides helps eliminate handwriting and incorrect label issues, thereby improving patient safety and error reduction. A direct-to-slide printer can also contribute to more efficient, cost-effective lab operations by enabling on-demand color printing.
The 1960s
June 3, 2013 4:31 pm | by Michelle Longo, Managing Editor | CommentsIn May/June 1964, Laboratory Equipment published its first issue, focused on lab/pilot equipment, apparatus, instruments, materials and more. While Laboratory Equipment was enjoying its maiden voyage, so too were other companies, products, technologies and culture.
Speech Valve with Zirconia Lasts Longer
May 16, 2013 7:00 am | by Morgan Technical Ceramics | CommentsScientists have developed a new valve— made from Zirconia— used to restore vocal function for patients with throat cancer. It lasts eight times longer than silicone valves.
Portable Cooling Offers Temporary, Permanent Solutions
May 6, 2013 4:03 pm | by Buddy Phillips, Applications Engineer, Atlas Sales & Rentals, Inc., Fremont, Calif. | CommentsClimate control is a critical issue for laboratories of all types. Though portable AC units are most often pressed into service during the summer months when heat loads are the highest, they actually serve a variety of functions year-round.
Identifying ‘Known Unknowns’ Efficiently
May 6, 2013 3:47 pm | by Roger Schenck, Content Planning Manager, Chemical Abstracts Service, Columbus, Ohio | CommentsAnalysis of big data in chemistry can be accomplished faster and more efficiently through the use of a computer-based database or registry. These databases contain collected information for millions of substances, making identification easier, faster and better.
Multiple Specialized Labs Integrated Into New Labs
May 6, 2013 3:39 pm | by Tim Studt, Editorial Director | CommentsThe need to support interdisciplinary research relates to the integration of various types of labs and their complex support structures. Increasing trends for flexibility, interdisciplinary research and cost-effective, sustainable research facilities has led to a new generation of technologically challenging labs.
‘Collaboratory’ Academic Labs
April 5, 2013 4:30 pm | by Tim Studt, Editorial Director | CommentsIt’s not just about open labs anymore; new labs are creating spaces where scientists and engineers can openly communicate.
Chinese & Russian Approaches to Higher Education
April 5, 2013 3:55 pm | by Tim Studt, Editorial Director | CommentsRussia plans to close some struggling institutions while China looks to continue expanding the excellence of their academic programs.
Global Alliance Accelerates Academic Research
April 5, 2013 3:47 pm | by Michelle Longo, Managing Editor | CommentsA global alliance of the world’s top translational health centers have teamed up to improve the rate at which academic research translates into new medicines.
Shifting the Lab Culture to One of Safety
April 5, 2013 3:40 pm | by Nathan Watson, CEO, BioRAFT, Inc. | CommentsResearchers are hoping data-driven exploration can provide insight and best practices to bring about a change in lab safety culture.
Collaborations in Translational Research Speed the Drug Pipeline
April 5, 2013 3:36 pm | by Lily Barback, Associate Editor | CommentsA multidisciplinary approach to drug discovery and development speeds the overall drug process and fuels the treatments of the future.
Effects of Sequestration on Academic Research
April 5, 2013 3:29 pm | by Tim Studt, Editorial Director | CommentsCuts in academic research funded by the federal government are now assured and universities will have to make the best of it.
Research Space Increases, But Less then Expected
April 5, 2013 3:09 pm | by Michelle Longo, Managing Editor | CommentsThe biological and biomedical fields have done their part to accelerate the growth of research space in universities, but the overall increase is still less than the median growth.
