THE CHN (carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen) elemental analyser is a mainstay of many analytical laboratories, and a new white paper from Exeter Analytical helps to throw some light on the factors affecting the performance of these instruments. Looking at the way…
Month: January 2012
Gel doc system promises high resolution in small footprint
SYNGENE’s latest gel documentation systm is aimed at the laboratory where space is at a premium but high resolution gel images are still required. The InGenius3 is a budget gel doc and fluorescence analysis system, which comes with a 3megapixel…
Shields up! Lab protection against beta and gamma radiation
WITH the growing use of radioactive materials in many laboratories, the matter of radiological protection for lab personnel is taking on extra emphasis. Traditional metal enclosures – often made of lead – are certainly effective but present a small risk…
MOgene selects Fluidigm sample prep system
FLUIDIGM has provided its Access Array sample preparation system, which prepares amplicons for resequencing without additional library preparation, to US-based genomics service provider MOgene. Based in St Louis, Missouri, MOgene provides RNA/DNA isolation, real-time PCR, and other genomic analysis services…
Third-generation polymerase boosts plant PCR
BETTER success rates and more efficient amplification in plant PCR is promised by the Kapa3 plant PCR kit, available in the UK exclusively from Anachem. Suitable for work on a variety of plant and tissue types, including seeds, leaf discs,…
Flame photometer finds the fifth element
A BUDGET flame photometer from Cole-Parmer uses key components from a more costly system, promising great value for money. The Single-Channel Flame Photometer (its name as well as its description) is useful to determine the concentration of elements in a…
Faster sample prep for sports doping tests
IN THIS Olympic year the issue of sports doping is high on the agenda, and just this week the London Olympic organisers provided a preview of the anti-doping laboratory in Essex, UK, which will be charged with testing athletes’ urine…
Device boosts liquid handling productivity
INSTEAD of having several devices to cope with the various liquid handling operations seen in a typical laboratory, Integra Biosciences offers the Viafill to perform several different tasks. The machine will cope with dispensing bulk reagents, offers multichannel pipetting, and…
The right tubing for the right peristaltic pump
COLE-Parmer offers peristaltic pumps tubing for many laboratory and life science applications. For use with the company’s Masterflex pumps, C-Flex Ultra tubing promises clean delivery, long life, and high reproducibility. The tubing is weldable and heat-sealable for applications demanding a…
Software makes sense of microscope images
EVEN the best cameras with the highest quality optics and sensors are limited by the dynamic range of what they can record, and this feature is especially noticeable in high-contrast images. This can be a problem in microscopy applications where…