THE FASHION for 3D presentations in cinema may be waning, but in the laboratory sector there remains much excitement about the possibilities presented by the technology. Today sees the announcement of a deal between Toshiba Imaging and ISee3D, a Canadian…
Month: March 2012
Seminars address EU Water Framework Directive
A SERIES of seminars being held in European cities in 2012 will focus on the EU Water Framework Directive and the recent changes it has made to regulations covering water analysis across the continent. These have important ramifications for laboratories…
StarDrop now interfaces with FieldAlign
EARLIER this year, Optibrium and Cresset announced a ‘technology exchange’, which has now manifested in the first practical collaboration between the companies. The latest version of Optibrium’s compound identification software, StarDrop 5.2, includes a module to access Cresset’s 3D compound…
Handbook details scanning probe microscopy accessories
A NEW catalogue of accessories for its scanning probe microscopy (SPM) systems including the NanoWizard, ForceRobot, and CellHesion has been published by JPK Instruments. Available in printed and digital (PDF) form, the 20-page handbook shows how the modular approach followed…
Design a molecule, win an iPad
CAN YOU design a molecule biologically similar to, but not the same as, a specified reference compound? The task isn’t quite as easy as simply swapping an atom or two, as the newly-designed molecule must be synthetically tractable and drug-like,…
Faster tools for food safety and fish identification
A NEW project to verify the accuracy of food labelling, and to quickly identify strains of salmonella, will see Agilent Technologies develop new tests based on mass spectrometry and lab-on-chip techniques, under an agreement with the US Food and Drug…
Digital pathology software now includes stereology
GAINING valuable information about 3D features from 2D tissue sections makes stereology a valuable tool in the modern pathology laboratory. Now Definiens has expanded its software range with new stereological analysis methods. The latest release of its Tissue Studio histological…
Newsletter 16 March 2012: scientific journal favours pseudo-science
YOU don’t have to be psychic to share my delight at the publication of some ‘negative’ scientific results this week in PLoS One, the free-access online journal.There remains a bit of a stigma around so-called negative results, but as my…
Particle sizers get Analytica launch
FRITSCH is using Analytica 2012 to launch two new models in its Analysette range. The two new Analysette 28 particle analysers measure the shape and size of particles in powders and bulk solids, and in suspensions and emulsions. The Analysette…
You’ve heard of table dancing…?
NOVEL versions of the periodic table are everywhere these days, with Mendeleev’s grid being used to classify everything from social networks to bloggers, to comic books, and even heavy metal music. It’s all good pointless fun, and is something we…