2020-09-22 10:00
In February, I posted a blog announcing our 2020 Advances in Microcalorimetry meeting.
That seems like seven years ago, not seven months. Like many other organizations, we… Read More
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2020-09-17 10:00
Do you trust me?
If you ask my colleagues or friends if they trust me, I’d hope most of them would say yes!
I’m a bit of a stickler for rules – I like to be sure thin… Read More
2020-09-16 10:00
Imagine this. You’re in your car, travelling down the highway at the maximum permitted speed towards your destination. You think the trip is going well, but you’re not sure becau… Read More
2020-09-15 10:00
How can we get the fire cloud particle size? Typically I write about nanoparticles. The current fire situation in California reminded me that the larger than the nano-size range is also… Read More
2020-09-10 10:00
In the blog about “The value of mineralogical monitoring” we discussed the importance of mineralogical monitoring for efficient ore beneficiation on the examples of copper and ni… Read More
2020-09-09 10:00
Most people using satellite or aerial imagery understand the importance of geometric calibration; you need to tie the pixels in the imagery to the corresponding coordinate locations on the e… Read More
2020-09-08 09:00
It’s September again, and that means it’s back-to-school time! However, things will inevitably look a little different this year with the prevalence of remote learning… Read More
2020-09-03 10:00
Background
Since the formation of the Data Science group at Malvern Panalytical, one line of questions keep coming up: “My daughter is thinking of a career in data science, how will… Read More
2020-09-02 09:00
Another decade another deadly virus. In 2005 the genetic content of the HIV virus as well as its biological activity, structure and reactivity of its surface constituents had been extensivel… Read More
2020-09-01 09:00
Wet and dry dispersion on the Mastersizer 3000
If we look at some of the most interesting and inspiring innovations in modern engineering, Additive Manufacturing (AM), in my opinion, has… Read More
2020-08-27 09:00
Why is Coagulant Dose control important?
Turbidity and NOM in the source water feeding a drinking water purification plant, particularly a surface water source, fluctuates over time. This… Read More
2020-08-26 09:00
It was three weeks ago now that we launched the new and expanded Zetasizer Advance range of size, zeta, and molecular weight capable systems. We had a good attendance at the live Webin… Read More
2020-08-25 09:00
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) is the only analytical method that directly measures the enthalpy change (∆H) of a thermal transition, such as the thermal denaturation of a pro… Read More
2020-08-21 09:00
Before I start, this blog is NOT about how to be a great virtual grandparent since, in many European languages, OMA means grandmother.
OMA stands for Ore and Minerals Analysis. Under this… Read More
2020-08-20 09:00
This question landed on my desk recently. “We have a Zetasizer in our lab. We have taken the size and zeta potential of a mixture of two particle types. I am wondering to what extent… Read More
2020-08-19 09:00
Energy is something that we all need and most of us depend upon electricity. We also need to store this electrical energy so that we can use it when and where we need it. We have become accu… Read More
2020-08-18 09:00
The structure and behavior of leaves means that they look subtly different minute by minute. Some birds and Insects (such as Butterflies) are well known for having ‘photonic’ str… Read More
2020-08-13 09:00
Call me nuts.
Early March, I was still living on the road across the country. I knew COVID-19 was there. Having worked in a BSL-2 (Biosafety Level 2) lab for years, I thought I had a good… Read More
2020-08-12 09:00
We are often asked questions like, “how do I measure my product using ASD near-infrared (NIR)?” Of course, my standard answer is, “it depends.” Since so much depends… Read More
2020-08-11 09:00
Selective laser sintering (SLS) is an additive manufacturing technique that uses a laser to selectively sinter powdered material (typically nylon or polyamide) to create a solid 3-dimensiona… Read More
2020-08-06 09:00
Back in June we released the OMNISEC v11.20 software that included column calibration methods. In a previous post, I summarized how the methods with calibration curves work and what in… Read More
2020-08-05 09:00
Lockdown has meant that we’re not doing as much lab work as expected. This also means that we have fewer results to play with and present. The consequences of this can be various.
H… Read More
2020-07-30 09:00
On June 23rd, 2020 we held our first virtual Morphologi 4-ID user meeting. which aimed to highlight the different ways in which the instrument is being used in vario… Read More
2020-07-29 09:00
Mary, Mary quite contrary how does your garden grow?
