--- title: Teledyne CETAC Blog description: Teledyne CETAC Technologies Blog postings on topics relating to sample introduction and sample handling equipment for elemental analysis. --- [![Rainbow-Wave-Footer-1](https://blog.cetac.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Rainbow-Wave-Footer-1.png?width=2440&height=262&name=Rainbow-Wave-Footer-1.png)](https://www.teledynelabs.com)   # Teledyne CETAC Blog ## [Solar Energy: Keeping it Clean](https://blog.cetac.com/keeping-it-clean) Posted by [Todd Maxwell](https://blog.cetac.com/author/todd-maxwell) on Jul 19, 2022 3:13:23 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.cetac.com/hubfs/SimPrep-Solar-Cells.png)](https://blog.cetac.com/keeping-it-clean)   A new paper published in the *Journal of Hazardous Materials* shows the SimPrep autodilution system by Teledyne CETAC being used as a tool in researching new solar energy technologies. A team of researchers from Switzerland, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands sought to understand the lifecycle of lead-based materials used in novel solar cells. Most solar panels are currently silicon-based, but successes with newer perovskite solar cells have driven interest in this material, which has the potential to overcome silicon’s limitations in efficiency and cost. Key to bringing perovskite solar cells (PSC) to market is a thorough understanding of their environmental impact beyond taking the place of other energy sources. [Read More](https://blog.cetac.com/keeping-it-clean) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.cetac.com/keeping-it-clean#comments-listing) Tags: [Sample Preparation](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/sample-preparation), [Environmental](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/environmental), [Lead](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/lead), [Automation](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/automation), [Solar Cells](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/solar-cells), [Soil](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/soil), [Water](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/water) ## [Tracking a Woolly Mammoth with Laser Ablation](https://blog.cetac.com/ancient-ice-probing-with-laser-ablation-0) Posted by [Todd Maxwell](https://blog.cetac.com/author/todd-maxwell) on Oct 6, 2021 11:25:45 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.cetac.com/hubfs/Tracking%20a%20Woolly%20Mammoth-1.jpg)](https://blog.cetac.com/ancient-ice-probing-with-laser-ablation-0)   Imagine going on a safari 17,000 years in the past. An international team of researchers was able to do just that by reconstructing the lifetime movement patterns of an ancient woolly mammoth. Mammoths went extinct at the end of the last ice age, so little is known about how these prehistoric giants lived—and died. But thanks to modern analytical techniques, we can begin to understand the habits of these long-gone creatures and compare them to animals still alive today. [Read More](https://blog.cetac.com/ancient-ice-probing-with-laser-ablation-0) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.cetac.com/ancient-ice-probing-with-laser-ablation-0#comments-listing) Tags: [Laser Ablation](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/laser-ablation), [Elemental Imaging](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/elemental-imaging), [LA-ICP-MS](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/la-icp-ms), [Geology](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/geology), [isotope ratio analysis](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/isotope-ratio-analysis), [Paleontology](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/paleontology) ## [Shorter is Better: The Advantages of Femtosecond Lasers in LA-ICP-MS](https://blog.cetac.com/shorter-is-better-the-advantages-of-femtosecond-lasers-in-la-icp-ms) Posted by [Teledyne CETAC](https://blog.cetac.com/author/teledyne-cetac) on Dec 14, 2020 12:29:02 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.cetac.com/hubfs/1.jpg)](https://blog.cetac.com/shorter-is-better-the-advantages-of-femtosecond-lasers-in-la-icp-ms)     It’s been quite a few years since femtosecond (fs) lasers appeared on the scene, and the adoption of this technology by micromachining and medical applications in the early 2000s led to a rapid acceleration of the technology providing a range of different systems, wavelengths and overall performance variants that we see today. [Read More](https://blog.cetac.com/shorter-is-better-the-advantages-of-femtosecond-lasers-in-la-icp-ms) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.cetac.com/shorter-is-better-the-advantages-of-femtosecond-lasers-in-la-icp-ms#comments-listing) Tags: [Laser Ablation](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/laser-ablation) ## [Probing ancient ice with Teledyne CETAC Laser Ablation and imaging software](https://blog.cetac.com/ancient-ice-probing-with-laser-ablation) Posted by [Todd Maxwell](https://blog.cetac.com/author/todd-maxwell) on Sep 30, 2020 9:20:50 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.cetac.com/hubfs/d0ja00170h-5.jpg)](https://blog.cetac.com/ancient-ice-probing-with-laser-ablation)   Climate scientists hoping to unlock the secrets of a 1.5-million-year-old ice core soon to be recovered from Antarctica have a new tool at their disposal. The Department of Environmental Sciences at Ca’Foscari University of Venice has recently assembled a new state-of-the-art LA-ICP-MS setup dedicated to ice core analysis. Ice core science is one of the cornerstones of climate research that aims to gain a fuller picture of what our planet looked like from decades to hundreds of millennia ago. Due to the flow of glacier ice, the oldest, deepest layers of ice are also often the thinnest. Unlocking the data contained in these thin layers is a challenge requiring new