January 2010

WebEx. The future of instrumental services?

by Jiri Urban on January 31, 2010 · 0 comments

Online communication

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. WebEx is software delivered as a service which you can use it [...]

What do they want

by Jiri Urban on January 21, 2010 · 0 comments

Importance of the review in the science

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 [...]

Agilent 1100 shutdown

by Jiri Urban on January 18, 2010 · 1 comment

Agilent 1100

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 [...]

Mobile phase viscosity

by Jiri Urban on January 15, 2010 · 1 comment

Example of liquids with different viscosity

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” [...]