This synopsis was written by Rachel Jones on a very interesting research work: “Mental Training Affects Distribution of Limited Brain Resources” by Richard J. Davidson and his team where their findings demonstrate that meditative training can improve performance on a novel …

The researches inadvertently discovered that they can write and erase on the surface of liquids - the method that could one day be applied to high-density data storage, making templates for etching silicon chips (photolithography) and a variety of …

Almost two weeks ago there was a question regarding Nano HPLC technology that I attempted to answer and in that post I mentioned Agilent as one of the pioneers in the Nano LC field. Agilent’s “nano” workhorse is a 1200 Series HPLC-Chip/MS system, which …

Assistant professor Juan Hinestroza and postdoctoral researcher Hong Dong from Cornell University created two types of fabric: one can prevent colds and flu and never needs washing, and another that destroys harmful gases and protects the wearer from smog and air pollution.

The “super” fabric is …

This is another Q&A from Yahoo! Answers which I could not stay away from. The question was asked by “pigpigletpoker” and has already received two answers.
Dave_Stark said:
Make a chromatogram of the paint found …

This question was asked today by “Rambabu26 d” and it has been answered by three chromatography wizards.

Bullfrog21, who gave a short but precise answer:
Peak width is the distance on the graph between the two lowest points on either side of the …

Here is another example of forensic application of HPLC that allows to classify and date the black gel pen ink entries on documents.

Gel pens first came out in 1984 in Japan and quickly became popular throughout the world due to their solid line, bold colors, and low cost. …

Forensic analysis of inks by imaging desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) mass spectrometry

Researchers at Cornell University have created a so-called Nano-Lamp — a microscopic collection of light-emitting fibers with dimensions of only a few hundred nanometers. The fibers are made of a polymer spiked with ruthenium molecules in a process dubbed ‘electrospinning

What chemicals can be detected using a Gas Chromatography? There are actually two types of Gas Chromatography - Gas-Solid and Gas-Liquid depending on the kind of column is used