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Can you use an IRMS to measure the noble gases?
Here at Isotopx we love serendipity, specifically when an existing instrument can be used for a different application that wasn’t considered when the product was first launched. In an earlier blog I briefly mentioned the use of a stable isotope MS (A.K.A. IRMS) for the measurement of noble gas isotopes. It takes a bit of
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When LA-IRMS meets tree rings
Regular readers of this blog know that I am fascinated by analytical instrumentation, a fascination that borders on obsession when it’s related to isotope ratio analysis. Recently I was lucky enough to attend the Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry. Not the most enticing name, but this is a fantastic conference that is quite instrument /
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Should I start a mass spectrometer company?
I’ve discussed some slightly unusual questions in this blog over the years, and this is definitely one of those. Today’s question is: should I start a mass spectrometer company? The easy and logical answer to this “why the heck not, it must be easy money!” But let’s take a closer look. The blog idea originates
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Work experience… at a mass spectrometer company?
This year, the eldest of my children reached the time in her education where she needed to get some work experience. Here in the UK, “work experience” is a formalized system whereby the young person spends a week in a working environment to give them a taste of what working life is like. Or in
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Geopolitics and isotope ratio MS, do they ever overlap?
Part of my job is to use my crystal ball to guess which laboratories are going to buy isotope ratio mass spectrometers the following year. This is an important part of being in sales, and is often referred to as forecasting, or more appropriately making educated guesses based on wind direction and a feeling in
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ATONA Questions and Answers
Over the last few years, I’ve written several blogs about the ATONA Faraday detector technology that we use here at Isotopx. If you don’t already know about ATONA then this link should help. In an earlier blog I discussed the potential for adding ATONA to other types of analytical instruments, and I’ve also blogged about
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Meet Simon Nelms!
Meet Simon Nelms, ICP-MS Project Manager here at Isotopx. We recently caught up with Simon and found out a little bit more about his life inside and outside of work.
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The day AI took over my blog
I am a latecomer to AI (Artificial Intelligence), being probably one of the last people I know to try publicly accessible AI engines such as Microsoft Copilot and Chat GPT (lots of others are available). It’s not possible to avoid the noise in the media in recent years about if and how AI could affect
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Why is product development so hard?
I’d like to start this blog with a short story. Some years ago, I was sat in a bar with a colleague. After one too many drinks we came up with a really neat idea for a new analytical instrument. We both knew the idea was a bit whacky, but we were certain there was
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Meet Stephen Guilfoyle
Meet Stephen Guilfoyle, Sales and Marketing Manager here at Isotopx. We recently caught up with Stephen and found out a little bit more about his life inside and outside of work. Tell me about your role at Isotopx and how long you have been here. I’ve been working for Isotopx for three and a
