Water is probably the most commonly used laboratory reagent. However, it is often taken for granted and its potential impact on experimental outcomes overlooked. Understanding basic principles ...

Chemists at Southwest Research Institute stumbled onto a purification breakthrough that could bring down discovery costs in drug research.

Six basic water-purification technologies--distillation, ion exchange, carbon adsorption, reverse osmosis, microporous membrane filtration, and ultrafiltration--represent the standard methods for ...

There are different uses for water in a laboratory. Water baths, dishwashers and basic cleaning protocols require lower-purity water while sensitive analytical applications and molecular biology ...