Analytical instrumentation

Tiny mirrors enable MEANS microscopy

24 June, 2016 by Adam Florance

Examining cell structures that are just a fraction of a micrometre in size has long proved difficult, but an international team of researchers has developed a unique new way of looking inside cells using tiny mirrors.


Dage MTI HD-Stream live HD video streaming

24 June, 2016 | Supplied by: SciTech Pty Ltd

The HD-Stream, from Dage MTI, provides live HD video streaming in industrial applications where remote visual and parts inspection is required. At the touch of a button, live HD images can be seen in real time by remote colleagues anywhere, on any device, at any time.


Hioki RM 3542A resistance meter

23 June, 2016 | Supplied by: Power Parameters Pty Ltd

The Hioki high-speed electrical resistance tester RM3542A provides resistance measurement of components including ferrite bead inductors.


Thermo Scientific Vanquish Flex Binary UHPLC system

23 June, 2016 | Supplied by: Thermo Fisher Scientific

The Thermo Scientific Vanquish Flex Binary UHPLC system adds a binary solvent delivery option in the 1000 bar (15,000 psi) performance range. Built for high-speed, fast-gradient applications, the system is suitable for laboratories performing qualitative and quantitative LC or LC-MS analysis that need to increase sample throughput.


Optimising service life with residual stress analysis

22 June, 2016 | Supplied by: AXT Pty Ltd

When it comes to X-ray analysis, one might think of techniques like XRD, XRF and radiography. However, another technique that uses X-rays is residual stress analysis.


Naming the periodic table's new babies

10 June, 2016

The researchers who discovered four new elements of the periodic table last year have submitted their proposed names to the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.


Improving X-ray spectrometers

09 June, 2016

Swiss researchers have developed a new design for X-ray spectrometers that lowers overall production costs and increases the efficiency of X-ray flux.


Combining FTIR spectroscopy and microarray technology

07 June, 2016

Belgian 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.


OI Analytical Aurora 1030D Dual Oxidation Mode TOC Analyser

30 May, 2016 | Supplied by: Walker Scientific Pty Ltd

The OI Analytical Aurora 1030 Total Organic Carbon Analyser (TOC) uses the heated persulphate wet oxidation technique to analyse organic contamination levels in aqueous samples. Virtually all organic compounds dissolved in water can be oxidised by heated sodium persulphate.


Jenoptik PROGRES GRYPHAX ARKTUR back-illuminated microscopy camera

26 May, 2016 | Supplied by: SciTech Pty Ltd

The PROGRES GRYPHAX ARKTUR from Jenoptik is made for routine microscope applications, using a back-illuminated CMOS sensor made by SONY.


Surface Measurement Systems DVS Advantage Dynamic Vapour Sorption System

25 May, 2016 | Supplied by: Particle & Surface Sciences Pty Ltd

The Dynamic Vapour Sorption System (DVS) is part of the Surface Measurement Systems UK (SMS) product range of dynamic vapour sorption (DVS) technology and inverse gas chromatography instrumentation and solutions.


How microbes make methane

24 May, 2016

US chemists have discovered once and for all how microbes make methane, settling a longstanding debate in the process.


Olympus iPlex NX industrial videoscope

20 May, 2016 | Supplied by: Olympus Australia Pty Ltd

The iPlex NX industrial videoscope, from Olympus, can help locate flaws that were previously undetectable, as well as streamline inspections in difficult-to-reach areas.


Plumbing the depths of ancient Naples

19 May, 2016 by Lauren Davis

By examining lead isotopes taken from the harbour at Naples, a multidisciplinary team of geoarchaeologists, archaeologists and geochemists has revealed the hidden history of an ancient Roman water distribution system.


Scitech to distribute QImaging cameras

18 May, 2016 | Supplied by: SciTech Pty Ltd

Scitech has been announced as the authorised distributor for the QImaging range of products in Australia and New Zealand.


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