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.
GE Healthcare Superdex 200 Increase columns
01 August, 2013 | Supplied by: Global Life Sciences SolutionsSuperdex 200 Increase columns are said to offer reduced runtimes without compromising resolution. Available in a number of semi-preparative and analytical pre-packed column formats, the product allows the user to spend less time separating proteins by size.
Australian Synchrotron home to world’s widest X-ray beam
31 July, 2013Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr yesterday opened a new $25 million imaging and medical beamline (IMBL), which will offer high-resolution, phase-contrast X-ray imaging of biomedical samples and a wide range of engineering materials.
Rigaku NEX QC+ EDXRF method for elemental analysis of S, V, Ni in crude oil
29 July, 2013 | Supplied by: AXT Pty LtdApplied Rigaku Technologies has published an application report that details the analysis of sulfur, vanadium and nickel in crude oil using the Rigaku NEX QC+ energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) analyser. The report includes information about sample preparation, method calibration and repeatability.
Exploring exotic energy
29 July, 2013Combining the Standard Model of particle physics with Einstein’s general theory of relativity is a Holy Grail that is now being probed.
Jasco J-1000 Series CD Spectrometers
26 July, 2013 | Supplied by: ATA Scientific Pty LtdJasco has introduced the J-1000 Series Circular Dichroism (CD) Spectrometers, claimed to provide unparalleled optical performance and versatile flexibility. The series offers high sensitivity, with a wide spectral range from vacuum UV to NIR wavelengths (up to 1600 nm for J-1500).
Molecular Devices MetaMorph Super-Resolution Imaging System
24 July, 2013 | Supplied by: SciTech Pty LtdThe MetaMorph Super-Resolution Imaging System provides real-time super-resolution imaging on the nanometre scale, capturing organisation of sub-cellular structures not readily discernible with conventional, confocal or TIRF microscopy.
DIY compact frequency combs
16 July, 2013Atomic clocks, medical diagnostics and astronomy all need tools for measuring different colours of light. These laser frequency combs are getting smaller and simpler to make. They are not quite DIY for the average home handyman but they are getting there.
Shimadzu LC/MS/MS method packages
09 July, 2013 | Supplied by: Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (Oceania) Pty LtdShimadzu has released three method packages for LC/MS/MS. Each includes optimised MRM transitions and collision energies for the compounds of interest, plus LC separation conditions with retention times, spectral libraries and report files.
Fingerprint forensics getting closer to the TV representation
08 July, 2013Contrary to all the TV shows, in real life only 10% of fingerprints taken from crime scenes yield identifications usable in court. But now a new way of detecting and visualising fingerprints from crime scenes using colour-changing fluorescent films could lead to higher confidence identifications from latent (hidden) fingerprints on knives, guns, bullet casings and other metal surfaces.
Rigaku Micro-Z ULS sulfur analyser
03 July, 2013 | Supplied by: AXT Pty LtdThe Rigaku Micro-Z ULS sulfur analyser is designed for the ultra-low-level sulfur analysis of diesel and petrol fuels. The benchtop WDXRF instrument measures both the sulfur peak and the background intensity.
Next Instruments OdourScan Model 2000 Electronic Nose
02 July, 2013 | Supplied by: Next Instruments Pty LtdThe OdourScan Model 2000 Electronic Nose has been developed to provide the food industry with a rapid means of detecting and quantifying odours and smells.
Is that bacteria dead yet?
01 July, 2013Nano and laser technology packed into small device tests antibiotic treatment in minutes.
Alcohol chemistry in space
01 July, 2013Chemists have discovered that an ‘impossible’ reaction at cold temperatures actually occurs with vigour, which could change our understanding of how alcohols are formed and destroyed in space.
