A RANGE of ductless fume cupboards from Air Science USA are said to provide maximum operator protection thanks to a high face velocity of 0.5m/sec (100fpm) and an alarm system that creates an alert if this falls below a preset…
Month: February 2012
Nanoscale measuring with a standard optical microscope
A NOVEL form of microscope slide that can turn any light microscope into a nanometre measuring device has been introduced by Nanolane. The company says its Sarfus Mapping Lite system uses novel ‘Surfs’ in place of conventional glass slides, and…
Triple isotope analyser is ‘world first’
THE DIRECT simultaneous measurement of three isotopes in water and water vapour is now possible in a single instrument, says Los Gatos Research, with its world-first IWA-46EP triple isotope analyser. The instrument offers levels of sensitivity and precision comparable to…
Automated imaging of DNA, RNA, and protein gels
GEL IMAGING has become a routine and highly automated process in many modern laboratories, helped along by rapid equipment innovation. The latest development from Syngene is a gel imaging system called G:Box F3, which automatically captures and analyses images of…
Multiplex 96 genomic samples per run
A NEW barcode library from Fluidigm, said to be compatible with all next-generation sequencers on the market, allows multiplexing of up to 96 different samples in a single sequencing run. The AccessArray barcode library for the Ion Torrent personal genome…
Measure temperature in a billionth of a second
THE RECORDING of high-speed events has become something of a competition in recent years, as different equipment manufacturers vie for ever faster video frame rates with which to film transient phenomena. Now Specialised Imaging is taking the chase in a…
Gas hose is phthalate-free
AN ALTERNATIVE product to conventional PVC tubing for the delivery of medical gases has been introduced by Medline Scientific. Its phthalate-free Purehose is said to overcome the health risks associated with plasticisers in traditional hosing, making it a safer alternative…
Microplates suit diagnostic and immunological research
A NEW range of 96-well microplates from Porvair Sciences is aimed at research laboratories and diagnostic procedures. Made of Class VI crystal polystyrene, the Elisa (enzyme-linked immunsorbet assay) microplates are said to ensure excellent results with microplate readers. This is…
Towards a future of personalised medicine
SPECIAL REPORT: LabHomepage attended the 9th Planet xMap conference and symposium, held at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria. With nearly 500 delegates and almost 40 papers presented in 12 sessions over two days, Planet xMap is a significant scientific…
Clearing the lysis bottleneck in forensic labs
HAMILTON Robotics reckons that a major bottleneck in today’s forensic laboratories is the manual lysis step, which is time consuming and creates a gap in workflows and traceability which opens the door to potential contamination and errors. The company also…