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New NMR on the Market: Non-Superconducting FT System.
Check out the picoSpin website. This company is coming out with a 45 MHz permanent magnet NMR in 1Q2011 that produces FID’s so the user may collect FT spectra. The instrument is somewhat larger than a...
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Plasma
Today I found myself peering at the lovely lavender glow of opaque argon plasma through the viewing screen of a gleaming new instrument. The light-emitting 8000 K plasma sits apparently still alongside...
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Chemical Process Development
Lots of semi-batch process development and safety work going on in my lab. We use our reaction calorimeter for a variety of studies now. Naturally we want to know about energy accumulation with a given...
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Review of the FLIR ONE for Android
A FLIR ONE ® infrared imaging attachment for my Android 6S cell phone arrived at my door the other day. The price was initially a bit high, $350, but had recently dropped to a more attractive price of...
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I’ve been using a Mettler-Toledo (MT) RC1e reaction calorimeter for about 6 years. Our system came with MT’s iControl software, RTCal, and 2 feed pumps with balances. Overall it has proven its worth...
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The Refinery Crack Spread
Reuters has reported that the crack spread enjoyed by oil refiners is currently sitting around $37.50. The crack spread is the difference between the price of crude oil and the petroleum products...
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Screw the GUI- Bring Back the Buttons and Knobs
During a recent trip to Texas, I rented a car as one does. It was a 2023 Jeep something-or-other. What kind of Jeep? A white one. It turns out that I own and drive a 1998 Jeep Cherokee. Obviously,...
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