Your fingerprint can reveal whether you're male or female
01 December, 2015Researchers from the University at Albany are taking crime scene investigation to a new level with the discovery that our fingerprints can be used to identify whether the print belongs to a male or a female.
ibidi µ-Slide CorrSight Live slide for correlative light and electron microscopy
25 November, 2015 | Supplied by: DKSH Australia Pty LtdThe µ-Slide CorrSight Live correlates the molecular specificity of light microscopy with the high structural resolution of electron microscopy. Live cell imaging, fixation, contrasting and embedding are achieved on one slide.
Anton Paar Multiwave PRO microwave reaction system software update
24 November, 2015 | Supplied by: Metrohm Australia & New ZealandAnton Paar's microwave reaction platform, the Multiwave PRO, is receiving a software update. The product is becoming an IoT (Internet of Things) device, enabling users to receive automated notification of completed runs and error reporting via email as well as remotely control the instrument using VNC.
Solving the mysteries of granular materials flow
23 November, 2015 | Supplied by: AXT Pty Ltd
Professor Itai Einav and his researchers use experimental, theoretical and computer program models to predict how granular materials behave under various conditions.
Beauty is in the eye of the bee
13 November, 2015 by Lauren DavisWhat's the secret behind taking the winning image in a prestigious photomicrography competition? According to Queensland high school teacher Ralph Grimm, "It takes tons of patience, more than anything else."
Optics: small, light and fantastic
11 November, 2015 by Graeme O’Neill
ANU biomedical engineer Dr Steve Lee has plans to turn your smartphone's camera into a portable, high-resolution, imaging microscope — and that's just one exciting application for his tiny, inexpensive polymer lenses.
Australia gains access to Earth observation program
05 November, 2015A cooperation arrangement signed in Brussels will provide Australia with access to what is said to be the most comprehensive Earth observation program in world history.
Thermo Scientific Orion 3106 COD analyser
30 October, 2015 | Supplied by: Thermo Fisher ScientificThe Thermo Scientific Orion 3106 COD analyser combines a digestion step with colorimetric analysis to measure the concentration of organic compounds that can affect water quality.
Chemists create a star-shaped molecule
29 October, 2015
Chemists have created a star-shape molecule, previously thought to be too unstable to be made, in work which could lead to more efficient ways to make medicinal agents.
Trifoil InSyTe FLECT-CT tomographic optical imaging system
29 October, 2015 | Supplied by: AXT Pty LtdThe InSyTe from Trifoil provides true 360° tomographic optical preclinical imaging. This enables researchers to perform in vivo imaging of small animals in a compact, powerful benchtop system. The capabilities match that of nuclear imaging modalities such as PET and SPECT.
The remarkable world of Raman imaging
19 October, 2015 | Supplied by: WITecAt first glance, cement, cancer cells, interstellar dust, two-dimensional materials, billion-year-old microfossils, emulsions and the Kramers-Heisenberg-Dirac formula appear to have little if anything in common.
Calibration and adjustment of humidity instruments: pros and cons of different methods
16 October, 2015 | Supplied by: Vaisala Pty Ltd
There are many ways to approach the calibration and adjustment of relative humidity instruments. Some of the most common methods will be described in this article, along with their advantages and disadvantages.
Revisiting 'The Dress'
16 October, 2015Months after the phenomenon known as 'The Dress' hit the internet, neuroscientists have demonstrated that the optical illusion is linked to specific brain activation patterns.
Queensgate Instruments Digital Piezo Translator (DPT) nanopositioning actuators
16 October, 2015 | Supplied by: Queensgate InstrumentsQueensgate Instruments' Digital Piezo Translator (DPT) series of actuators incorporates capacitive sensors in order to deliver precise positioning and rapid settling. The DPT-D series is said to feature best-in-class positioning performance, while the more compact DPT-E is a low-voltage replacement for the previous generation DPT-C series.
Enhanced ultrasound technology for earlier tumour diagnosis
08 October, 2015An Oxford University spin-out has raised £1 million from a Chinese investor to develop an imaging technology which could help doctors detect cancers — particularly prostate and liver tumours.
