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Data Acquisition
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe PXI-4204 and PXI-4220 are the first two products in the new SC Series of data acquisition (DAQ) devices with integrated signal conditioning. The new SC Series seamlessly integrates with LabVIEW 7 Express.
Personal Computer
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe Power Mac G5 features a 64-bit desktop processor and a 1 GHz front-side bus. Powered by the
Spectrometers for Microscopes
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe MicroSpec series of imaging spectrometers provides direct coupling to many microscopes, USB communication, a choice of 150mm, 300mm and 500mm focal lengths, and a wide range of software. Its interchangeable optical aperture enables good imaging and throughput balance.
'Who's Who' in High Performance Computing
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Articles | CommentsTOP500 Celebrates 10th Anniversary Erich Strohmaier Now in its 10th year, the TOP500 list of supercomputers serves as a "Who's Who" in the field of high performance computing (HPC).
Using a Light Touch
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Articles | CommentsAnalyzing Delicate Macromolecules with MALDI Bill Weaver, Ph.D. "Please call me Mister. I'm not a Doctor, I'm an engineer," requested a very modest Koichi Tanaka at a recent reception held in his honor at the Maryland Science Center in Inner Harbor, Baltimore.
Information Management for Proteomics Research
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Articles | CommentsSapphire helps to automate R&D experiments and analysis while solving common research problems Charles Lee, J. Building on a requirements base of genomics, proteomic information management involves collecting, indexing, searching, and analyzing data generated from a wide variety of instrument, robotics, and software platforms.
Radioactive Decay and the Web
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | by John R. Joyce Ph.D. | Blogs | CommentsUsing activity calculator Web pages to calculate radioisotope activity levels John R. Joyce, Ph.D. No, this is not a dark philosophical piece suggesting the exponential decay of the Web and the Internet. Rather, it is a reflection of a real life problem I recently encountered in the lab.
Mushrooms and Innovation
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | by Randy C. Hice | Blogs | CommentsThe Last Vendor Standing Wins Randy C. Hice The devilish fungus was eluding me during the waning hours of daylight in a deep forest in the northern part of the lower peninsula of Michigan. For six hours of work, I had a small brown lunch bag two-thirds full of Morel mushrooms.
Implementing a Commercial System for Integrated Discovery Data Management
July 31, 2003 8:00 pm | Articles | CommentsPeter Seeboth and Ted Hawkins The last decade of the last millennium ushered in many changes for chemical and drug discovery. Automated screening and combinatorial chemistry changed how discovery scientists worked.
Using Extensible Informatics to Optimize Drug Discovery
June 30, 2003 8:00 pm | Articles | CommentsXIS platform connects researchers with meaningful biological and chemical data Michael Peachey and Alan Roter, Ph.D. The seemingly endless quantity of new data being generated by high-density microarrays and other assays is a mixed blessing for life science researchers.
Library in Your Pocket
June 30, 2003 8:00 pm | by John R. Joyce Ph.D. | Blogs | CommentsAn e-book reader can store hundreds of books on a PocketPC or Palm-based PDA John R. Joyce, Ph.D. Did you ever have to make a business trip where you wanted to take some reference books along, or maybe just a novel or two to read in transit, and didn't because of the weight or bulk?
Stormy Weather
June 30, 2003 8:00 pm | by Randy C. Hice | Blogs | CommentsNavigating project minefields Randy C. Hice Most people know Larry Ellison as the sometimes overbearing, often outrageous, but undeniably brilliant CEO of Oracle. The billions he has drawn from Oracle allowed him to pursue his passion, yacht racing, at the highest level in the world. In 1998, Mr.
The Substance of Symbolism
June 30, 2003 8:00 pm | Articles | CommentsDiscovering the mathematics of intelligence Bill Weaver, Ph.D. This past April, I had the great privilege of attending the Franklin Institute Awards Ceremony as a representative of Scientific Computing & Instrumentation. The Franklin Institute (www.fi.
Chromatography Data System 2003 Readers' Choice Finalist: Millennium 32
June 30, 2003 8:00 pm | Waters Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsMillennium 32 is a chromatography data management system with an integrated database designed for Windows 95 and NT 4.0. This product has been replaced by Empower and is no longer supported.
Data Acquisition 2003 Readers’ Choice Finalist: VEE
June 30, 2003 8:00 pm | Product Releases | CommentsAgilent VEE Pro is a graphical programming environment with an intuitive approach to building instrument control programs.
