A RECENT surge in content from the Smithsonian Institution has seen the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) break through the one million page milestone and sets it firmly on course to catalogue every known species on Earth. Established in 2007 with…
Category: publications
For microplate reader intelligence, don’t get in a bind – get a binder
BMG LABTECH is making a binder stuffed full of application notes on its microplate readers available to LabHomepage readers. The company says that having a “perfectly engineered microplate reader” is of little uise if the operator doesn’t know how to…
Weekly news: The academic spring – removing the paywall to knowledge
WE ALL love open access, don’t we? The very fact that you are reading this newsletter is testament to the power of the internet in providing free and easy access to huge volumes of information. But what about those who…
Free download of data acquisition handbook
THE NEWLY-released third edition of the Signal Conditioning and PC-Based Data Acquisition Handbook is available as a free download from Adept Scientific. The handbook, published by Measurement Computing, runs to 133 pages and includes practical data aquisition (DAQ) applications as…
How to image 3D cell cultures
A NEW white paper from Reinnervate provides helpful information on making the switch to 3D cell culture using the company’s Alvetex scaffold. The document covers a number of different approaches to the visualisation and growth of cells in 3D, as…
Viscosity measurement in tiny samples
A NEW viscosity test protocol from Rheosense demonstrates how it is possible to obtain accurate test measurements on samples as small as 20ul. The company says this is the the lowest sample volume requirement available, and is achieveable with its…
A review of best crystallisation practice
A WHITE paper from Metler Toledo explores how process analytical technology (PAT) can improve batch purity, yield and repeatability in crystallisation and precipitation processes. Entitled New Technologies for Advanced Crystallization Development, the paper demonstrates how PAT offers improved accuracy, easier…
Mutagenesis guide is free download
A FREE download of a new guide to in vitro mutagenesis is available in either Epub or PDF version from the Integrated DNA Technolgies website. The company also invites requests for a print copy of the guide. Providing an overview…