B&W Tek Announces the TacticID-1064 Handheld Raman Analyzer

Newark, DE, June 8, 2018– B&W Tek announces the TacticID®-1064, a handheld Raman analyzer for real-time identification of suspicious and unknown substances in the field, at the International HazMat Response Teams Conference on Friday, June 8, 2018. It is the latest addition to our existing award winning TacticID family, the state of the art handheld... Read more

Rotunda Scientific Technologies Introduces Two New Research-Grade Benchtop Spectrometers

The MS-5000 and MS-5000X debut today at Penn State Molecular Biology Symposium The MS-5000X from Rotunda Scientific Technologies. (Photo: Business Wire) June 07, 2018 03:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time AKRON, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rotunda Scientific Technologies introduced two new advanced research spectrometers today at the Penn State Summer Symposium on Molecular Biology. The new “MiniScope” spectrometers are... Read more

Rigaku Analytical Devices Announces addition of new Trace Analysis Capabilities to Progeny ResQ 1064 nm Raman Analyzer

New Rigaku QuickDetect mode provides users with the ability to identify residues or non-visible amounts to help keep first responders safer Wilmington, Massachusetts, June 7, 2018 – Rigaku Analytical Devices, a leading pioneer of handheld and portable spectroscopic analyzers, announces the addition of QuickDetect™ mode, a capability that provides automated colorimetrics for trace or non-visible... Read more

Most robust NIR-spectrometer for food and feed industries launched by BUCHI

05.06.2018 BUCHI Labortechnik AG, a leading global provider of laboratory technology for R&D, quality control and production worldwide, announced today the release of ProxiMate™, a robust and cost-effective NIR Instrument designed especially for the food and feed industries. The robust instrument offers unmatched chemical and mechanical resistance and provides users with fast, accurate data on... Read more

Smiths Detection Inc. to develop enhanced chemical explosives detection capability for US Department of Defense

EDGEWOOD, MD USA — 5 Jun 2018 June 5, 2018 –Smiths Detection Inc. (SDI), a threat detection technology leader, announced an additional study with the Department of Defense to further refine the performance of the Chemical Explosives Detector (CED) Adapter for use with the M4A1 Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD). With tens of thousands of M4A1 units supplied to... Read more

Smiths Detection launches first customer experience centre in Asia Pacific

SINGAPORE — 5 Jun 2018 The US$1.5 million facility in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, set up to provide immersive experience for customers Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat detection and screening technologies for aviation, ports and borders, urban security and defence markets, today announced the opening of its first Customer Experience Centre in Asia Pacific, with an... Read more

2018 WITec Paper Award for Outstanding Scientific Publications

Every year WITec, the Raman imaging company, recognizes three peer-reviewed publications that stand out in terms of originality and significance and feature data acquired with a WITec microscope. This year, scientists from universities and institutes in Bochum, Bayreuth and Minneapolis received the awards. Some 80 publications were submitted, all documenting the versatility of confocal Raman... Read more

Fire service fight back against the opioid epidemic

EDGEWOOD, MARYLAND USA — 29 May 2018 Massachusetts Department of Fire Services invests in Smiths Detection’s state-of-the-art technology to help keep first responders and their communities safer. The Massachusetts Department of Fire Services (DFS) has joined other government agencies in arming their hazardous materials response teams with Smiths Detection HazMatID Elite hand-held chemical identifiers to enhance their... Read more

New Spectrometer Accessory Eases Spectral Analysis for Art Authentication

The Thermo Scientific ConservatIR FTIR external reflection accessory provides conservationists with advanced technology to classify works of art MADISON, Wis., May 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — A new accessory compatible with Thermo Scientific FTIR spectrometers is designed to enable art conservationists to easily and accurately perform spectral analysis to verify the authenticity of paintings, sculptures, textiles and... Read more

The AIM-9000 Infrared Microscope and IRSpirit Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer Win Red Dot Design Awards for Product Design 2018

Two Shimadzu analytical instruments have been awarded the Red Dot Design Award for Product Design 2018, a prestigious and internationally recognized German design award. The award-winning products are the AIM-9000 infrared microscope and the IRSpirit series of Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometers. Shimadzu Industrial Systems Co., Ltd. received this award for the VESTA vacuum and pressurized... Read more