Sustainability is on everybody’s mind these days. Companies want to create products that are better for the environment and consume fewer resources. Unilever is no exception. This forward-thinking flavor company has recently been pushing to develop new and...
The pressure to save money is everywhere these days. The changes due to COVID-19 have only exacerbated the age-old question your own lab has probably asked: how can we cut costs? One hidden expense in a GC-MS lab setting is the cost of cleaning your instrument’s...
Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) first started in the early 20th century, and while the technology has advanced, the basic principles remain the same. With TGA, the rate of change of reactions in the chemical and physical properties of materials as functions of...
A web of factors contributes to a good crop, but the importance of carbon and nitrogen cannot be overstated. From soil to fertilizer to the plant matter itself, the mix of carbon and nitrogen play key roles in the development and growth of the plant. Knowing the...
Microplastics are a ubiquitous presence in the world, found from Arctic snow to Antarctic ice and everywhere in between. There are trillions of microplastic particles floating on surface water, and everyone from infants to adults are presumed to be ingesting anywhere...
Mikroplasty jsou ve světě všudypřítomné. Najdeme je v arktickém sněhu i antarktickém ledu a všude mezi nimi. Biliony částic mikroplastů plavou na povrchové vodě a předpokládá se, že každý z nás, počínaje nemluvňaty a konče dospělými, denně požije desítky tisíc těchto...
Les microplastiques sont omniprésents partout dans le monde, de la neige arctique à la glace antarctique et partout entre les deux. Des milliers de milliards de particules de microplastiques flottent à la surface des eaux, et tout le monde, des nourrissons aux...
Los microplásticos son una presencia omnipresente en el mundo, que se encuentran desde la nieve Ártica hasta el hielo Antártico. Hay billones de partículas microplásticas flotando en la superficie del agua, y se presume que todos, desde bebés hasta adultos, ingieren...
Nothing is more frustrating than when you go to evaluate your sample under a microscope and all you see is scratches across the surface of your specimen. You want your materials lab to run as smoothly as possible and these scratches can slow down your evaluation...
In this era of incredible plug and play technology, a Video Measuring System or reticle disc for your microscope eyepiece feels like it should be enough to begin accurately measuring metallographic samples, but if you skip your calibration steps, your results could be...
98% of the world’s soybean meal is used as animal feed, principally as a protein supplement. With the importance of protein in animal growth and development, knowing what’s in your soybean meal is vitally important. There is more to protein than the crude...
Das erste Flugzeit-Massenspektrometer (TOF) wurde 1946 vorgestellt und das Design seitdem immer wieder verbessert. Dank der unbegrenzten Sichtbarkeit der Massenbereiche in allen Spektren und der schnellen Spektrenerzeugung waren die Vorteile der...
For decades, LECO’s supply catalogs have gone hand-in-hand with the instruments they support. With everything from consumables to accessories to spare parts, the catalogs are key additions to a LECO laboratory. The newest catalog updates for our analytical...
Charred oak barrels that were once used to age bourbon have found new life as they get repurposed for a variety of foods and beverages to add a new flavor profile to familiar delicacies. But how much can an old bourbon-soaked barrel change the chemical makeup? LECO...
When magnification was as simple as one eyepiece and one objective, finding your total magnification was as easy as multiplying the two values together. The addition of film brought a third value to the equation, but the result remained a static, concrete number. And...
LECO recently said farewell to our former Corporate Metallurgist, Dave Coulston. Anyone who worked with our metallographic experts in the past fifteen years undoubtedly got to experience his expertise. In honor of Dave’s retirement, we welcomed him onto...
Running and maintaining a full analytical laboratory can be more cost than a company can afford, but what other options are there for a small business looking for quality control and regulatory compliance? Independent testing and consulting laboratories groups such as...
For years, environmentalists have known about the contamination of DDT in the ocean waters off the California coast. Montrose Chemical Corporation, the largest producer of DDT in the United States from 1947 until 1982, was infamously dumping chemical waste from their...
The Grimm Lamp is the geometry of choice for spectrochemical analysis of solid materials with glow discharge. The basics of this design originated in the late 1960s when Werner Grimm of RSV Przisionsmessgerte GmbH in Hanau, Germany developed the lamp. As this year is...
The LECO Analytical Applications Poster Competition (LA2PC) 2020-2021 recently wrapped up, showcasing 15 incredible posters highlighting the applications of LECO instruments in our users’ work and research. A hearty congratulations goes to our winners: Karl...
