Applied Analytics has experienced double digit growth in 2009, with success in key markets such as Brazil, the US, Japan and the Persian Gulf.  www.a-a-inc.com

Ocean Optics has expanded the wavelength capabilities of several of its miniature fibre-optic spectrometers. The XR series, available for the USB2000+, JAZ-EL2000 and USB4000, covers all wavelengths from ~200 nm to 1050 nm.

To simplify quality assurance and UVA Protection Factor analysis for the development and testing of sunscreen and cosmetics using their UV-2000s transmittance analyser, Labsphere have introduced the UV2000S sample preparation starter kit, which brings together all the tools needed to prepare the correct in vitro sunscreen samples common to Boot Star, COLIPA, FDA and user-defined SPF measurement methods.

The VUV spectrometer, Model 234/302, from McPherson now comes complete with cooled, scientific grade CCD detectors. The compact 200 mm focal length spectrometer has adjustable slits and operates at f/4.5 providing data collection from ultraviolet radiation and emission spectra in the 100 nm to 190 nm wavelength range simultaneously, in near real time, with sub-nm spectral resolution.

MicrOptix Technologies has launched a new family of sample adaptors for the i-LAB hand held analysing spectrometer, which opens up a wide array of visible and NIR range measurement possibilities for i-LAB users.

Energetiq Technology has introduced three new light sources to its Laser-Driven Light Source line of products.

Vixar has announced a new line of multi-wavelength lasers packaged in a small form factor housing, targeting industrial sensing, spectroscopy and medical sensing applications.

Thermo Fisher Scientific has unveiled an enhanced and easy-to-navigate version of its interactive UV-vis spectrophotometer web tool. The on-line platform has been upgraded to include the latest additions to the company’s UV-vis spectrophotometer products line and serves as a selector guide for all its UV-vis products and accessories.

Espinosa Alonso, a chemist from Utrecht University, The Netherlands, used four different spectroscopic techniques to study catalysts in the course of their preparation: UV-vis-NIR-microspectroscopy, IR microspectroscopy, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and tomographic energy dispersive diffraction imaging (TEDDI). Whilst MRI and TEDDI are already frequently used in other research fields, but they are not commonly used to study the preparation of catalysts.

Thermo has introduced three new additions to its range of high-performance instruments, the Genesys 10S Vis, the Genesys 10S UV-vis and the Biomate 3S spectrophotometers. Designed for both research and routine analysis, these new models deliver high-quality data at an affordable price.

The enhanced version of the HaveItAll UV-vis database from Bio-Rad now has an additional 4200 spectra included in its collection of UV-vis spectra, giving a current total of 13,930 spectra.

The new Jenway 67 series of spectrophotometers feature sealed split beam optics, sensitive but durable touch screen and colour display and the sealed touch-sensitive Qwheel for cursor control. Both the 6705 and 6715 cover the wavelength range from 190 nm to 1100 nm using a pulsed xenon light source, with the 6715 providing an ultra narrow bandwidth of 1.5 nm.

A new UV-visible spectrometer, designed with the flexibility to perform QA/QC, life science and general research methods, the Evolution 60S, is now available from Thermo Fisher Scientific. It features a 1.0 nm spectral bandwidth for improved clarity in an affordable, compact design, meets the stringent requirements of international pharmacopeias and offers validation tools and protocols for customers in the regulated marketplace.

Biochrom has introduced its Asys UVM340 microplate reader. The monochromator-based plate reader selects any wavelength between 340 nm and 800 nm at 1 nm intervals to measure absorbance.

A new 3/4 inch vis/NIR reflection probe from getspec, with internal standard and integrated redundant light sources, has been designed especially for rough process conditions, aiming to achieve high levels of long-term stability and reliability.

The getProbe 3302 SET from getSpec is a new integrated sphere with an integrated halogen light source in the sphere.

Using deuterium light sources, the dominant alpha-peak at 625 nm disturbs a balanced emission spectra, which means the dynamic range of the used measuring instrument cannot be used efficiently.

McPherson's new 248/130 grazing incidence wavelength dispersive optical spectrometer allows rapid analysis of spectral light in the ~1 nm to 300 nm wavelength region. This instrument is a useful tool for spectroscopy in the vacuum UV and the extreme soft X-ray wavelength region.

McPherson is releasing the Vacuum Ultraviolet Analytical Spectrophotometer (VUVAS) for wavelength dispersive spectral measurements from 120 nm to 350 nm. The VUVAS provides results as percent transmission or reflection. It works with solid samples and can be equipped with gas or liquid sample cells. Cryogenic or heated sample mounts and raster-mapping attachments are optionally available. In reflectance mode, it is easy to adjust the angle of incidence to the sample surface and can maintain theta/2-theta geometry for specular reflectance, or deviate from this to measure scatter or dispersive events. Applications include analysis, characterisation and testing of ultraviolet materials, optics, non-linear, doped and other crystals and well as for fundamental research in the sensitive, selective UV wavelength region.