When it comes to pursuing breakthroughs in proteomics research, there’s no such thing as too much scanning speed, as long as data quality remains high. Addressing this demand is the latest addition to the Q Exactive family of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) systems, the Q Exactive HF instrument. It is designed for faster identification, characterization, quantification, and confirmation in a single, high-confidence analysis. Maximum scanning rate increases from 12 Hz to 18 Hz, significantly accelerate productivity. Manufacturer says company-conducted experiments have demonstrated the system can provide complete MS/MS identification for 18 scans in one second. Maximum resolution is 240,000 at m/z 200. Thermo Fisher Scientific