high-resolution techniques. [Read More](https://blog.cetac.com/ancient-ice-probing-with-laser-ablation) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.cetac.com/ancient-ice-probing-with-laser-ablation#comments-listing) Tags: [Laser Ablation](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/laser-ablation), [Elemental Imaging](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/elemental-imaging), [LA-ICP-MS](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/la-icp-ms), [Trace Element Mapping](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/trace-element-mapping) ## [Teledyne CETAC Technologies Laser Ablation System Helps Researchers Understand Neurotoxicity](https://blog.cetac.com/lower-detection-limits-for-usp-232/233-0) Posted by [Todd Maxwell](https://blog.cetac.com/author/todd-maxwell) on Jul 2, 2020 3:57:06 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.cetac.com/hubfs/Cover_Radiology_Feb%202020.jpg)](https://blog.cetac.com/lower-detection-limits-for-usp-232/233-0) a   Images produced using Teledyne CETAC laser ablation appear on the February 2020 cover of *Radiology.* A team of world-renowned scientists from Boston University School of Medicine have found that a potentially harmful chemical used in MRI scans can get left behind in sensitive areas of the brain. Contrast media (sometimes called 'dyes') are chemicals injected into the body to enhance the quality of MRI images. One of the biggest concerns in radiology in recent years is the safety of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). [Read More](https://blog.cetac.com/lower-detection-limits-for-usp-232/233-0) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.cetac.com/lower-detection-limits-for-usp-232/233-0#comments-listing) Tags: [Laser Ablation](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/laser-ablation), [Elemental Imaging](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/elemental-imaging), [LA-ICP-MS](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/la-icp-ms), [Trace Element Mapping](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/trace-element-mapping) ## [TELEDYNE LASER ABLATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERED BY SCIENCE](https://blog.cetac.com/teledyne-laser-ablation-systems-engineered-by-science) Posted by [Teledyne CETAC](https://blog.cetac.com/author/teledyne-cetac) on Apr 6, 2020 1:47:44 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.cetac.com/hubfs/Magmatic%20Zircon.png)](https://blog.cetac.com/teledyne-laser-ablation-systems-engineered-by-science)   This past week saw the publication of yet another exceptional [academic paper from Prof Vanhaecke’s A&MS research group at Ghent University](https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05056#.XoSbxjymPdY.email). The paper in Analytical Chemistry is titled *“Sub-µm nanosecond LA-ICP-MS imaging at pixel acquisition rates above 250 Hz via a low-dispersion setup”* and is authored by Dr. Stijn van Malderen, Dr. Thibaut Van Acker and Prof. Frank Vanhaecke. It provides an in-depth characterization of the Cobalt ablation chamber now released by Teledyne Photon Machines as an integral part of the Iridia laser ablation system. After more than 18 months of extensive field testing there is a wealth of data presented, clearly demonstrating the importance of scientific collaborations when developing analytical laser ablation capabilities and giving real credibility to the commercial specifications highlighted in Teledyne’s marketing literature. This system is truly engineered by science. [Read More](https://blog.cetac.com/teledyne-laser-ablation-systems-engineered-by-science) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.cetac.com/teledyne-laser-ablation-systems-engineered-by-science#comments-listing) Tags: [Laser Ablation](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/laser-ablation), [LA-ICP-MS](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/la-icp-ms) ## [Lower Detection Limits for USP <232>/<233>](https://blog.cetac.com/lower-detection-limits-for-usp-232/233) Posted by [Paul Goble](https://blog.cetac.com/author/paul-goble) on Apr 3, 2020 10:28:05 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.cetac.com/hubfs/Aspirin.jpg)](https://blog.cetac.com/lower-detection-limits-for-usp-232/233) a The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) sets quality, purity, strength, and identity standards for medicines, food ingredients, and dietary supplements. Many USP standards are enforceable by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under US law. When standards become more stringent, testing laboratories can face new challenges. [Read More](https://blog.cetac.com/lower-detection-limits-for-usp-232/233) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.cetac.com/lower-detection-limits-for-usp-232/233#comments-listing) Tags: [Nebulizers](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/nebulizers), [Pharmaceuticals](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/pharmaceuticals) ## [Happy National Periodic Table Day!](https://blog.cetac.com/happy-national-periodic-table-day) Posted by [Paul Goble](https://blog.cetac.com/author/paul-goble) on Feb 7, 2020 9:10:56 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)   ![Periodic Tables](https://blog.cetac.