A new super-weight baby for the periodic table
29 August, 2013Ununpentium is the interim name for the latest super-weight to have its existence confirmed (but not yet acknowledged) - element 115.
Agilent opens $25m Spectroscopy Technology Innovation Centre in Melbourne
29 August, 2013Measurement company Agilent Technologies has announced the opening of its new Spectroscopy Technology Innovation Centre in Mulgrave, Victoria. The $25 million centre houses cutting-edge research and testing laboratories, as well as user demo and training facilities.
Malvern Viscotek SEC MALS 20
29 August, 2013 | Supplied by: ATA Scientific Pty LtdThe Viscotek SEC MALS 20 is an advanced multi-angle light scattering (MALS) detector for size-exclusion chromatography (SEC/GPC). It is used to measure absolute molecular weight of proteins, synthetic and natural polymers.
Automated identification of 193 human illness initiators
22 August, 2013In the US, the Food and Drug Administration has allowed marketing of the bioMérieux VITEK mass spectrometer system for automated identification of bacteria and yeasts that are known to cause serious illness in humans.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
