Analytical instrumentation > X-ray systems

New X-ray diffractometer at the University of Auckland

05 September, 2017

AXT has announced its installation of a Rigaku Ultimate IV X-ray diffractometer at the University of Auckland in the Faculty of Engineering.


Measuring metal contamination on-site

28 August, 2017

Environmental scientists have developed what they claim to be an accurate, rapid and inexpensive method for assessing metal-contaminated sites.


Lightweight X-ray machine approved by FDA

07 July, 2017

Adelaide-based start-up Micro-X has announced that its DRX Revolution Nano, a lightweight X-ray machine for mobile radiography, has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval.


Gold standard in mineral analysis

14 June, 2017

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.


Rigaku MiniFlex benchtop XRD system

07 June, 2017

Rigaku Corporation has announced the sixth-generation Rigaku MiniFlex benchtop X-ray diffraction (XRD) instrument.


Imaging chemical elements in bird feathers

30 May, 2017

ANSTO researchers have been using X-ray imaging on the feathers of long-distance migratory seabirds. The results of their study could lead to important new insights into the evolution and health of birds.


World's biggest X-ray laser generates first light

09 May, 2017

The European XFEL, the biggest X-ray laser in the world, has reached the last major milestone before its official opening in September — the generation of its first X-ray laser light.


Mettler-Toledo Safeline X-series X-ray inspection systems

08 May, 2017

Mettler-Toledo's range of Safeline X-ray systems is said to offer manufacturers significant benefits when installed on production lines.


High-flux XRD keeps researchers at the forefront

03 May, 2017

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

24 April, 2017

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

19 April, 2017

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.


Olympus Vanta handheld XRF analyser

24 March, 2017

Olympus's latest addition to the Vanta series of handheld XRF analysers provides on-the-spot chemical analysis to quickly scan for toxic metals like lead, cadmium, mercury, chromium and bromine in consumer products such as toys, apparel, footwear and electronics to comply with RoHS regulations.


World's most powerful X-ray creates a new type of crystal

14 September, 2016

Scientists have inadvertently discovered how to create a new type of crystal using light more than 10 billion times brighter than the sun, reversing what has been accepted thinking in crystallography for more than 100 years.


What's better than one diffractometer? Two!

16 August, 2016

The Central Analytical Research Facility at QUT has commissioned a pair of Rigaku SmartLab X-ray diffractometers to cater for its particularly demanding requirements.


Rigaku XtaLAB mini II benchtop chemical crystallography system

02 August, 2016

The next-generation Rigaku XtaLAB mini II benchtop chemical crystallography system is a research-grade, compact, single-crystal X-ray diffractometer designed to produce ready-to-publish 3D structures with good quality.


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