Case Studies
Investigating the genetics behind male infertility
Researchers from Newcastle University are investigating the genetic causes of male infertility — an often-overlooked condition about which very little is known. [ + ]
Ultrahigh-resolution TEM unveiled in Sydney
Two Nobel Laureates and the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer recently unveiled a multimillion-dollar transmission electron microscope (TEM) at the University of Sydney. [ + ]
Crusher technology developed for the mining industry
Intertek, a multinational testing company, recently adopted crusher technology that it helped to develop, following a project with testing equipment supplier Orbis and AXT. [ + ]
Robot speeds up NZ uni's research efforts
The Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, has installed an automated liquid handling system to probe the atomic structure of proteins. [ + ]
Protein crystallography system installed at UWA
AXT recently completed the first Australian installation of an XtaLAB Synergy-S protein X-ray crystallography system from Rigaku Oxford Diffraction. [ + ]
Reducing genomic testing time for critically ill babies
Victorian Clinical Genetics Services' new bio-IT platform is reducing the turnaround time of genomic testing from months to days. [ + ]
Improving efficiency with LIMS
An Australian developer and distributor of laboratory informatics software solutions, LTech, was recently asked to design a laboratory information management software for emerging labs to help them improve operational and cost efficiencies. [ + ]
Mini synchrotron enables biomedical imaging research
The light generated by the Munich Compact Light Source (MuCLS) can be used to increase contrast in techniques that can be applied to real-world medical diagnosis problems, thus enabling groundbreaking biomedical imaging research. [ + ]
New X-ray diffractometer at the University of Auckland
AXT has announced its installation of a Rigaku Ultimate IV X-ray diffractometer at the University of Auckland in the Faculty of Engineering. [ + ]
Gold standard in mineral analysis
SA analytical instrumentation provider Chrysos is developing a gold analysis process that is said to be up to three times more accurate than conventional methods. [ + ]
One test kit, 15 viruses
The Genetic Signatures Flavivirus detection kit could be used to help prevent the spread of serious infectious diseases such as Zika and West Nile virus. [ + ]
High-performance microprobe installed at University of Tasmania
The University of Tasmania (UTAS) recently installed a new microprobe in its Central Science Laboratory (CSL). [ + ]
High-flux XRD keeps researchers at the forefront
UNSW recently purchased a 9 kW Rigaku SmartLab X-ray diffractometer for its Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre — a central analytical facility that brings together a vast array of measurement and characterisation equipment. [ + ]
Kiwi crystallographers benefit from X-ray diffractometer
AXT has announced the sale of an XtaLAB Synergy-S single-crystal X-ray diffractometer to the University of Auckland, where it will serve a large research community. [ + ]
Geoscience research gets a 3D boost
Hawker Richardson recently installed a GE Nanotom M micro-CT scanner in the laboratory of Professor Ralf Haese and Dr Jay Black, where it will support their research into carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. [ + ]
