SwissLitho NanoFrazor Explore thermal Scanning Probe Lithography (tSPL) system
18 January, 2016 | Supplied by: AXT Pty LtdThe NanoFrazor Explore thermal Probe Scanning Lithography (t-SPL) system can produce 2D and 3D nanostructures in a single step. The unit can operate in ambient conditions and has no requirement for high voltage.
Hirox RH-2000 3D digital microscope
13 January, 2016 | Supplied by: AXT Pty Ltd
Hirox has released the RH-2000 digital microscope, which has a host of features including a CMOS camera, a refined hardware design and a touchscreen interface.
DENSsolutions in situ TEM systems
02 January, 2016 | Supplied by: AXT Pty LtdDENSsolutions in situ TEM systems utilise MEMS-based technology, effectively converting the user's conventional TEM from a static imaging system into a powerful multifunctional nanolaboratory.
Phenom-World Delphi desktop fluorescence and electron microscope system
31 December, 2015 | Supplied by: ATA Scientific Pty LtdPhenom-World's Delphi is a fully integrated and easy-to-use desktop fluorescence (correlative light) and electron microscope system.
Vapour-based method for making crystals
18 December, 2015An international team of scientists has developed a method of producing crystals called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — said to be the world's most porous materials — using vapour rather than liquid.
Thermo Scientific 253 Ultra High Resolution Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (HR-IRMS)
16 December, 2015 | Supplied by: Thermo Fisher ScientificScientists engaged in climate research, biochemistry, forensics and oil/gas exploration can now analyse the isotopic anatomy of volatile molecules using the Thermo Scientific 253 Ultra High Resolution Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (HR-IRMS).
Carbon dating a kidney stone
15 December, 2015An ANSTO scientist has been involved in an experiment said to be the first of its kind — carbon dating a kidney stone.
La Trobe sky scanner coming to the South Pole
07 December, 2015The United States will install a $500,000 rooftop dome spectrometer, designed and built at La Trobe University, at its South Pole scientific research station in January next year.
Your fingerprint can reveal whether you're male or female
01 December, 2015Researchers from the University at Albany are taking crime scene investigation to a new level with the discovery that our fingerprints can be used to identify whether the print belongs to a male or a female.
ibidi µ-Slide CorrSight Live slide for correlative light and electron microscopy
25 November, 2015 | Supplied by: DKSH Australia Pty LtdThe µ-Slide CorrSight Live correlates the molecular specificity of light microscopy with the high structural resolution of electron microscopy. Live cell imaging, fixation, contrasting and embedding are achieved on one slide.
Anton Paar Multiwave PRO microwave reaction system software update
24 November, 2015 | Supplied by: Metrohm Australia & New ZealandAnton Paar's microwave reaction platform, the Multiwave PRO, is receiving a software update. The product is becoming an IoT (Internet of Things) device, enabling users to receive automated notification of completed runs and error reporting via email as well as remotely control the instrument using VNC.
Solving the mysteries of granular materials flow
23 November, 2015 | Supplied by: AXT Pty Ltd
Professor Itai Einav and his researchers use experimental, theoretical and computer program models to predict how granular materials behave under various conditions.
Beauty is in the eye of the bee
13 November, 2015 by Lauren DavisWhat's the secret behind taking the winning image in a prestigious photomicrography competition? According to Queensland high school teacher Ralph Grimm, "It takes tons of patience, more than anything else."
Optics: small, light and fantastic
11 November, 2015 by Graeme O’Neill
ANU biomedical engineer Dr Steve Lee has plans to turn your smartphone's camera into a portable, high-resolution, imaging microscope — and that's just one exciting application for his tiny, inexpensive polymer lenses.
Australia gains access to Earth observation program
05 November, 2015A cooperation arrangement signed in Brussels will provide Australia with access to what is said to be the most comprehensive Earth observation program in world history.
