Pneumatic repair kit
08 December, 2005 | Griffiths Components Pty Ltd
Camozzi Pneumatics has released an emergency breakdown kit for pneumatic applications. It is portable to allow running repairs on most air applications at short notice.
OH&S testing
08 December, 2005 | Chemical Safety International
ACOHS has released Labsafe - a web-based program designed for testing the occupational health and safety knowledge of staff and students.
Programmable magnetic stirrer
08 December, 2005 | Lomb Scientific (Aust) Pty Ltd
The Scientific Industries MultiMagStir Genie multi-position digital programmable magnetic stirrer has been upgraded. Identical in function to the original MagStir Genie, the lightweight and low profile four-position MultiMagStir Genie offers low- to high-speed stirring, including reverse and interval stirring. The stirrer is easily programmed for either manual or automatic use according to user preference. All parameters, including time, pause time, speed, stir direction and ramp rate, may be easily programmed in up to nine distinct steps and stored in memory for subsequent use. In addition, three power levels are available for precision stirring of various sample viscosities.
GeneFlash USB gel documentation system
08 December, 2005
Syngene has introduced the GeneFlash USB, claimed to be the first gel documentation system on the market to use USB memory device technology to accurately record gel images that are both PC and Mac compatible.
Automated HPLC liquid handler
08 December, 2005 | John Morris Scientific Pty Ltd
The Gilson GX-281 Liquid Handler brings flexibility and performance to front-end automation in the laboratory. The GX-281 is specifically designed for semipreparative-to-preparative HPLC applications.
Ultrasonics S ultrasonic cleaning baths
11 November, 2005 | DKSH Australia Pty Ltd
The Elma Ultrasonics S ultrasonic cleaning baths range features: drainage taps and outlets on most models; engineered basket handles to reduce contact with cleaning solutions; solid basket sides to prevent item damage and improve safety; plastic cover to reduce noise; set cleaning period and remaining cleaning time are both indicated; degas feature - removing gas from cleaning solutions; sweep feature - homogenous sound field distribution; auto safety switch off after 12 h; carry handles on most models; lid can be used as a basket drip tray; cleaning tanks made of cavitation-resistant high quality stainless steel; optional heating 30-80°C in 5°C steps; and, heating - set and actual temperature displayed.
Health awareness apparel
11 November, 2005 | Southern Biological
Infectious Awareables has a range of silk ties and scarves whose designs are based on actual photomicrographs of microorganisms.
SpectraMax M5 microplate reader
11 November, 2005 | Millennium Science Pty Ltd
The Molecular Devices SpectraMax M5 is a five mode microplate reader with three mode cuvette port. It is a dual-monochromator, multi-detection microplate reader which features a triple-mode cuvette port and single-read command capability for experiments requiring multiple detection parameters. Using two scanning monochromators, the system also provides users with the flexibility to choose any wavelength between 200 and 1000 nm. The instrument uses standard microplates (6 to 384 well) to read endpoint, kinetic, spectrum, multi-wavelength and well area scanning.
Microcentrifuges
11 November, 2005 | Eppendorf South Pacific Pty Ltd
Eppendorf has introduced three microcentrifuges, models 5418, 5424 and 5430, which have been designed to reduce operational noises, maximise potential operational speeds and offer intuitive operational panels.
Fast centrifugal partition chromatograph
11 November, 2005 | Lasersan Australasia Pty Ltd
Centrifugal Partition Chromatography (CPC) is a separation method based on the liquid partitioning of compounds.
Microwave assisted organic synthesis
11 November, 2005 | Metrohm Australia & New Zealand
Anton Paar now offers an instrument for microwave-assisted organic synthesis. The Synthos 3000 is specially designed for the production of chemical compounds in the multigram range.
Primary tube centrifuge
11 November, 2005 | Lomb Scientific (Aust) Pty Ltd
The StatSpin Express 3 primary tube centrifuge can spin up to 8 x 10 mL tubes to provide high quality plasma or serum in two minutes.
Large capacity autoclaves
11 November, 2005 | Gallay Medical & Scientific Pty Ltd
The Varioklav 65T Steam Steriliser from H+P has a deep square chamber so the total usable capacity is increased over the conventional round chamber design. The 65T can hold up to 18 x 1 L round laboratory flasks at one time. On top of this, the bench design allows smarter use of space.
LCMS sources
11 November, 2005 | ProteoMass Australia Pty Ltd
New Objective has released an LCMS source: the PicoView 500 series. Designed to fit the Finnigan series of ion trap mass spectrometers and optimised for low flow rate operation the sources provide optimum sensitivity for peptide and protein analysis.
Automated tissue arrayer
10 October, 2005 | Diagnostic Technology Pty Ltd *
The Beecher Instruments ATA-27 automated tissue arrayer makes construction of high-density tissue microarrays fast, accurate and reliable. The instrument can accommodate nearly all current tissue cassettes and can be easily adapted to array large or odd-shaped specimens.
