From the monthly archives:

January 2010

WebEx. The future of instrumental services?

January 31, 2010

I had to solve connection problem in between the Bruker MS and Agilent LC (Agilent shutdown). On the very end, I found out there was no problem in their mutual communication. However, it shows me the future of the instrumental services. WebEx communication.

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What do they want

January 21, 2010

Recently, there was a post about the role of the referees in the science on a The Sceptical Chymist. The post described Nature Physics editorial which focuses on the demands Nature Physics has on the reviewers.
I think, it is not only source of the information for (current and future) reviewers but also for us – [...]

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Agilent 1100 shutdown

January 18, 2010

From time to time, we all face problems with HPLC instruments. Then, we all search the internet for the solution for our problem. In this troubleshooting section I would like to point out my problems with instruments and their solutions. Hopefully, it can help also you.
Recently, I was asked to run the HPLC-MS instrument which [...]

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Mobile phase viscosity

January 15, 2010

UPDATED – One of the general property of the liquids is their resistance to change a form. This resistance is called viscosity and can be expressed as a resistance to flow. In case of liquids, the viscosity can be simply expressed as “thickness”. For example, water is “thin” with low viscosity, while honey is “thick” [...]

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