Cover Story | Volume 18 - Issue 6 | July/August 2023
Harnessing Innovative AI Solutions in Your Lab
Exploring AI-powered analytic and processing tools—and the challenges that accompany them
Sections
Management Tips
Three Keys to Balancing Features and Costs
Find the right balance between additional features and costs in new equipment
Business Management
Harnessing Innovative AI Solutions in Your Lab
Exploring AI-powered analytic and processing tools—and the challenges that accompany them
Building a Successful Business Case Around an ROI Calculation
Demonstrating a good ROI is essential to persuading leadership
Green Flags in a Pre-Owned Lab Equipment Vendor
Effort and transparency are essential traits for a used equipment vendor
Asset Management
Three Tips to Determine Which Features You Need When Shopping for AI Software
Defining your goals, future-proofing, and ensuring accuracy are essential to finding AI solutions
Leadership and Staffing
Optimizing Team Dynamics to Spur Innovation
How to find the balance between psychological safety and intellectual honesty among your staff
One Innovator's Serpentine Journey to Solving Heat Crises and Saving Lives
Konrad Rykaczewski, PhD, is drawing on a diverse set of experiences to develop new cooling methods
Lab Design and Furnishings
Lab Retrofits Breathe New Life into Unique Spaces
Turning an interesting building into a laboratory comes with challenges but can save time and money
INSIGHTS
Detecting Food Fraud through AI-Powered Data Analysis
AI and ML open the door for faster, more efficient food fraud detection by data analysts
Xenobots: Living Robots that Make Science Fiction a Reality
Designed using stem cells, these living machines open the door for exciting advances in regenerative medicine and other fields
Ask the Expert
Using DNA Test Kits to Combat Food Fraud
An interview with two food fraud experts about the parallel evolutions of fraud techniques and fraud detection methods
Product Focus
Baths and Chillers in the Food Sciences
The different needs of food research and food processing create choices in bath- and chiller-based temperature control
Centrifuge Sample Handling Puts a Renewed Focus on Integrity
Centrifuge consumables that incorporate advanced materials and smart designs are impacting fields from extractables to labs-on-chips
Shifting from Chaos to Order with Freezer Boxes and Racks
Preserving samples in an organized manner makes it easier to track projects and find products
Microscopy in Food Development and Testing
The physical structure and composition impacts quality and safety