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The Evolution Of Laboratory Informatics Beyond The Scientific Calculator

Chemistry Labacus^® puts a new level of computing power in the chemist’s lab coat pocket.

Thirty years ago, the pocket calculator made lab calculations faster and less error-prone than using a slide rule or doing them by hand. Calculators have made steady progress since then, gaining scientific function keys, becoming programmable, adding memory and even graphing capabilities. However, desktop computers have far outstripped them in power and capabilities. Now mobile computing technology makes a new breed of laboratory tool possible.

Chemistry Labacus, the first mobile Digital Lab Assistant, does stoichiometry calculations more conveniently than the average scientific calculator. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg. Labacus also one-ups the calculator with features only a mobile computer can make possible:

• Handwriting recognition to enter text notes about chemistry
• Reaction structure drawing right on the screen
• Advanced procedure interface that makes note-taking a snap
• Searchable data for tens of thousands of common reagent chemicals already stored in it (compare to the four, fifteen or a hundred memories of a calculator)
• Even generates a lab writeup automatically – does your calculator write English?
• Interfaces with desktop computer software, including electronic lab notebooks