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Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Though their actions look suspiciously like play, a new study performed by  University of California at Berkeley psychology professor and affiliate professor of philosophy Alison Gopnik shows that children approach problems in need of solutions in much the same manner as scientists. Her findings are published in today’s issue of the journal Science. By utilizing more precise advanced research methods and mathematical models that...

New research report “Mass Spectrometry 2012: A Focus on Sales Growth” developed by Biopharm Reports has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd. The report finds that the mass spectrometry market registers regular growth despite overall economic concerns. London, UK (PRWEB) September 25, 2012 The mass spectrometry market registers regular growth despite overall economic concerns as it expansion is supported by the constantly high demand level from a large number of scientific...

Free to the lab professional community, Lab Manager Magazine’s Tech Trends webinar series will discuss techniques for elemental analysis. Midland, ON (PRWEB) September 24, 2012 Overview: If your laboratory is involved in elemental analysis, then you probably know there are many different analytical techniques that can used. Selecting the most appropriate technique for the analysis can sometimes seem a daunting task, especially since there is considerable overlap of capabilities. The...

Shortly after expressing a moral view about a difficult topic, people may easily endorse the opposite view and remain blind to the psychological mismatch, according to research published Sep. 19 in the open access journal PLOS ONE. In the study, led by Lars Hall of Lund University, Sweden, participants were presented with a survey about moral issues, including foundational principles and current hot topics with moral implications. To complete the survey they had to flip over the first page...

MALVERN, England, September 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New top-of-the-range dynamic light scattering system adds unique protein measurement and microrheology capabilities to market-leading family of instruments On 12 September 2012, Malvern Instruments conducted the global launch of an exciting addition to its Zetasizer family, bringing unique protein measurement and novel microrheology capabilities to this established and market-leading range of dynamic light scattering...

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL) today signed an OEM agreement with AB SCIEX, a leading company for high end mass spectrometry instruments, to globally distribute its mass spectrometry based tagging chemistries called SCIEX iChemistry(TM) Solutions for applications in basic research and applied markets. The agreement strengthens the existing Sigma-Aldrich portfolio of reagents for mass spectrometry-based protein research, providing...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A new type of device for microscopes has been developed, capable of creating a high-resolution image 100 times faster than regular equipment. Scientists at the University of Leicester have addressed the need for a rapid-scanning microscope, and published their findings in the journal PLoS ONE. The new device bolts onto a regular microscope, and then projects light through a system of mirrors on to the microscopic sample. Then,...

Shortly after the Hubble Space Telescope went into orbit in 1990 it was discovered that the craft had blurred vision. Fortunately, Space Shuttle astronauts were able to remedy the problem a few years later with supplemental optics. Now, a team of Italian researchers has performed a similar sight-correcting feat for a microscope imaging technique designed to explore a universe seemingly as vast as Hubble's but at the opposite end of the size spectrum—the neural pathways of the brain. "Our...

ALBANY, New York, August 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research (http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com) "Chromatography Market - Global Scenario, Trends, Industry Analysis, Size, Share and Forecasts, 2012 - 2017," the global chromatography market was worth USD 6.6 billion in 2011 and is expected to reach USD 8.9 billion in 2017, growing at a CAGR of 4.1% from 2011 to 2017. In the overall global market, the U.S. is...

NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Touchstone Research and KwaliTools are announcing today a strategic partnership driving the online qualitative research revolution forward. Touchstone Research is an industry leader in online panel and community research, digital research and is a specialist in youth and family research (kids, tweens, teens, young adults, and parents). KwaliTools is the qualitative research web-technology company behind KwaliStudio the leading video...