I don’t know about Mary or why she’s contrary, but I am a self-confessed pandemic gardener! That is to say, it takes a pan… Read More
2020-07-28 09:00
Concatenation (noun) con·cat·e·na·tion plural concatenations
Definition of concatenation:
a group of things linked together or occurring together in a way… Read More
2020-07-24 09:00
Sample tracking may not be the most exciting part of XRF workflows, but it’s one of the most vital. Chantal Audet, Product Manager for TheOx Advanced sample fusion system, explains how… Read More
2020-07-23 09:00
For experimental scientists, being hands-on in the lab is the very essence of what makes science interesting. Whether you are madly running all your instruments at their maximum throughput o… Read More
2020-07-22 09:00
The Zetasizer Nano in review…
When we introduced the Zetasizer Nano at www.zetasizer.com in 2003 it was ground-breaking. There were several reasons for it. For instan… Read More
2020-07-21 09:00
It’s one of the paradoxes of the energy transition: while,
on the one hand, green energy solutions provide an answer to the escalating
climate crisis, these innovations often creat… Read More
2020-07-16 09:00
Ore and Minerals Analysis online events in 2020
The ever-popular series of Ore and Minerals Analysis (OMA) workshops are going online this year! Dr. Uwe König, Global Mining Segment… Read More
2020-07-15 09:00
Pharmaceutical drug delivery & development, nano-plastics in seawater, waste-water treatment, desalinization, improving industrial-scale process efficiency, new theories of nanoparticle… Read More
2020-07-14 09:00
Hand Sanitizer, Moisturizer and Emulsion
In my previous blog, we talked about the long-lasting higher demand for moisturizers and hand sanitizers. We then discussed what they are made of… Read More
2020-07-13 09:00
This is of course a fundamental question to many of our customers, but not one that’s always easy to answer. Trust and confidence are very subjective terms that can mean very different… Read More
2020-07-09 09:00
What’s in a name?
‘Zetasizer‘ has been a brand name of Malvern Panalytical’s since the early 1980s. This brochure for the Zetasizer II dates from around 1985 &ndas&hell…Read More
2020-07-08 09:00
I work at an organization that is behaving with absolute fairness and integrity throughout the pandemic. I have colleagues who have kept our site open, in a safe way, to continue serving our… Read More
2020-07-07 09:00
Additive Layer Manufacturing of metal parts is, in my opinion, an incredible feat of engineering. Using high precision electron beams or lasers, moving at high speeds, to selectively melt la… Read More
2020-07-03 09:00
You have been using your Zetasizer for a while. Due to the current physical distancing situation you would like to move your Zetasizer to a different lab. Is it possible to just relocate… Read More
2020-07-02 09:00
Please join us for the first OMNISEC Virtual User Meeting! This event will allow OMNISEC users to come together and learn what’s new, how others use their instrument, and tips an… Read More
2020-07-01 09:00
Launched in February 2019, self-installation empowers you and your teams to get new assets up running faster than ever. Available on selected instruments from the flagship Mastersizer and Ze… Read More
2020-06-26 09:00
VERSION FRANÇAISE :
Le Prix Nobel de Littérature a été attribué à Kazuo Ishiguro pour son recueil de nouvelles “Nocturnes”.
La… Read More
2020-06-25 09:00
Hand Sanitizer, Moisturizer and Emulsion
There is and will continue to be a higher demand for moisturizers and hand sanitizers
It doesn’t take too many “marketing people&rd&hell…Read More
2020-06-24 09:00
Partial least squares regression (PLSR) is a powerful tool that makes use of the information at all wavelengths and provides the means for the quantitative determination of a wide variety of… Read More
2020-06-23 09:00
Summary
There is an increasing interest in Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC) applications that require dissolving the binding partners in an organic solvent. These include guest: hos… Read More
2020-06-18 09:00
In these confusing, seemingly-endless days of lockdown, it’s important to have milestones to look forward to. We have a few of these coming up at Malvern Panalytical: two within the ne… Read More
2020-06-17 09:00
With stay at home advisories and social distancing, our fast-paced lives have been brought abruptly to a halt… as if we’ve been suddenly made to stop and reconsider. All around… Read More
2020-06-16 09:00
It’s a typical Monday morning in 2040. You wake up, turn on the light – linked to your city’s renewable battery-powered grid, of course – grab your smartphone, and co… Read More
2020-06-12 08:00
Nous vous informons que nous avons quitté nos locaux de Limeil-Brévannes et d’Orsay pour nous retrouver ensemble dans de nouveaux locaux depuis le 2 juin 2020.
