IFCC certifies EKF Diagnostics point-of-care analyser
10 January, 2014Global diagnostics company EKF Diagnostics has announced that its Quo-Lab HbA1c point-of-care analyser has successfully achieved International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) certification.
Grace granted Australian patent for flash chromatography technology
18 December, 2013WR Grace & Co has announced that the Australian Patent Office has granted a patent related to the company's Reveleris flash chromatography system. The patent concerns the use of evaporative light scattering detection (ELSD) with flash chromatography, which is a key component of the Reveleris flash chromatography system.
Elettronica Veneta RV3/EV robot station with artificial vision system
18 June, 2013RV3/EV is an innovative trainer in the field of robotics with artificial vision systems, designed and manufactured by Elettronica Veneta.
Elettronica Veneta FCBA Automated Fuel Cells
06 June, 2013The Automated Fuel Cells system by Elettronica Veneta is a suitable teaching model to demonstrate the application of low-power fuel cells in the production of electric power for general use and of thermal energy for convector heating of rooms.
Elettronica Veneta WG Automated Wind Power Generator
05 June, 2013The Automated Wind Power Generator by Elettronica Veneta represents the typical configuration of a wind-power generator used to directly convert wind kinetic energy into mechanical energy.
Elettronic Veneta WPP Automated Mini Hydroelectric Power Plant
04 June, 2013The Automated Mini Hydroelectric Power Plant by Elettronica Veneta is a teaching model of a Pelton turbine used for the production of electric energy in mini plants driven by small streams. The equipment shows all the aspects of a hydroelectric plant.
Patent protection for TAL effector technology
23 May, 2013Life Technologies has announced the issuance of a patent covering nucleic acids encoding transcription activator-like effector nuclease fusion proteins (TALENS) and the formal launch of an associated sublicensing program.
Poor academic performance linked to texting and social networking
15 April, 2013The widespread use of media among university students - from texting to chatting on mobile phones to posting status updates on Facebook - may be taking an academic toll, say researchers with The Miriam Hospital’s Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine.
New workforce development service will help SMEs improve their competitive edge
25 February, 2013A Manufacturing Workforce Development Service (MWDS) has been formed to specifically work with manufacturing SMEs to support and help them access the Australian government’s National Workforce Development Fund (NWDF).
UWA becomes a global online classroom
19 February, 2013The first free online courses in arts and science are about to be offered at The University of Western Australia in collaboration with US internet-study pioneer Stanford University.
Fera and Waters open international food safety training laboratory
01 February, 2013A major new international food safety training facility, aimed at improving compliance with EU food import standards, has being launched by the UK Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) and analytical equipment manufacturer Waters.
Opportunity to work with world-class scientists at summer school
25 October, 2012Southern Cross University’s 2013 Science Summer School gives undergraduates or recent graduates the opportunity to team up with one of the university’s leading researchers to undertake a short science-based project over four weeks.
Grace announces additional patent notices of allowance for flash chromatography technology
19 October, 2012WR Grace & Co announced today that the US Patent and Trademark Office has granted three additional notices of allowance related to the company’s Reveleris flash chromatography system.
We always knew we were smarter
19 October, 2012If primary school students engage in science for just 10 hours/year, their standardised test scores in maths and language arts improve.
Exciting new science for Australian primary schools
08 October, 2012The Australian Academy of Science’s science education program for primary schools, PrimaryConnections, released 10 new units last week, fully aligned to the national science curriculum.
