Automated mineralogy system installed at NSW mine
11 March, 2015Scientific equipment supplier AXT has announced the installation of a TESCAN TIMA automated mineralogy system at Northparkes Mines, a copper and gold mine located in Central West NSW.
Automated mineralogy system installed at NSW mine
11 March, 2015Scientific equipment supplier AXT has announced the installation of a TESCAN TIMA automated mineralogy system at Northparkes Mines, a copper and gold mine located in Central West NSW.
Déjà supernova: star observed exploding four times
11 March, 2015 by Lauren DavisIn a case of cosmic serendipity, a US astronomer has observed multiple images of the same star's explosion.
Analytik Jena PlasmaQuant MS and PlasmaQuant MS Elite ICP-MS systems
11 March, 2015 | Supplied by: Metrohm Australia & New ZealandAnalytik Jena has launched its two latest ICP-MS products. ICP-MS technology measures the number of ions striking a detector, after the sample is ionised in argon plasma.
Cecil Instruments UV/Visible spectrophotometers
11 March, 2015 | Supplied by: BEST Lab Instrumentation Pty LtdCecil Instruments has added extra software and accessory options to its UV/Visible spectrophotometers, making them even easier to use. The spectrophotometers provide for fast, easy and precise measurements, with wavelength ranges extending to 1100 nm.
Renishaw inVia confocal Raman microscope
06 March, 2015 | Supplied by: Renishaw Oceania Pty LtdThe inVia confocal Raman microscope, from Renishaw, enables users to study a wide range of samples with the broad range of Raman imaging techniques. The company's suite of complementary imaging options makes it easy for users to get the chemical and structural information they need.
Are lab workers at risk of hearing loss?
06 March, 2015One in six Australians are said to experience some kind of auditory loss, and The University of Queensland (UQ) wants to know if chemicals in the workplace are to blame.
Are lab workers at risk of hearing loss?
06 March, 2015One in six Australians are said to experience some kind of auditory loss, and The University of Queensland (UQ) wants to know if chemicals in the workplace are to blame.
Renishaw inVia confocal Raman microscope
06 March, 2015The inVia confocal Raman microscope, from Renishaw, enables users to study a wide range of samples with the broad range of Raman imaging techniques. The company's suite of complementary imaging options makes it easy for users to get the chemical and structural information they need.
Light observed as both a particle and a wave
04 March, 2015Since the days of Albert Einstein, scientists have recognised that light can behave simultaneously as a particle or a wave. But there has never been an experiment able to capture both natures of light at the same time - until now.
Mass spectrometry systems enable sensitivity in drug trials
03 March, 2015 | Supplied by: AB Sciex Australia Pty LtdThe International Pharmaceutical Research Center (IPRC) in Jordan is investing in two AB SCIEX Triple Quad 6500 LC/MS/MS systems in order to offer new capabilities for bioanalysis studies of Phase I clinical trial compounds.
CellASIC ONIX Microfluidic Platform
03 March, 2015 | Supplied by: Merck Pty LtdThe CellASIC ONIX Microfluidic Platform, in conjunction with the CellASIC ONIX Microfluidic Plates, provides perfusion-based microenvironment control for long-term, live cell microscopy.
Metrohm Mira handheld spectrometer
25 February, 2015 | Supplied by: Metrohm Australia & New ZealandThe Metrohm Instant Raman Analysers (Mira) are handheld Raman analysers featuring Orbital Raster Scan (ORS) technology. The highly reproducible averaging technique extends the scope of possible samples to any kind of heterogeneous and sensitive materials.
Anton Paar Alex 500 alcohol and extract meter for beer
24 February, 2015An alcohol and extract meter for beer, Alex 500 from Anton Paar, frees craft brewers from the need for external laboratories. The lab-grade analyser determines beer's alcohol and extract content, calories, degree of fermentation and many more parameters.
Concern for Mars mission as mineral destroys organic compounds
24 February, 2015
As NASA's Curiosity mission searches for various minerals on Mars, in the hope of finding evidence of ancient habitable environments, British scientists have found that one such mineral (jarosite) breaks down organic compounds when it is flash-heated.
