maxon motor brushless DC motor and planetary gearbox
09 May, 2014 | Supplied by: maxon motor Australia Pty Ltdmaxon motor has released its latest brushless DC motor and high-speed planetary gearbox. There are seven different windings and two power levels available for the motor and many different gearbox ratios, allowing designers to select the products in a modular fashion to best suit the application requirements.
Mecmesin Helixa Torque Tester
30 April, 2014 | Supplied by: SI InstrumentsThe Mecmesin Helixa Torque Tester is suitable for measuring low and medium torque variations with high accuracy and control on a variety of delicate or finely engineered products. Its sensitivity and precise alignment make it useful for testing high-quality assemblies such as those found in the cosmetics, medical, pharmaceutical and jewellery industries.
VirTis Advantage Pro freeze dryer
29 April, 2014 | Supplied by: Scitek Australia Pty LtdScitek has announced the launch of the VirTis Advantage Pro benchtop high-performance freeze dryer. The freeze dryer is a platform which, while compact in size, performs three steps in one program.
Malvern NanoSight and Zetasizer for particle characterisation
29 April, 2014 | Supplied by: ATA Scientific Pty LtdExosome research can be constrained by a lack of suitable methods for characterisation as they fall below the detection range of many currently used techniques. Nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) coupled with dynamic light scattering (DLS) offers an approach that is fast, easy to use and accurate.
Gilson Pipetmax automated liquid-handling platform
29 April, 2014 | Supplied by: John Morris Scientific Pty LtdThe Gilson Pipetmax is said to reduce technical replicates and maximise reproducibility. Bringing a multitude of applications to the user's disposal, such as qPCR, NGS, cell-based assays and more, the product is claimed to increase the reproducibility and pace of experiments.
Harvard scientists create the hemihelix
24 April, 2014Researchers from Harvard University have accidentally stumbled upon a shape called the hemihelix. While a related shape, the helix, is one of the most common structures in nature, the hemihelix is more complex and rarely seen.
Collision in pitch drop experiment
22 April, 2014The University of Queensland's (UQ) pitch drop experiment marked a milestone last week as the ninth drop of pitch slowly collided with the eighth drop in the bottom of the beaker.
Thermo Scientific Miniflex peristaltic pump
15 April, 2014 | Supplied by: Thermo Fisher ScientificThe Thermo Scientific Miniflex peristaltic pump delivers an expanded flow range of up to 370 mL per minute, allowing researchers to effectively dispense low- and high-volume fluids with high repeatability and accuracy.
Hach Pocket Pro water testers
14 April, 2014 | Supplied by: Hach Pacific Pty LtdThe Pocket Pro and Pocket Pro+ testers measure electrochemical parameters in a broad range of water applications. The family of 12 testers offers convenient portable solutions for pH, ORP, conductivity, TDS, salinity and temperature, delivering accurate results.
Exotic particle confirmed by CERN
11 April, 2014Scientists at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have confirmed the existence of a new class of subatomic particles called exotic hadrons. The LHCb collaboration, one of the four large experiments at the LHC, found that the exotic object does not fit into the pattern of particles observed up until now.
Genevac Rocket Evaporator
11 April, 2014 | Supplied by: Scitek Australia Pty LtdFor laboratories tired of having to constantly attend to multiple rotary evaporators, the Rocket Evaporator from Genevac provides productivity and ease of use. The product allows for unattended operation; requiring no training, even a beginner can competently use the system in less than 5 min.
Optical tweezers for atom clouds
09 April, 2014Physicists from the University of Otago have developed a steerable 'optical tweezers' unit that uses intense laser beams to precisely split minute clouds of ultracold atoms and to smash them together.
Milestone BoneSTATION for bone decalcification
08 April, 2014 | Supplied by: abacus dxThe Milestone BoneSTATION is a workstation for fixation and decalcification of bone tissues, providing the user with complete control of pre-analytical steps. The system is said to improve turnaround times for bone decalcification and provide accurate diagnostic results for morphology and molecular studies.
Looking at light from a different angle
04 April, 2014Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have produced a system that allows light of any colour to pass through it if this light is coming from a specific angle.
Mettler Toledo Rainin Pipet-Lite XLS+ and E4 XLS+ pipettes
03 April, 2014 | Supplied by: Mettler-Toledo LtdMettler Toledo has released an upgrade of its single- and multichannel Pipet-Lite XLS+ manual and E4 XLS+ electronic pipettes. Now, all pipettes branded XLS+ feature wet seals for smooth operation, corrosion-resistant tip ejectors and liquid ends that can be autoclaved.
