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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
