Helium prices continue to spike following yet another helium shortage, the third in 14 years.
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As a global market leader in nitrogen and hydrogen generators, Peak Scientific is expanding its base in North America with a growing number of exciting job opportunities in various fields across the business.
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It's all quite ironic - helium gas, the second most abundant gas in the universe, is an extremely scarce non-renewable resource on earth, and with the consequent soaring prices, laboratories are in search for a sustainable and dependable alternative.
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50 years ago, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made the biggest leap of all time as they landed on the moon - a major step which paved the way for a number of lunar discoveries.
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Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure - isn't limited to humans - it also plagues our feline friends. Can LC-MS help improve treatment for cats?
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Helium - the colorless, odorless and tasteless inert gas - is the second most abundant gas in the universe after hydrogen gas. However, the type of helium gas used in applications, such as gas chromatography, is extracted from natural gas - a problem of diminishing resources which is leading to the scarcity of helium gas.
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Truffles - or shall we say, real truffles - are a luxury. Truffle price can soar to thousands of dollars per pound. Real truffles are high-priced mainly because of their unique aroma. Many foods claim to contain this distinctive flavoring as part of their list of ingredients, but in reality, they don't.
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Exceptional wine, heavenly beaches, breathtaking mountainous landscape – sounds like a golfer’s dream, right? And a golfer’s dream-come-true it was for Peak’s Head of Global Recruitment’s son, Will.
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The 71st ASMS conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics in Houston, Texas hosted PEAK Scientific’s giant leap in innovation as the company launched its newest nitrogen gas generator for Single Quad LC-MS, Horizen 24.
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We look at the introduction of the HydroInert Source and Helium Saver from Thermo Fisher Scientific and Agilent Solutions and discuss the benefits of switching from helium to hydrogen carrier gas.
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Ongoing rises in helium prices, most recently affected by supply shortages and by the end of helium auctions from the U.S Bureau of Land Management's helium reserve, are causing some universities to postpone experiments or decommission vital equipment.
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Researchers from Yale University have identified powerful sex pheromones produced by tsetse flies, offering a promising solution to control the spread of African sleeping sickness.
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Researchers from Colorado State University and Brigham Young University have examined the impact of ribosomes, minute particles where biological protein synthesis takes place, on the aging process.
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Catch up on all the activity from ASMS 2023 including product launches from all the leading instrument manufacturers
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Robin MacGeachy has been honoured in the King's Birthday Honours List with an OBE for services to Manufacturing and Philanthropy
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Wondering how long your gas generator will be supported, or how long spare parts will be available for it? Learn everything you need to know about the lifecycle of your gas generator here.
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PEAK Scientific have launched their newest dedicated nitrogen gas generation solution, the Corona 1010A.
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Discover the pitfalls and benefits to buying a second hand gas generator
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Kelsey MacDonald updates Peak Scientific on her new 2019 season so far and shares what she will be working on.
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You might think your gas generator has been approved by your instrument manufacturer when it is in fact merely 'designed for' your particular GC or LC-MS instrument. Read on to discover the significant difference.
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Discover the most common forms of cannabis testing and what they are for as well as which instruments and gas generators can be used for the different types of analysis.
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