Voici… Read More
2020-06-11 09:00
What a difference 10 weeks can make! Within the Malvern Panalytical and Concept Life Sciences (CLS) project team, we are finding it hard to believe that it was only a couple of months ago th… Read More
2020-06-10 09:00
A chat with Larry Wilt of American Water/ Tolt Water Treatment Plant in Seattle, WA
Drinking water treatment plants are constantly challenged to manage coagulation chemicals as they s… Read More
2020-06-09 09:00
Microplastics are EVERYWHERE
Like many others, I’ve become much more aware of the global issue of microplastics – small (
Net bags for fruit – in my experience the me… Read More
2020-06-04 09:52
Decreasing ore grades and the need for more efficiency is leading mining companies to adapt to on-line monitoring of material streams in the mine and while ore processing.Real-time informati… Read More
2020-06-04 09:00
Are you generating Gel Permeation Chromatography/Size Exclusion Chromatography (GPC/SEC) data for comparison to historical results? Do your novel samples complicate multi-detector anal… Read More
2020-06-03 09:00
Every once in a while we receive a Zetasizer question that we have heard before. Here is an example of such for the dip cell: “How do I clean the Zetasizer dip cell? What is a good… Read More
2020-06-02 09:00
This is the second Q&A blog from the series of X-ray diffraction webinars. During this webinar, Dr. Daniel Lee discussed how powder XRD research can be applied to many material types suc… Read More
2020-05-28 09:00
MicroCal Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) systems are designed to be “powered on” continuously, so they will be ready to use whe… Read More
2020-05-27 09:00
Authored by Susan Parks. Susan is Malvern Panalytical’s ASD Remote Sensing Segment Manager. She has been working in the remote sensing and geospatial industries for over 18 years. Susa… Read More
2020-05-26 09:00
XRD solutions for respirable silica monitoring
In spite of the global economic downturn due to COVID-19, companies within Australia are still continuing to invest in their employees&rsquo&hell…Read More
2020-05-21 09:00
Whether you’re characterizing a one-of-a-kind sample or performing routine analysis on established products, the accuracy of your multi-detector GPC/SEC data relies on your dn/dc value… Read More
2020-05-20 09:00
In the blog about “Value of mineralogical monitoring” series, we discussed the value of tracking the mineralogical composition for efficient ore beneficiation on the examples of… Read More
2020-05-19 09:00
Raising standards and lowering barriers for air particle analysis
“Sometimes, all I need is the air that I breathe…”, begins a classic pop song from the 1970s. Indeed… Read More
2020-05-14 09:00
X-ray diffraction (XRD) is the only laboratory technique that reveals structural information, such as chemical composition, crystal structure, crystallite size, strain, preferred orientation… Read More
2020-05-13 09:00
While the essential production and supply of our instruments continues from our offices, many of us are now working from home. But that hasn’t stopped us from thinking about particles… Read More
2020-05-12 09:00
Behind every historically game-changing invention, there’s a story few of us ever get to hear. It’s the tale of back-breaking research and development, of years of methodical tes… Read More
2020-05-07 09:00
Authored by Hussain Al Halwachi. Hussain has published a lot of researches in XRD and XRF filed related to aluminum smelting technology. He has a wide experience in industrial laboratories… Read More
2020-05-06 09:00
Remote Cosine Receptors (RCR) are utilized for full hemispherical absolute energy measurements. This allows the spectroradiometer to directly measure the total full hemispherical irradiance… Read More
2020-05-05 09:00
Lignin solvated in zwitterionic Good’s buffers displays antibacterial synergy against Staphylococcus aureus
What is lignin?
Lignin is a
versatile aromatic polymer that forms key… Read More
2020-04-29 09:00
Manufacture of the Mastersizer 2000 ceased in 2015 and Malvern Panalytical gave a commitment to fully support the Mastersizer 2000 for the following 7 years. Many of the electronic and hardw… Read More
2020-04-28 09:00
Malvern Panalytical UK was recently approached by a local instrumentation company, Freeman Technology, to ask whether we’d be interested in helping support the volunteer effort to manu… Read More
2020-04-23 09:00
On May 14, Malvern Panalytical is hosting a webinar “Isothermal Titration Calorimetry Enables Rapid Characterization of Enzyme Kinetics and Inhibition for the Human Soluble Epoxide Hyd… Read More
2020-04-22 09:00
Why understanding the virus’ particle size and shape is critical
In view of the current COVID-19 outbreak, scientists are busy developing antivirals and vaccines to treat… Read More
2020-04-21 09:00
Accurate chemical analysis has long been an integral part of any mining operation throughout the whole process. Whether it is about early exploration steps and mine development, ore sorting… Read More
2020-04-16 09:00
As an Applications Scientist at Malvern Panalytical, part of my job is performing demos for prospective customers. Typically, these occur in person, either at the customer’s site… Read More
2020-04-15 09:00
I was recently thinking over the recent guidance on social distancing during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Advice from health professionals and Government advisors suggests a 2-meter distan… Read More
2020-04-14 09:00
Styrene maleic acid-lipid particles (SMALPs) are nanodiscs made from the interaction of membrane bilayers and styrene-maleic acid (SMA) copolymer. SMA and other related amphipathic poly… Read More
2020-04-09 09:00
There is a lot of discussion at the moment about the unprecedented situation we are experiencing around the globe due to the spread of COVID-19. Life in my hometown of Worcester, UK has sign… Read More
2020-04-08 09:00
What a difference a decade makes. By the end of the 2010s, battery technology had evolved from powering small, low-risk consumer devices such as smartphones to becoming integral components i… Read More
2020-04-07 09:00
Safe and responsible demoing of critical instruments
My job is to show potential laser diffraction buyers the Mastersizer 3000 system, making it sing and dance to the point where the cust… Read More
2020-04-02 09:00
I have to be honest, this isn’t my home, the view is much
more dramatic!
