Royal Mint achieves new level of trade effluent monitoring
19 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Hydramet Pty LtdThe Royal Mint has selected Analytical Technology to equip its new effluent treatment plant.
Edmund Optics Techspec High Resolution Lenses
10 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Edmund Optics Singapore Pte LtdTechspec High Resolution Lenses for 1″ and 4/3″ sensors are designed to withstand the harsh demands of industrial inspection applications.
Edmund Optics Techspec Hard Coated 25 nm Bandpass Interference Filters
10 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Edmund Optics Singapore Pte LtdDelivering high transmission with deep blocking, Edmund Optics’ Techspec Hard Coated 25 nm Bandpass Interference Filters are suitable for a wide variety of life science applications, as well as for use in machine vision applications.
Barcoding system simplifies differential weighing
06 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Mettler-Toledo LtdA combination of Mettler Toledo LabX laboratory software and barcode-reading capabilities makes differential weighing of aeroplane fuel cells at China’s Donghua University easier and faster while still allowing researchers to ensure optimum fuel cell performance.
Wyatt Technology Mobius MP-PALS zeta potential analyser
30 January, 2013 | Supplied by: Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (Oceania) Pty LtdThe Möbiuζ (Mobius) is said to be the first and only light-scattering instrument that makes reliable, reproducible and non-destructive electrophoretic mobility measurements of macromolecules as small as 1 nm under dilute solution conditions.
World’s smallest spanner puts a new twist on microscopic manipulation
29 January, 2013By harnessing laser light’s ability to gently push and pull microscopic particles, researchers have created the fibre-optic equivalent of the world’s smallest spanner.
New surfaces repel most known liquids
17 January, 2013In an advance towards stain-proof, spill-proof clothing, protective garments and other products that shrug off virtually every liquid - from blood and ketchup to concentrated acids - scientists are reporting development of new ‘superomniphobic’ surfaces.
Cobalt 05-01 Series DPSS lasers
16 January, 2013 | Supplied by: Warsash Scientific Pty LtdCobolt has released four higher power lasers on the single-frequency DPSS laser platform 05-01. No diode light leakage during high-speed modulation for applications using laser-induced fluorescence is essential.
Graphene plasmonics beats the drug cheats
14 January, 2013The wonder material graphene could help detect the presence of drugs or toxins in the body or dramatically improve airport security, University of Manchester researchers have found.
LabCo variable volume pipettors
14 January, 2013 | Supplied by: LabtekThe LabCo variable volume pipettors offer choices for the user’s pipetting needs. Thirteen pipettors cover a range from 0.5 µL to 10 mL in the single-channel model and 0.5 to 300 µL for the 8- and 12-channel models.
Aerotech MPS-GR rotary stages
21 December, 2012 | Supplied by: Lastek Pty LtdCompact, low-profile MPS-GR rotary stages from Aerotech provide accurate, economical positioning for both laboratory and industrial applications.
Mettler Toledo Excellence DMA 1 dynamic mechanical analyser
18 December, 2012 | Supplied by: Mettler-Toledo LtdMettler Toledo has launched its latest Excellence dynamic mechanical analyser, DMA 1. The highly flexible analyser offers six different deformation modes to more accurately gauge materials performance.
The ‘Pinocchio effect’: when you lie, your nose temperature rises
14 December, 2012When a person lies they suffer the ‘Pinocchio effect’, which is an increase in the temperature around the nose and in the orbital muscle in the inner corner of the eye.
‘Terminator’ hydrogel flows like liquid but remembers its original shape
10 December, 2012A bit reminiscent of the Terminator T-1000, a new material created by Cornell researchers is so soft that it can flow like a liquid and then, strangely, return to its original shape.
Michell Instruments DT722 RH and temperature transmitter
10 December, 2012 | Supplied by: AMS Instrumentation & Calibration Pty LtdMaintaining reliable RH measurements in harsh or corrosive environments is difficult, as the conditions can degrade the sensors and equipment in short time periods. Michell Instruments’ DT722 RH and temperature transmitter provides a solution to this problem.
