Handheld device for detecting counterfeit and substandard medicines
08 March, 2013With substandard and counterfeit medicines a dangerous and growing problem in the developing world and elsewhere, identifying new technologies to detect such drugs is an urgent matter.
Rigaku Primini Biofuel WDXRF spectrometer
07 March, 2013 | Supplied by: AXT Pty LtdRigaku has published an application note describing the quantitative analysis of trace amounts of controlled elements in different base oils, including biodiesel and bioethanol, by wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) spectrometry.
What’s the big diff? The beamline that Australia built in Japan
04 March, 2013After more than 20 years of service, the Australian National Beamline Facility will be retired this month and its iconic instrument, an in-vacuum diffractometer dubbed ‘Big Diff’, will head back to Australian shores.
Thermo Scientific CarboPac PA10 Capillary Column
01 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Thermo Fisher ScientificThe Thermo Scientific CarboPac PA10 (0.4 x 50 mm) Capillary Column is optimised for the high-sensitivity determination of amino, neutral and acidic monosaccharides found in carbohydrate moieties of mammalian glycoproteins.
Andor Revolution WD spinning disk confocal system for live cell imaging
01 March, 2013 | Supplied by: SciTech Pty LtdThe Andor Revolution WD spinning disk confocal system offers spinning disk confocal to research fields using different sample types.
Shimadzu Tracera GC detector for trace analysis
28 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (Oceania) Pty LtdShimadzu has launched an innovation in universal and trace compound detection by gas chromatography, investigating the basics of plasma detection technology as a means for increasing sensitivity stability and the detectable concentration range.
MR Solutions 3 T benchtop MRI scanner
25 February, 2013 | Supplied by: MR SolutionsMR Solutions has released its 3 T, helium-free and cryogen-free MRI benchtop scanner. The scanner provides good soft tissue contrast and molecular imaging capability and, because of its design, it only takes up the space of a desk.
Nikon Perfect Focus System for live cell imaging
23 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Coherent Scientific Pty LtdThe third generation of Nikon’s Perfect Focus System (PFS) has been released. The product combats the challenges of live cell imaging by eliminating focus-drift, which reduces the reliability of acquired data.
Thermo Scientific Dionex IonPac AS18-4µm column for analysis of inorganic anions in environmental matrices
22 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Thermo Fisher ScientificThe Thermo Scientific Dionex IonPac AS18-4µm column is used for the fast analysis of inorganic anions in environmental matrices.
New imaging device is flexible, flat and transparent
22 February, 2013An Austrian research team has developed an entirely new way of capturing images based on a flat, flexible, transparent and potentially disposable polymer sheet.
Rigaku BioSAXS-1000 AUTO biological SAXS system for the home lab
22 February, 2013 | Supplied by: AXT Pty LtdRigaku has introduced the BioSAXS-1000 AUTO for experimental biological SAXS (small angle X-ray scattering) workflow in the home lab.
Nikon A1R MP+ multiphoton microscope
21 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Coherent Scientific Pty LtdThe Nikon A1R MP+ multiphoton confocal microscope provides fast and sharp imaging deep within living organisms.
Headwall Photonics Hyperspec UV Starter Kit
20 February, 2013 | Supplied by: SciTech Pty LtdThe Headwall Photonics Hyperspec UV Starter Kit provides everything needed to evaluate and categorise the spectral composition of materials and samples within the UV spectral region.
Michell Instruments Condumax II transportable hydrocarbon dewpoint analyser
20 February, 2013 | Supplied by: AMS Instrumentation & Calibration Pty LtdMichell Instruments has developed a transportable version of its hydrocarbon dewpoint analyser, the Condumax II. The latest version enables engineers to provide a fast response for investigations into the quality of natural gas wherever it is needed.
The science behind identifying King Richard III’s skeleton
14 February, 2013On 4 February 2013, the University of Leicester announced it had discovered the remains of the last Plantagenet king, King Richard III, who died in 1485.There was strong circumstantial evidence that a skeleton found at the site of the Grey Friars church in Leicester was indeed that of King Richard III. However, before the identity of the skeleton could be confirmed, rigorous scientific investigations including DNA analysis, radiocarbon dating and skeletal examination were required.
