Aimed at High Resolution FT-ICR Mass Spectrometers
Danbury CT, USA – Cerno Bioscience, in co-operation with Dr. Vladimir Tolstikov at the Genome Center, UC Davis, has demonstrated that the recently launched MassWorks™ sCLIPS™ (self Calibrated Line-shape Isotope Profile Search) capability significantly improves formula ID on high end FT-ICR MS systems.

By using Cerno’s patented calibration techniques, users of High Mass Accuracy (HMA) instruments can now dramatically improve the results of formula identification and easily obtain higher quality, reproducible data through accurate line-shape calibration.

Using MassWorks sCLIPS, the latest addition to the MassWorks mass spectrometry software suite, the collaborative research was able to further improve formula ID by the use of Spectral Accuracy and thus help achieve unique formula determination.

MassWorks was originally launched in 2006, and received the prestigious Editors’ Choice Bronze Award at PITTCON 2006.


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The Royal Mint Improves pH Control and Compliance in Water Effluents with ATi Q45/72 pH/ORP Monitor
Collegeville PA, USA -- Analytical Technology Inc. (ATi) announces that the Royal Mint has selected its Q45/72 pH/ORP monitor to improve the quality of its effluents and to better comply with Environment Agency regulations.

The versatile Q45/72 system is designed for use in industrial and municipal applications and contains sensors specifically engineered to function normally in applications where conventional sensors typically fail.

Effluents originating from metals manufacturing plants in the UK are strictly controlled by Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) guidelines set by the Environment Agency.

These regulations aim to eliminate potentially toxic substances found in trade effluent by setting parameters including the maximum volume of the discharge permitted, the chemical oxygen demand, the pH value, the temperature and the suspended solids concentration.

Traditionally the Royal Mint has used precipitation plants with hydroxide dosing to adjust the pH value of its effluents. However, due to the nature of the metals being manufactured, the effluent in the pH sensor tank has an extremely high solid content, meaning that pH probes and electrodes require cleaning a minimum of once a day and as a result of this sensor fouling, the pH readings can be less reliable.


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Avoids costs & environmental hazard of toxic solvents

LARGO FL, USA-- Lloyd Instruments, a unit of AMETEK Measurement & Calibration Technologies, has launched the Davenport PETPlus Intrinsic Viscosity Measurement Instrument.

This new compact stand-alone instrument offers significant benefits for determining the intrinsic viscosity (IV) of moisture-sensitive PET polymers, avoiding both the costs and the environmental hazard of handling and disposal of toxic solvents.

The PETPlus also measures the degradation factor and provides the mean and standard deviation for each batch. The PETPlus is supplied with a convenient integral nitrogen regulation valve for easy pressure adjustment when testing different materials.


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KVH Introduces Compact CNS-5000 that marries high-performance KVH fiber optic gyros and inertial technology with NovAtel's precision GPS in a self-contained navigation package for the commercial market
MIDDLETOWN R, USA -- KVH Industries, Inc., working in close cooperation with leading GPS manufacturer NovAtel Inc., has introduced the CNS-5000, a self-contained navigation system that combines fiber optic gyro (FOG)-based inertial measurement technology from KVH with global positioning system (GPS) technology from NovAtel.

This rugged navigation solution affordably provides the precise position and orientation of a host platform on a continuous basis, even during periods where GPS signals are blocked by natural or man-made obstructions or conditions.

The CNS-5000 is designed specifically for demanding commercial applications, such as dynamic surveying, precision agriculture, container terminal management, and autonomous vehicle navigation, where the ability to determine the precise position and orientation of a piece of equipment or a mobile platform is critical.


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Thermo Fisher Scientific’s New FT-IR Spectrometer Simplifies Infrared Spectroscopy for QA/QC and Investigative Analytical Laboratories

MADISON WI, USA – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.has announced its new Thermo Scientific Nicolet™ iS™10 FT-IR spectrometer, powered by new OMNIC™ Specta™ software.

This easy-to-use system simplifies spectroscopy, enabling chemists in analytical and investigative chemistry laboratories to take full advantage of the power of FT-IR and have complete confidence in their results.

Analytical laboratories increasingly require more efficient instruments to carry out analysis of raw materials and finished goods. For such analyses, FT-IR is a technique of choice. The Thermo Scientific Nicolet iS10 FT-IR spectrometer system significantly simplifies data analysis, sampling and instrument validation.


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