Visor-like device can detect stroke in seconds
29 March, 2018US researchers have evaluated a new device, worn like a visor, which can detect emergent large-vessel occlusion in patients with suspected stroke with 92% accuracy.
Jasco J-1500 circular dichroism (CD) spectrophotometer
01 December, 2017The Jasco J-1500 CD spectrophotometer allows researchers to carry out measurements with a high signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio, especially for highly absorbing materials found in the far-UV, by incorporating several of the latest advances.
Hitachi Medical Systems ETG-4100 optical topography system
21 March, 2017The ETG-4100 optical topography system from Hitachi Medical Systems is a mobile, non-invasive tool for the investigation of blood flow in the brain using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS).
BaySpec Compact OCI-2000 Snapshot Hyperspectral Imager
07 March, 2017The BaySpec Compact OCI-2000 Snapshot Hyperspectral Imager offers high-performance hyperspectral/multispectral real-time imaging in a compact, handheld form weighing only 363 g.
HunterLab Vista visible range transmission colour and haze spectrophotometer
24 February, 2017HunterLab's Vista spectrophotometer achieves simultaneous colour and haze measurements, providing users with a solution to challenges facing the chemical, food, pharmaceutical and plastics industries.
GE Healthcare Life Sciences Biacore 8K surface plasmon resonance (SPR) system
01 January, 2017Biacore 8K is an eight-needle, high-sensitivity surface plasmon resonance (SPR) system from GE Healthcare's Life Sciences business. It offers high-quality kinetics and affinity data at a speed that is said to shorten time to results by up to eight times compared to single-needle systems.
Optical sensor to detect vitamin B12 deficiency
19 October, 2016University of Adelaide researchers have developed what is claimed to be a world-first optical sensor that can detect vitamin B12 in diluted human blood.
Biochrom WPA S800+ and S1200+ spectrophotometers
16 August, 2016The WPA S800+ and S1200+ spectrophotometers are suitable for student use in busy teaching laboratories. Both are compact, lightweight and ergonomically designed. They also each include a large display that is easy to read and a simple user interface for rapid set-up and analysis.
Combining FTIR spectroscopy and microarray technology
07 June, 2016Belgian researchers have discovered how to use Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to increase the amount of information that can be extracted from a protein microarray.
Electro-Chemical Devices CA-6 UV spectroscopic analysers
03 April, 2016Water engineers responsible for municipal or industrial water and wastewater will find the single- or dual-parameter CA-6 UV family of spectroscopic analysers from Electro-Chemical Devices (ECD) can monitor any two selected parameters in separate measurement ranges for ammonia, nitrate or chemical oxygen demand (COD 254 nm).
Thermo Scientific NanoDrop One and NanoDrop OneC UV-Vis microvolume spectrophotometers
24 February, 2016The Thermo Scientific NanoDrop One and NanoDrop OneC UV-Vis microvolume spectrophotometers are designed to help life science researchers gain a more complete understanding of sample quality and avoid delays due to troubleshooting and repeating experiments.
Monash opens cathodoluminescence characterisation facility
23 February, 2016The inventor of angle-resolved cathodoluminescence and one of the pioneers of the field of nanophotonics, Professor Albert Polman, officially opened Monash University's Advanced Cathodoluminescence Characterisation Facility on 4 February.
MMI CellManipulator optical tweezers system
03 February, 2016The MMI CellManipulator is a powerful optical multibeam optical tweezers system based on the mechanical forces arising from a strongly focused laser beam.
Diamond defects produce bright fluorescence
24 September, 2015Japanese researchers have discovered that germanium defects in a diamond crystal lattice act as a reliable source for single photons, providing a promising new route to building components for quantum cryptography and biomarkers.
McPherson VUVAS UV spectrophotometers
29 July, 2015McPherson offers deep and vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) wavelength spectral test systems. The instruments are suitable for analysing doped crystalline materials, deep UV optics and coatings.