THE LATEST Cell-IQ software from TAP Biosystems enables walk-away monitoring, recording, and quantification of changes in cell morphology with up to three different fluorescent dyes. This makes it ideal for scientists seeking flexibility within a single stem cell imaging system,…
Month: November 2011
Premixed oligonucleotides now available
A WAY to save valuable preparation time and concentrate on more demanding operations is promised by Integrated DNA Technologies with its new ready-to-order RxnReady oligonucleotides. The mixing of oligos to create multiple primers as part of a multiplex polymerase chain…
Trinocular microscopes now have LED lighting
A NEW model in the Magnum range of trinocular microscopes from Medline Scientific uses an LED light source instead of the conventional HBO lamp. Suited to use for epi-fluorescence studies, the Magnum EF LED offers instant power-on and power-off, needing…
Clinical microscopes are ergonomic and eco-friendly
TWO NEW clinical microscopes from Nikon – the Eclipse Ci and Ni – are designed to be easy to use, ergonomic, and environmentally-friendly. The Ci range has three models – the top of the range motorised Ci-E, the manual Ci-L…
New standards for optical metrology
NEW good practice guidelines and calibration standards in optical metrology are being developed by a team at the UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) led by principal research scientist Professor Richard Leach. Presenting preliminary data at the 10th International Symposium on…
Bath-free dissolution for testing pharmaceuticals
AGILENT’s new 709-DS dissolution apparatus, used to test the release profile of pharmaceutical dosage forms, features a bath-free design to provide the operator with an unobstructed view of the dissolution vessel. The instrument also increases laboratory efficiency, says Agilent, through…
Freezer maximises lab space (video)
MAXIMISED internal storage space with minimum laboratory footprint is the claim made by Thermo Fisher Scientific for its new Revco UxF ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezers. These upright freezers can chill samples down to -86C and are available in five sizes…
Benchtop NMR gets software boost
IN RESPONSE to feedback from users, Oxford Instruments has released a new version of its MultiQuant software for the MQC family of benchtop nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) scanners for quality control applications. MultiQuant 6.1 makes the instrument more straightforward to…
Photon detectors have high radiation hardness
THE RECENT acquisition of International Radiation Detectors (IRD) by Opto Diode has brought new products to the company’s range, including the IRD SXUV 100 ultraviolet/extreme ultraviolet (UV/EUV) photodiodes. These advanced photon detectors have a 10x10mm square active area (100mm2), and…
Recombinant mouse leukemia inhibitory factor is mLIF
MOUSE Leukemia Inhibitory Factor, or mLIF, is a lymphoid factor involved in a number of biological processes including neural and hematopoietic cell differentiation, bone and fat metabolism, and mitogenesis of some factor-dependent cell lines. It has effects on different cell…