Forensic Science
Laboratory Equipment: October 2012
October 1, 2012 4:12 pm | Digital Editions | CommentsThe October issue of Laboratory Equipment features a cover story on microscopy technologies that are quickly moving the industry forward. Developers are pushing the limits of existing imaging technologies to create systems with three times the measurement speed, resolution and consistency. Other articles include LIMS and ultrapure water. Special sections this month include forensic science and food & beverage laboratories.
Mass Specs Bring Ion Optics Technology
September 27, 2012 11:19 am | Waters Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsWith the Xevo G2-S QTof and Xevo G2-S Tof mass spectrometers, Waters Corp. brings its StepWave ion optics technology to its benchtop quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry products.
Lens Enhances Novel Fingerprinting Technique
September 27, 2012 11:15 am | Resolve Optics Ltd. | Product Releases | CommentsResolve Optics’ Cartridge Electrostatic Recovery and Analysis (CERA) system extracts fingerprints from discharged cartridge cases, not visible by any other means.
Evidence Drying Cabinets Reduce Odors, Contamination
September 27, 2012 11:11 am | Mystaire Misonix, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMystaire Misonix’s SecureDry evidence drying cabinets are designed to provide a secure and dedicated area for drying wet evidentiary items while creating a barrier to keep out the potential threat of cross-contamination.
Benchtop Evidence Drying Cabinets Save Space
September 27, 2012 11:08 am | Labconco Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsThe Protector Benchtop Evidence Drying Cabinet from Labconco provides a compact, space-saving method of securely drying evidence. At 36" wide and 28" deep, the cabinet fits atop standard laboratory cabinetry.
Ductless Fume Hood Can Be Easily Moved
September 27, 2012 10:53 am | Air Science USA | Product Releases | CommentsThe Mobile EDU from Air Science is suited for classroom demonstrations and industrial training. It is completely self-contained and provides all around visibility.
Fuming Chamber Includes Automatic Safety Controller
September 27, 2012 10:50 am | AirClean Systems | Product Releases | CommentsAirClean Systems’ CyanoSafe filtered cyanoacrylate fuming chambers provide safe, automated latent fingerprint development. The filtered cyanoacrylate fuming chamber is designed to safely and effectively process evidentiary items using the cyanoacrylate fuming method.
GCMSMS Delivers Increased Matrix Selectivity
October 6, 2011 5:33 am | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Product Releases | CommentsThermo Fisher Scientific's triple quadrupole gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GCMS/MS) system offers selectivity, analytical performance and productivity.
LED Kits Light Up Evidence
October 6, 2011 5:33 am | FoxFury Lighting Solutions | Product Releases | CommentsFoxFury's Rook Alternate Light Source (ALS) LED kit makes it easier to find forensic evidence and finally settles the debate over best wavelengths.
Mixer Mills are Ideal for Hairy Situations
October 3, 2011 8:58 am | by RETSCH, Haan, Germany | Articles | CommentsUsing a mixer mill to pulverize samples before forensic analysis provides better drug extraction recovery.
Laboratory Equipment: October 2011
October 1, 2011 12:00 am | Digital Editions | CommentsCheck out the October 2011 issue of Laboratory Equipment magazine, featuring a cover story on food and beverage, a survey on liquid handling and special product sections on food and beverage, forensic science laboratories and laboratory design.
Software Raises the Bars
October 5, 2010 7:43 am | by Stephen Wilent, Laboratory Solutions Consultant, Mettler-Toledo, Inc. | Articles | Commentsby Stephen Wilent, Laboratory Solutions Consultant, Mettler-Toledo, Inc. Software developed for laboratory balances, Mettler Toledo’s LabX Balance, can establish efficacy standards regarding regulatory requirements for crime labs.
Flying on Course
March 22, 2010 12:11 pm | by Paula Pou, Life Sciences Writer | Articles | Commentsby Paula Pou, Life Sciences WriterThe Federal Aviation Administration’s forensic toxicology lab employed a pipette calibration system to enhance quality and compliance.
Validated Forensic DNA Automation Systems
November 19, 2009 3:37 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe pipetting performance and monitoring/audit trail features of Hamilton’s STAR liquid handling platform have been combined with Sorenson Forensics’ expertise in method validation, thus providing validated automation systems suited for DNA analysis in casework and databasing applications.
Drug Screening Solution Increases Sample Throughput
September 4, 2009 9:42 am | Product Releases | CommentsThermo Fisher Scientific’s drug screening and confirmation solution for forensic toxicology is based on its Exactive benchtop LC-MS (liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry) platform.
Video Camera Synchronizes Recording Ultra-Fast
September 4, 2009 9:36 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe HyperVision HPV-2 high-speed video camera from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments utilizes the high-sensitivity IS-CCD image sensor to achieve ultra-fast recording, including a multi-camera synchronized recording at speeds of 1 million frames per second.
Kits are Quick to Amplify Single Genomes
September 4, 2009 9:30 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe PicoPlex single cell whole genome amplification (WGA) kit from Rubicon Genomics is a rapid, accurate and reproducible method for amplifying single genomes.
GC Column Targets Analytes with High-Resolution
September 4, 2009 9:27 am | Product Releases | CommentsPhenomenex Inc.’s Zebron ZB-Drug-1 column for GC analysis of drugs of abuse is 50% faster than existing technologies and delivers improved resolution of target analytes.
Catalogue Simplifies Clinical, Forensic and Sports Drugs
September 4, 2009 9:20 am | Product Releases | CommentsLGC Standards have extended their product range with the catalogue "Reference Materials for Clinical, Forensic and Sports Drugs Applications".
Simultaneous Observation with Dual View Macroscope
September 4, 2009 9:13 am | Product Releases | CommentsOffering convenience, optical performance, and flexibility, the Leica FS M is a universal macroscope for high-precision firearm and toolmark examinations.
SEMs Provide Faster Gunshot Residue Analysis
September 2, 2009 8:02 am | Product Releases | CommentsSuited for analyzing gunshot residues (GSR), the GSR S50 and GSR F50 SEMs from FEI Co. include the Magnum GSR software and specially-modified hardware to provide fully-automated analysis with dramatic improvements in speed, accuracy and affordability.
Microdissection System Rapidly Detects Cell Types
August 28, 2009 9:38 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe LMD6500 microdissection system is suited for distinguishing between relevant and non-relevant cells and tissues. Forensic DNA technologists can selectively and routinely analyze microscopic regions of interest down to a single cell to obtain results and make determinations that are relevant, reproducible and specific.
Kit Improves RNA Extraction from Tissue
August 28, 2009 9:22 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe ExpressAr kit for the extraction of RNA from FFPE (formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded) tissues can be applied not only to PCR but also to microarray applications.
Prescription Drug Abuse Soars
August 28, 2009 8:38 am | Articles | CommentsThe steady climb of prescription drug abuse has become a growing threat. Deaths from accidental overdose of prescribed meds—the number one class of abused drugs in the U.S.—have become all too commonplace.
The Science of Doping Control
November 24, 2008 11:34 am | Articles | Commentsby Stephen Crisp, Terry Sheehan, and John Hughes, Agilent Technologies. A powerful, wide range of technologies is constantly evolving to meet the challenge of drug doping in sports.