But it is an interesting illustration of how you might use the self-install package for the Mastersizer… Read More
2020-04-01 09:00
Self-installation…really?
For some time now, Malvern Panalytical has been successfully offering our Zetasizer Nano range with self-installation as an option for our customers… Read More
2020-03-30 09:00
I don’t do blogs. Not sure why; it may just be an age thing! But I just got an update from my daughter who works for a major biopharmaceutical company here in the Boston ar… Read More
2020-03-26 10:00
In a paper published in the July 2014 issue of Agricultural Water Management), Panigrahi et al. found that it was possible to utilize deficit irrigation of mandarin orange groves while achie… Read More
2020-03-25 10:00
Do you want an OMNISEC but don’t have one yet? Do you want to practice so you’re ready once your OMNISEC is installed? Or are you simply looking for a way to gain more expe… Read More
2020-03-24 10:00
Malvern Panalytical and Concept Life Sciences, partnering to deliver expert analytics
Knives and forks…Salt and pepper…Batman and Robin…
So many things in life jus… Read More
2020-03-19 10:00
Have you washed your hands? Then it’s time to start research!
As the spread of COVID-19 accelerates, and measures are enacted to help protect vulnerable people within societ… Read More
2020-03-18 10:00
February 2020 was the wettest February in the UK since records began in 1862, according to the Met Office. Storms led to a lot of rivers bursting their banks, with some monitoring stations r… Read More
2020-03-17 10:00
Thank you for acquiring a Zetasizer Nano! Because we appreciate your trust and confidence in Malvern Panalytical, we hope to get you on your way to becoming a Zetasizer expert as quickly as… Read More
2020-03-12 10:00
If you are a supplier or manufacturer, it is an obligation to ensure safe working conditions for employees and safe-to-use products for consumers. Companies dealing with monitoring and contr… Read More
2020-03-10 10:00
Comparing data
I saw a recent discussion about exporting data from the Zetasizer for further analysis. Both the Zetasizer Nano and Zetasizer Pro/Ultra software packages include a range of… Read More
2020-03-06 01:34
El instrumento LeNeo de Claisse fue lanzado al mercado el 2014. Es un instrumento de una posición usado en varios tipos de industria.
Lea las siguientes líneas para des… Read More
2020-03-05 10:00
Oftentimes, a simple underlying solution can unleash a tidal wave of change.
Breakthroughs in steam power in the late 1700s sparked
a global industrial revolution delivered on the backs… Read More
2020-03-04 10:17
2020 sera l’année du 35ème Club des utilisateurs de spectrométrie de Fluorescence X et de Diffraction de rayons X.Participez à des conférences pl&eac&hell…Read More
2020-03-04 10:00
Developing drug products is a progressively competitive, expensive and high-risk venture that when successful, can bring considerable humanitarian and financial reward. Malvern Panalytic… Read More
2020-03-03 10:00
Oral Solid Dose Drug Products
Oral solid dose (OSD) drug products represent the largest class of products sold by the pharmaceutical industry, accounting for over 60% of global pharma… Read More
2020-02-26 10:00
Authored by Michaela Kastanek. Michaela is an ASD Chemometrics Specialist on the SummitCAL Solutions Team. She holds a B.S. degree in Biology from Colorado State University. She has been… Read More
2020-02-25 10:00
As Malvern Panalytical transitions to an OMNISEC-based Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) / Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC) portfolio, I wanted to remind you why the OMNISEC system has… Read More
2020-02-20 10:00
In this interesting study, researchers from Chile and Spain have been able to use X-ray diffractograms of gunshot residues (GSR) to infer shooting distance. The shooting distance is a c… Read More
2020-02-18 10:00
A customer story!
SN Seixal is part of the Spanish Megasa Group founded in 1953. The company specializes in the fabrication of long steel products (rebars, wire rods, etc.) and needs to v… Read More
2020-02-13 10:00
Welcome to the first Around the world in 80 particles blog of the new decade! I’m John, a recent addition to the team of Product Technical Specialists here at Malvern Panalytical… Read More
2020-02-12 10:00
Walking through a trade show as a visitor requires a lot of energy. Have you ever felt disappointed after attending an event, or felt that you didn’t have enough time to see everything… Read More
2020-02-11 10:00
As a product manager for a range of instruments that serve the drug discovery market, it was a ‘must’ for me to go to San Diego, in January, to attend SLAS2020. It was 40°F… Read More
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