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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Gatos Research (LGR), the leader in precision trace gas analyzers, has launched an ultra-sensitive analyzer that provides real-time, direct and automated measurement of carbonyl sulfide (OCS or COS) in ambient air samples with parts-per-trillion precision and at rates as fast as 10 Hz. This new OCS Analyzer also provides simultaneous measurements of carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2) and water vapor (H2O) over a wide...

[ Watch the Video ] One exhale and new device could screen for everything from diabetes to lung cancer This invention could give new meaning to the term "bad breath!" It's the Single Breath Disease Diagnostics Breathalyzer, and when you blow into it, you get tested for a biomarker—a sign of disease. As amazing as that sounds, the process is actually very simple thanks to ceramics nanotechnology. All it takes is a single exhale. You blow into a small valve attached to a box that is...

UVOST® allows rapid screening of most petroleum-based light non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPLs). Fargo, ND (PRWEB) May 04, 2012 Dakota Technologies introduces the UVOST®, a direct-push delivered sensor that allows rapid screening of most petroleum-based light non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPLs). This tool uses laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) technology to immediately detect sub-surface contamination without having to draw samples or wait for lab results. The UVOST responds...

BOULDER, Colo., April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BiOptix today announced participation in the 8th Annual PEGS: Protein Engineering Summit, to be held in Boston April 30 - May 4, 2012. Supporting PEGS allows BiOptix to showcase a growing family of Enhanced Surface Plasmon Resonance Instrumentation, highlighting the BiOptix 104sa and the forthcoming BiOptix 404pi. "Participation in PEGS is a valuable opportunity for us to connect to our core customer," noted Ken Wilczek, Vice...

In future, optical fibers could connect all optical atomic clocks within Europe – a milestone for various users of optical frequencies in research and industry Optical atomic clocks measure time with unprecedented accuracy. However, it is the ability to compare clocks with one another that makes them applicable for high-precision tests in fundamental theory, from cosmology all the way to quantum physics. A clock comparison, i.e. a comparison of their optical frequencies, proved to be...

BOULDER, Colo., April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BiOptix today formally unveiled a new corporate brand identity and tag line: "Kinetics with Confidence," which is designed to promote the company's mission to transform how scientists perform label free kinetic analysis on proteins, nucleic acids and small molecules. "BiOptix is rapidly expanding, and we needed a brand and corporate identity that reflects the aspirations of the company as well as communicates our value proposition to...

Scientists at the University of Warwick have developed a computation which simultaneously doubles the resolution, sensitivity and mass accuracy of Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry (FTMS) at no extra cost. Researchers in the University’s Department of Chemistry have solved the 40-year-old phasing problem which allows plotting of spectra in absorption mode. This breakthrough can be used in all FTMS including FT-ICR, Orbitrap and FT-TOF instruments and will have applications in...

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and University of California San Francisco have advanced scientists' ability to view a clear picture of a single cellular structure in motion. By identifying molecules using compressed sensing, this new method provides needed spatial resolution plus a faster temporal resolution than previously possible. Despite many achievements in the field of super-resolution microscopy in the past few years with spatial resolution advances, live-cell...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kootenai County Probation officials are tightening down on the area's repeat, highest-risk drunk drivers with an intensive supervision program. The goal, according to officials, is to address the root cause of the problem, which is alcohol dependence, and transition people out of the revolving door of the county jail. According to Senior Probation Officer Kevin Creighton, repeat drunk drivers represent the highest number of case...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Gatos Research (LGR), the leader in precision trace gas analyzers, has released a new Isotopic N2O Analyzer that is the first instrument to directly measure 18O and site-specific 15N ratios in trace nitrous oxide (N2O) in air, in addition to measuring the N2O mole fraction. Site-specific 15N refers to the ability to measure delta-15N ratios for both the alpha (delta-15N-alpha) and beta sites (delta-15N-beta) within the...