Last week we posted a fun article about testing the amount of vanillin in different samples in order to evaluate the effectiveness of extracting vanillin from vanilla beans in ethanol to use as a vanilla additive in recipes. And while we were testing different samples for vanilla, we decided to analyze one of the sample…
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Awhile back, Lucidity did an extraction of vanilla using the pressurized liquid extraction, and this got me thinking about doing the extraction at home in a cupboard for use in my baked goods. The first thing I did was what any good home baker does, I went online to see how to make homemade vanilla…
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We’ve been doing a lot of travelling recently between attending conferences and trade shows and doing demo tours, and we get one question very frequently. “Why are your systems so inexpensive?” This question comes up because our systems are typically about half the price of traditional GCs and HPLCs, yet they have the same capability. …
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The Dans spent last week in beautiful Minnesota attending a conference for Caterpillar (CAT) testing labs. They had the opportunity to spend time with our customers and prospects in the network updating them on our latest product offerings and understanding their latest needs and pain points. Dan Iversen also had the opportunity to present in…
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There’s one more day left at HPLC 2025 in Bruges, Belgium, and our Avantor colleagues Gemma Lo and Stefan Steidl have been hard at work catching up with old friends, interacting with customers, and talking to new prospects about the Lucidity products. So, if you’re attending the meeting, make sure you stop by and say…
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Lucidity was profiled in an article this week by Nicholas Snow that was published in the June 2025 issue of LCGC International, which can be viewed here. In the article Nick reviews new benchtop Gas Chromatographs and profiles offerings from 5 providers: Agilent, PerkinElmer, Thermo Fisher, Shimadzu, and Lucidity, noting that two of the latest…
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We’re not really sure if they’re coming back or not. The Dans have been having such a good time in Europe that they might just decide to extend their stay indefinitely. They’ve travelled through a handful of countries over the past 2 weeks and they’ve met with lots of customers, prospects, and colleagues who represent…
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Well, they made it! The Dans are now roaming around Europe, talking chromatography, doing demos, visiting customers, meeting new people, and trying new foods. The visit has been fast paced and productive so far. One of their early visits was with one of the Veoli R&D sites in France. Veoli is a company…
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That’s right, the Dans are off to Europe! For the next 2 weeks (the weeks of May 18 and May 25), the Dans will be travelling through the UK, Germany, and France with our Avantor colleagues, visiting customers, doing demos, and hosting seminars and training. If you’re interested in linking up with them, let us…
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Recently this actually happened to one of our colleagues at Avantor in the UK. Mike Lea, a Sales Specialist in the Greater Northampton area of the UK, found himself in just that situation recently. As reported by Mike, “I was doing some GC in my kitchen and the set up was as smooth as can…
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