Microscopy & Analysis Editor Dr Julian Heath takes a look at the new microscope developments at the Neuroscience event in San Diego last November.

The event has traditionally been a place for new product launches, particularly in the optical and confocal area, and this year's show was no exception.

The Microscopy and Microanalysis annual event is often the scene for the first public display of new microscopes and other equipment, and this year's event in Florida proved no different.

In the first of what we hope will become a regular feature on the M&A website, Dr Julian Heath, M&A Editor, takes you through an audio review of the show, talking to senior representatives from the major manufacturers about their new developments and what it means to you, microscope user.

David Sparkman of the University of the Pacific in California talks with spectroscopyNOW's website manager, Nick Taylor, about the American Society of Mass Spectrometry conference (ASMS 2007) that was held in Indianapolis, USA at the start of June.

This episode concludes our first series - thank you for listening.

Don't forget to check back soon for our next series!

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This second podcast comprises a series of interviews made by the University of the Pacific's Adjunct Professor of Chemistry, David Sparkman.

During the 25-minute broadcast, David talks with several of the key mass spectrometry winners and nominees of the Pittcon Editors' Choice Awards.

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David Sparkman of the University of the Pacific in California talks with spectroscopyNOW's website manager, Nick Taylor, about the recent exciting developments that have been seen in mass spectrometry, both from a technology and a software perspective.

They also look forward to the Pittcon conference in Chicago, USA from where they will both report for the second podcast broadcast in this series.

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