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Standardisation of cetane number in diesel
Stanhope-Seta | Added: 8 Aug 2005
New derived cetane number equation has been approved, providing direct equivalence between the IQT …

Big talk on small molecule science
Waters | Wyatt Technology | Added: 8 Aug 2005
Small molecules are the active ingredients in thousands of pharmaceuticals, the metabolites formed …

Low temperatures, high magnetic fields, big prizes
Oxford Instruments Superconductivity | Added: 1 Aug 2005
Each award is intended to recognise and promote outstanding achievements of young scientists in the…

Infection control teams receive awards
Oxoid | Added: 1 Aug 2005
This is the second year of the Oxoid infection control team of the year awards and the judges comme…

Westward labs takes Oxoid title
Oxoid | Added: 29 Jul 2005
Winners of the 2004/2005 Oxoid laboratory of the year has had a challenging time maintaining worklo…

New quality standard shakes up emissions testing
Air Products | Added: 29 Jul 2005
The introduction of a new European quality standard for emissions testing, EN 14181, is encouraging…

Sample preparation for ion chromatography
Metrohm (UK) | Added: 28 Jul 2005
Dialysis unit is a module for online sample preparation in ion chromatography permitting the use of…

Fertility boost for testicular cancer patients
Cancer Research UK | Added: 26 Jul 2005
The vast majority of men who try to have a family following treatment for testicular cancer are abl…

Free guide to equilibrium dialysis
Harvard Apparatus | Added: 25 Jul 2005
This free 28 page guide from Harvard Apparatus explains the theory and practice of using equilibriu…

Notes for C/S, O/N and H analysis in steel
null Horiba Jobin Yvon | Added: 19 Jul 2005
Quality assurance is often demanded by a wide range of users interested in the analysis of raw stee…

Peer review revealed
The Science Advisory Board | Added: 19 Jul 2005
Paradoxically widely accepted and widely criticised, peer review nevertheless solidly underpins the…

Application notes for hydrogen analysis
null Horiba Jobin Yvon | Added: 18 Jul 2005
Hydrogen analysis is crucial not only in the steel industry but also in the manufacture of such hig…

Acil adopts blueprint for accreditation success
ACIL - American Council of Independent Laboratories | Added: 15 Jul 2005
The American Council of Independent Laboratories (Acil) formally announces the release of its 'Blue…

Carbon and sulphur analysis in cement and soils
null Horiba Jobin Yvon | Added: 14 Jul 2005
For many environmental applications, it is necessary to know not only the total carbon (TC) concent…

We are all the same, but different
Institute of Food Research | Added: 14 Jul 2005
Study has defined the normal level of variability of gene expression in healthy people so those min…

Win prizes for histological strains
Sigma-Aldrich | Added: 11 Jul 2005
Competition seeks best stained specimens on standard microscope slides, to encourage interest in th…

Monitoring sodium in children's food
Metrohm (UK) | Added: 8 Jul 2005
The total analysis time was on average less than seven minutes, a huge time saving when compared wi…

Determine glucose and fructose in honey
Metrohm (UK) | Added: 7 Jul 2005
The analysis of glucose and fructose in honey can be reliably and precisely performed using ion chr…

Multiple grants for large scale research in the UK
CCLRC | Added: 1 Jul 2005
Many areas of scientific research will benefit from investment of £6 million to develop the UK's la…

What constitutes a conflict of interest?
The Science Advisory Board | Added: 1 Jul 2005
Only 15% of respondents to a recent poll believe that US government scientists should not receive c…