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Periodic%20Tables.jpg?width=243&name=Periodic%20Tables.jpg) To celebrate National Periodic Table Day (February 7 in the United States) and 2019’s International Year of the Periodic Table, here are a few of our favorite interactive periodic tables. [Read More](https://blog.cetac.com/happy-national-periodic-table-day) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.cetac.com/happy-national-periodic-table-day#comments-listing) Tags: [Chemistry](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/chemistry), [Elements](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/elements) ## [Atom-Eyes: Visualizing Elemental Distributions with Laser Ablation – Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry](https://blog.cetac.com/atom-eyes-visualizing-elemental-distributions-with-laser-ablation-inductively-coupled-plasma-mass-spectrometry) Posted by [Teledyne CETAC](https://blog.cetac.com/author/teledyne-cetac) on Oct 11, 2018 12:32:56 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.cetac.com/hubfs/Blog/Laser%20Ablation%20Example%20Images.jpg)](https://blog.cetac.com/atom-eyes-visualizing-elemental-distributions-with-laser-ablation-inductively-coupled-plasma-mass-spectrometry)   [Read More](https://blog.cetac.com/atom-eyes-visualizing-elemental-distributions-with-laser-ablation-inductively-coupled-plasma-mass-spectrometry) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.cetac.com/atom-eyes-visualizing-elemental-distributions-with-laser-ablation-inductively-coupled-plasma-mass-spectrometry#comments-listing) Tags: [Laser Ablation](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/laser-ablation), [Elemental Imaging](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/elemental-imaging), [LA-ICP-MS](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/la-icp-ms), [Trace Element Mapping](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/trace-element-mapping) ## [Determining Metals Concentrations in Beached Porpoise Kidney and Liver Samples using Laser Ablation and ICP-MS](https://blog.cetac.com/determining-metals-concentrations-in-beached-porpoise-kidney-and-liver-samples-using-laser-ablation-and-icp-ms) Posted by [Betsey Seibel](https://blog.cetac.com/author/betsey-seibel) on Sep 13, 2018 2:07:31 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.cetac.com/hubfs/kidney-163852437.jpg)](https://blog.cetac.com/determining-metals-concentrations-in-beached-porpoise-kidney-and-liver-samples-using-laser-ablation-and-icp-ms)   Teledyne CETAC and Arkansas State University completed a study to determine the concentration and normalized profiles of elements in the organs of a beach harbor porpoise (*Phocaena phocaena*). The carcass was stranded off the coast of Cape Cod, Ma, in 2003. Multiple elements (including Hg, Se, Cd, Zn, Cu, and Na) were detected and measured in liver and kidney samples. A thermoelectrically cooled sub-zero laser ablation sample cell (Hyphenated Solutions, Jonesboro, AR) was created for the analysis of porpoise liver and kidney tissues. The temperature-controlled cooling cell has a user programmable operational range between 0 and -30 degrees Celsius. The cooling cell was used to preserve the integrity of the sample during ablation and to evaluate the affect of sub-zero temperatures on reproducibility. [Read More](https://blog.cetac.com/determining-metals-concentrations-in-beached-porpoise-kidney-and-liver-samples-using-laser-ablation-and-icp-ms) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.cetac.com/determining-metals-concentrations-in-beached-porpoise-kidney-and-liver-samples-using-laser-ablation-and-icp-ms#comments-listing) Tags: [Laser Ablation](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/laser-ablation) [All posts](https://blog.cetac.com/all) [Next](https://blog.cetac.com/page/2) ### Subscribe via E-mail ### Latest Posts ### Posts by category - [Laser Ablation (10)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/laser-ablation) - [LA-ICP-MS (5)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/la-icp-ms) - [Elemental Imaging (4)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/elemental-imaging) - [Nebulizers (3)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/nebulizers) - [Trace Element Mapping (3)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/trace-element-mapping) - [Arsenic (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/arsenic) - [Automation (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/automation) - [Blog Introduction (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/blog-introduction) - [Chemistry (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/chemistry) - [Chemists (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/chemists) - [Elements (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/elements) - [Environmental (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/environmental) - [Geology (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/geology) - [ICP-AES (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/icp-aes) - [ICP-MS (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/icp-ms) - [LSX-213 (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/lsx-213) - [Lead (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/lead) - [Lead Remediation (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/lead-remediation) - [Nitrates (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/nitrates) - [Paleontology (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/paleontology) - [Pharmaceuticals (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/pharmaceuticals) - [Sample Preparation (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/sample-preparation) - [Soil (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/soil) - [Solar Cells (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/solar-cells) - [Water (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/water) - [isotope ratio analysis (1)](https://blog.cetac.com/topic/isotope-ratio-analysis) ### Follow Me ![TCETAC-C+2-1](https://blog.cetac.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TCETAC-C+2-1.png?width=255&name=TCETAC-C+2-1.png) Teledyne CETAC Technologies | 14306 Industrial Road | Omaha, NE 68144 USA | [Terms and Conditions](http://cetac.teledyneweb.com/index.php/about/terms) \[p\] 800.369.2822 | \[p\] 402.733.2829 | \[f\] 402.733.1932 | cetacsales@teledyne.com Copyright 2020 Teledyne Technologies Incorporated. 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