Introduction Refrigerators and cold storage equipment can be found in just about every pharmacy, lab, or clinical setting. But have you ever stopped to consider how accurately these units are performing? How well are they protecting and preserving the substances they store? What about service costs? And temperature-reading accuracy? All these questions and more […]
Halloween is here and that means all the frights. As it turns out, many of us love to be in a state of panic. We like being scared and this is not a new phenomenon. As a culture, we seem to be craving these intense panic button experiences more and more. Why do we like being […]
In the early 1900s, deep in the woodlands of Central Africa, a virus that had been quietly circulating amid apes for millennia made an unlikely jump to humans. Precisely how remains a mystery: Scientists suspect a person or persons ate an infected chimpanzee or cut a finger while butchering one, exposing themselves to blood tainted […]
High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is used to separate, identify, and quantify compounds present in various types of samples, including many beverages. Advances in instrumentation and column technology led to the development of ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC), which offers increased resolution, speed, and sensitivity. These powerful analytical techniques are widely used in the beverage industry […]
High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) has emerged as an essential tool for food analysis in the intensifying world of industrial agriculture. Intensive farming is subject to strict product quality and regulatory standards. This ensures that crops are free of contaminants, within acceptable limits, and are nutritionally valuable to a worldwide market. The underlying dichotomy of health […]
After years of progress in the battle against antimicrobial-resistance, so-called “superbugs” have made a concerning comeback in the age of COVID, with resistant hospital-onset infections and deaths soaring at least 15% in the first year of the pandemic alone, according to a new Centers for Disease Control report. Each year, about 3 million people in the […]
Residents of states where cannabis has been legalized use marijuana 24 percent more frequently than those living in states where it remains illegal, according to new research published in the journal Addiction. The study of more than 3,400 adult twins, by researchers at University of Minnesota and University of Colorado (CU), constitutes some of the strongest […]
Food fraud is a broad term that refers to any deliberate effort to compromise the quality of consumer products by intentional addition of sub-par ingredients, substitution for another product, misrepresentation of ingredients or qualities, or general tampering. It is an unusual form of adulteration that has been at the heart of numerous food-chain scandals since […]
Solvent recovery and distillation are critical processes in a range of industries.
Introduction Choosing the correct equipment for your laboratory can be a daunting task. Many laboratory settings handle hazardous and flammable materials. The safe storage of these substances is vital. In this article, we’ll focus on one often-repeated question in the industry—“What is the difference between flammable and explosion proof cold storage?” It’s a great question. […]
