$850,000 in funding for next-generation enzymes
13 September, 2013University of Waikato Biological Sciences Professor Vic Arcus and his research group have been awarded $850,000 for a two-year project to develop a new method for designing ‘next-generation enzymes’ for commercial use.
Found - the 37th type of chemical reaction and it's low-temp
09 September, 2013Until now, only 36 basic types of chemical reactions have been identified. But a 37th type has just been added to the list.
CDS model 5500 GC-TCD for pyrolyser systems
03 September, 2013 | Supplied by: DKSH Australia Pty LtdTo better understand levels of fixed gases, CDS has designed an add-on feature to its trapping pyrolysers. By adding a small GC and TC detector to the outlet of the analytical trap, the user will be capable of analysing the fixed gases that are normally purged from the system before analysing pyrolysates from a sample.
Nanotechnology microscope to help develop cheap plastic solar cells
02 September, 2013Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has recently installed one of the world's most powerful nanotechnology microscopes. The only one if its kind in Australia, the Zeiss Orion NanoFab enables researchers to examine natural or manmade structures in incredible detail and will create new insights wherever it is applied.
Shimadzu LCMS-8050 triple quadrupole LC-MS/MS
30 August, 2013 | Supplied by: Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (Oceania) Pty LtdShimadzu introduces the LCMS-8050 triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. The device features high-sensitivity quantitation delivered at high speed, multicomponent analysis performed rapidly and simultaneous quantitative and qualitative analyses.
Malvern Viscotek SEC MALS 20
29 August, 2013 | Supplied by: ATA Scientific Pty LtdThe Viscotek SEC MALS 20 is an advanced multi-angle light scattering (MALS) detector for size-exclusion chromatography (SEC/GPC). It is used to measure absolute molecular weight of proteins, synthetic and natural polymers.
A new super-weight baby for the periodic table
29 August, 2013Ununpentium is the interim name for the latest super-weight to have its existence confirmed (but not yet acknowledged) - element 115.
Agilent opens $25m Spectroscopy Technology Innovation Centre in Melbourne
29 August, 2013Measurement company Agilent Technologies has announced the opening of its new Spectroscopy Technology Innovation Centre in Mulgrave, Victoria. The $25 million centre houses cutting-edge research and testing laboratories, as well as user demo and training facilities.
Automated identification of 193 human illness initiators
22 August, 2013In the US, the Food and Drug Administration has allowed marketing of the bioMérieux VITEK mass spectrometer system for automated identification of bacteria and yeasts that are known to cause serious illness in humans.
Combating clothing counterfeiters with terahertz technology
09 August, 2013Scientists from the UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL), in collaboration with Russia’s Institute of Monitoring of Climatic and Ecological Systems, have shown how a technique called terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) can be used to identify counterfeit clothing and footwear.
One chemical - two crystal colours
09 August, 2013A surprise for chemists studying agostic bonds was the development of crystals of two different colours from one chemical in one flask.
Laser light to analyse lipstick in forensic labs
09 August, 2013Forensic scientists at the University of Kent have used Raman spectrometry to identify 20 brands of lipstick which may be left on everyday items - textile fibres, cigarette butts and tissues - without removing such items from their evidence bags.
GE Healthcare Applied Precision DV Elite Imaging System with TruLight Illumination
06 August, 2013 | Supplied by: Global Life Sciences SolutionsThe DV Elite microscopy imaging system is designed for maximum flexibility and can handle most applications, including time-lapse live cell imaging, total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF), fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), photokinetics and differential interference contrast (DIC).
Cost-effectively convert a conventional microscope into a billion-pixel imaging system
06 August, 2013 by Kimm FesenmaierUsually microscopists have to decide between high resolution and a small field of view or low resolution and a large field of view. But that need no longer be the case.
GE Healthcare spectrophotometers
01 August, 2013 | Supplied by: Global Life Sciences SolutionsGE Healthcare offers a number of spectrophotometers for widely used applications such as DNA and RNA quantitation, protein concentration determination and cell density measurements.
