Nanomechanical testing software
10 August, 2009 | Agilent Technologies Australia Pty Ltd
Agilent Technologies has released a more powerful version of its NanoSuite software package (formerly known as TestWorks). Designed for use with the company’s line of nanoindentation and tensile-testing instruments, NanoSuite 5.0 software offers advanced features such as enhanced imaging capabilities, survey scanning and a new test method development environment. All NanoSuite 5.0 functions have been optimised to help researchers run tests and manage data with speed and ease.
At-source ductless fume extraction
10 August, 2009 | Laboratory Systems Group
The Fumex LFK range of at-source ductless fume extraction systems offers an effective alternative to fume extraction requirements compared to fully ducted systems.
PCR cycler
10 August, 2009 | QIAGEN Pty Ltd
The versatile Rotor-Gene Q real-time PCR cycler features a centrifugal rotary design. Each tube spins in a chamber of moving air, keeping all samples at precisely the same temperature during rapid thermal cycling. Detection is similarly uniform.
Environmental Listeria testing
10 August, 2009 | Intermed
An effective Listeria monitoring program can be inhibited by the cost and complexity of the available tests, or by the need to send samples out to an external laboratory. One way to help manage the costs and provide faster feedback is to use an easy, low-cost test that can be used in house.
Research-only immunosuppressant assay
10 August, 2009 | Waters Australia Pty Ltd
Waters has expanded its portfolio of products for clinical and research laboratories including a research use only (RUO) kit for quantitative measurement of Tacrolimus, Sirolimus, Everolimus, and Cyclosporin A.
Rotary evaporator
10 August, 2009 | ALPE Pty Ltd
The Strike Rotary Evaporator is suitable for laboratory-scale evaporation or larger industrial-scale use.
Glycaemic index and resistant starch analysers
10 August, 2009 | Next Instruments Pty Ltd
Stadvis has signed a worldwide licence to commercialise an automated technique developed by the CSIRO Food Futures National Research Flagship to measure glycaemic index (GI) and resistant starch (RS) in foods and cereals.
Salmonella detection kit
10 August, 2009 | Life Technologies
Applied Biosystems has announced the certification of its TaqMan Salmonella enterica Detection Kit for the identification of Salmonella in peanut butter through the Emergency Response Validation program of the AOAC Research Institute.
Automated colony counter and zone sizing system
10 August, 2009 | Don Whitley Scientific Australia
Synbiosis has launched the ProtoCOL 2 system for rapid, accurate automated colony counting and zone measurement.
Capping head load tester
10 August, 2009 | SI Instruments
SI Instruments has released TehloTest, a wireless edition of its Head Load Tester which is used in wineries throughout Australia.
Microscopy cameras
10 August, 2009 | Scientific Instrument & Optical Sales
Tucsen Digital Imaging Technology specialises in the practical application of high-performance digital cameras. The company, which manufactures C mount USB2.0 cameras for microscopy, has announced three new cameras.
PET media bottles
10 August, 2009 | Interpath Services Pty Ltd
Greiner Bio-One PET (polyethylene terephthalate) Media Bottles are non-cytotoxic, non-pyrogenic and are free of RNase, DNase and human DNA.
Intrinsically safe Bunsen burner
10 August, 2009 | VWR International Pty Ltd
The Fireboy from Integra Biosciences is an intrinsically safe Bunsen burner which can be used for flame sterilisation.
Particulate sampler
10 August, 2009 | Ecotech Pty Ltd
Ecotech meets the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for lead (0.15 µg/m3, measured as total suspended particulates) monitoring requirement with its US EPA approved HiVol 3000 (RFPS-0706-162) and also with its latest particulate sampler, the MegaVol 3000.
ROS/RNS detection kit
10 August, 2009 | Sapphire Bioscience
Enzo Life Sciences’ ROS/RNS Detection Kit is designed to directly monitor real-time reactive oxygen and/or nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) production in live cells using fluorescence microscopy. The kit includes three fluorescent dye reagents: nitric oxide detection reagent (red fluorescent), oxidative stress detection reagent (green fluorescent) for total ROS detection, and superoxide detection reagent (orange fluorescent).

