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Spectroscopy is the study of the interaction between radiation (electromagnetic radiation, or light, as well as particle radiation) and matter.

New minispec sample automation system for TD-NMR applications delivers increased productivity and efficiency

At Pittcon 2014 Bruker announced a new sample automation system for the minispec mq and mq-one series, a new easy to use and cost-effective system that brings sample automation to routine Time-Domain (TD)-NMR applications. Its fast sample exchange of 10mm OD sample tubes delivers new levels of maximum throughput and thanks to automated and precise tempering times measurement reliability is improved, significantly boosting productivity of the minispec series.

4 Mar 2014

Bruker announces next generation JuiceScreener™ 3.0

At Pittcon 2014, Bruker today announced the third release of its successful NMR JuiceScreenerTM. The new release comes with significant enhancements that enable the accurate, swift, automated screening of even more fruit juice types from just a single experiment.

4 Mar 2014

Bruker announces successful installation of World’s First compact 900 MHz actively refrigerated magnet for NMR spectroscopy at UCSD

Bruker today announced the successful installation of an Ascend™ Aeon 900 magnet, the world’s first compact, single-story NMR magnet with active refrigeration at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in La Jolla, CA.

4 Mar 2014

Bruker launches new, improved customer-driven products at Pittcon 2014

At Pittcon 2014, Bruker today announced new product introductions and enhancements for improved performance and customer experience in research, industrial and applied markets.

4 Mar 2014

Scientists report major step forward in determining specific behavior of PP1 enzyme

In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of scientists at Brown University reports a major step forward in determining the specific behavior of the ubiquitous enzyme PP1 implicated in a wide range of diseases including cancer.

4 Mar 2014

Agilent Technologies launhces handheld FTIR spectrometer

Agilent Technologies Inc. today introduced a next-generation mobile spectroscopy product that is ideal for on-site testing in a broad range of applications, including advanced materials, art, historical objects, geology, agriculture, composites, coatings and polymers.

4 Mar 2014

ACD/Labs launches ACD/Spectrus Platform at PITTCON 2014

ACD/Labs, a leading cheminformatics company, announced today to PITTCON 2014 the new release of their ACD/Spectrus Platform that enables organizations to apply chemical context to their spectroscopy, spectrometry, and chromatography content.

4 Mar 2014

Heat shock protein may be involved in folding processes of tau protein

Proteins like the so-called heat shock protein Hsp90 play an important role in almost all processes within human cells. They help other proteins fold into their three-dimensional structure or return damaged proteins back into their proper shape.

3 Mar 2014

New scientific blood analysis predicts short-term mortality in humans

The general state of a person's metabolism can be diversely illustrated with a new scientific blood analysis. With the aid of the analysis biomarkers predicting short-term mortality have now been discovered

26 Feb 2014

Infrared technique could help improve flow reactor chemistry for pharmaceuticals and other products

A pathway to more effective and efficient synthesis of pharmaceutical drugs and other flow reactor chemical products has been opened by a study in which for the first time the catalytic reactivity inside a microreactor was mapped in high resolution from start-to-finish.

25 Feb 2014

Being overweight may cause changes in brain that is crucial to appetite, emotions and memory

Being overweight appears related to reduced levels of a molecule that reflects brain cell health in the hippocampus, a part of the brain involved in memory, learning, and emotions, and likely also involved in appetite control, according to a study performed by researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and other institutions.

12 Feb 2014

Rice, UTMB develop diagnostic test for cryptosporidiosis

Bioengineers at Rice University and the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston have developed a simple, highly sensitive and efficient test for the diarrheal disease cryptosporidiosis that could have great impact on global health.

7 Feb 2014

Graphene balloon yields unprecedented images of hydrated protein molecules

A graphene water balloon may soon open up new vistas for scientists seeking to understand health and disease at the most fundamental level.

6 Feb 2014

Research shows promise for developing a method of clearly identifying cancerous tissue during surgery

First-of-its-kind research by the Innovation Institute at Henry Ford Hospital shows promise for developing a method of clearly identifying cancerous tissue during surgery on one of the most common and deadliest types of brain tumor.

30 Jan 2014

Researchers determine structure of proteins in the cell

Researchers from Konstanz develop method to exactly determine the structure of proteins in their natural environment.

27 Jan 2014

New approaches for emerging technique in diagnostic imaging for breast cancer-MRI with NIRS

Dartmouth engineers and radiologists are developing new approaches for an emerging technique in diagnostic imaging for breast cancer-MRI with near-infrared spectroscopy as reported in the journal Academic Radiology, February 2014.

24 Jan 2014

BrainScope receives award from GE and NFL to enhance portable concussion assessment system

BrainScope Company, Inc. today announced that it has received an award from GE and the National Football League to further enhance its portable concussion assessment system by combining imaging biomarkers with its brainwave technology.

23 Jan 2014

More evidence for glutamate dysregulation in schizophrenia

Levels of glutamine, but not glutamate, are elevated in the dorsal anterior cingulate of patients with established schizophrenia, say researchers.

15 Jan 2014

MRI method to map creatine in heart may help detect disorders earlier than traditional methods

A new MRI method to map creatine at higher resolutions in the heart may help clinicians and scientists find abnormalities and disorders earlier than traditional diagnostic methods, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania suggest in a new study published online today in Nature Medicine.

13 Jan 2014

BPA contained in many plastic products is suspected of being hazardous to health

Bisphenol A impairs the function of proteins that are vital for growth processes in cells. This finding has been reported by researchers from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the University of Wuppertal.

13 Jan 2014

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New minispec sample automation system for TD-NMR applications delivers increased productivity and efficiency

Bruker announces next generation JuiceScreener™ 3.0

Bruker announces successful installation of World’s First compact 900 MHz actively refrigerated magnet for NMR spectroscopy at UCSD

Bruker launches new, improved customer-driven products at Pittcon 2014

Scientists report major step forward in determining specific behavior of PP1 enzyme

Agilent Technologies launhces handheld FTIR spectrometer

ACD/Labs launches ACD/Spectrus Platform at PITTCON 2014

Heat shock protein may be involved in folding processes of tau protein

New scientific blood analysis predicts short-term mortality in humans

Infrared technique could help improve flow reactor chemistry for pharmaceuticals and other products

Being overweight may cause changes in brain that is crucial to appetite, emotions and memory

Rice, UTMB develop diagnostic test for cryptosporidiosis

Graphene balloon yields unprecedented images of hydrated protein molecules

Research shows promise for developing a method of clearly identifying cancerous tissue during surgery

Researchers determine structure of proteins in the cell

New approaches for emerging technique in diagnostic imaging for breast cancer-MRI with NIRS

BrainScope receives award from GE and NFL to enhance portable concussion assessment system

More evidence for glutamate dysregulation in schizophrenia

MRI method to map creatine in heart may help detect disorders earlier than traditional methods

BPA contained in many plastic products is suspected of being hazardous to health

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Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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