RACI 2017 — chemophobia and green chemistry
25 July, 2017It's a sad era for chemistry when you can buy chemical-free water, in a chemical-free plastic bottle, to wash down your chemical-free pills from your chemical-free pharmacist, says Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel.
Lambert Instruments TRiCAM intensified camera with ultrashort gating
14 July, 2017 | Supplied by: SciTech Pty LtdThe TRiCAM, from Lambert Instruments, is a compact intensified camera designed for scientific and industrial applications that require low-light imaging.
Illumina announces FDA-approved NGS cancer companion test kit
07 July, 2017Illumina has announced its Extended RAS Panel, an FDA-approved next-generation sequencing (NGS) kit.
Lightweight X-ray machine approved by FDA
07 July, 2017Adelaide-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.
Studying motor molecules, at the nanoscale
03 July, 2017University of Queensland physicists are applying quantum physics to single molecule sensing for the first time, creating the possibility of detecting cancer at its earliest stages.
ASI Light Sheet Microscope
01 July, 2017 | Supplied by: SciTech Pty LtdThe Dual Inverted Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy (diSPIM) system utilises two water emersion objectives mounted at 45° angles above the sample on an inverted microscope. A third objective can also be used to view the sample from below.
SPOT Imaging RT sCMOS high-speed camera with Sony Pregius CMOS sensor
30 June, 2017 | Supplied by: SciTech Pty LtdSPOT Imaging has released the RT sCMOS cooled camera with Sony's Pregius technology to address the high imaging demands of life-science professionals.
Gold standard in mineral analysis
14 June, 2017SA analytical instrumentation provider Chrysos is developing a gold analysis process that is said to be up to three times more accurate than conventional methods.
Sartorius Stedim Biotech BIOSTAT STR bioreactors and Flexsafe STR single-use bags
08 June, 2017 | Supplied by: Sartorius Australia Pty LtdSartorius Stedim Biotech has launched its next-generation BIOSTAT STR, a fully scalable, single-use bioreactor family based on a conventional stirred-tank design.
Rigaku MiniFlex benchtop XRD system
07 June, 2017 | Supplied by: AXT Pty LtdRigaku Corporation has announced the sixth-generation Rigaku MiniFlex benchtop X-ray diffraction (XRD) instrument.
$6 million for breast cancer imaging tool
05 June, 2017OncoRes Medical, established to develop an imaging tool to improve the outcome of breast cancer surgery, will receive up to $6 million of venture capital investment from the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund (MRCF).
Rescan Confocal Microscope
01 June, 2017 | Supplied by: SciTech Pty LtdThe Rescan Confocal Microscope from SANE Asia includes two scanning-mirror sets: the scanner and the re-scanner. While the scanner scans the specimen, the re-scanner writes the emission signal on the camera chip.
Nanolive 3DCX-fluo and 3DCX-discovery microscopes for live cell imaging
01 June, 2017 | Supplied by: AXT Pty LtdNanolive, the creator of the holographic tomographic 3D Cell Explorer (3DCX), has expanded its family of microscopes to include two more systems.
Imaging chemical elements in bird feathers
30 May, 2017 | Supplied by: ANSTOANSTO 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.
Hitachi FlexSEM 1000 variable-pressure scanning electron microscope
23 May, 2017 | Supplied by: NewSpec Pty LtdThe FlexSEM 1000 VP-SEM is a compact system (450 mm wide) that delivers the performance of a conventional SEM in a lab-friendly footprint and requires only a standard wall outlet for power.
