A NEW 10ml disposable multichannel reagent reservoir from Integra has a dead volume of just 650ul, which the company says translates into a significant saving in reagent costs. One side of the reservoir is fashioned into a spout, allowing users…
Month: May 2012
Dengue virus NS1 monoclonal antibodies now available
VIROSTAT has released several new monoclonal antibodies to the NS1 of Dengue virus. These antibodies recognise the NS1 protein of all four Dengue serotypes and are, says the company, powerful tools for researchers and developers of rapid detection methods. Dengue…
Keeping cool in crystallisation studies
CRYSTALLISATION studies and screening of polymorphs needs stable sub-ambient temperatures, traditionally provided by ice baths and jacketed reaction vessels. This approach can be messy in the laboratory, requires a supply of ice, and is limited to temperatures around freezing (0C).…
Exploring particle physics through the medium of interpretive dance
THIS is one of those stories that makes you check the date on the press release, just in case it’s a spoof. As unlikely as it seems, though, this one is real: CERN, the European central laboratory for particle physics,…
Reagents promise more detection stability in LC/MS
THREE new liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) grade reagents from Thermo Fisher are said to exhibit the lowest ionic metal content, in order to minimise background noise and enhance MS detection. The new additions to the Optima range are acetic acid,…
Biobanking is now realistic even in smaller laboratories
AUTOMATED sample management has often been thought of as the preserve of the larger better-equipped laboratory, but TTP Labtech says this is no longer the case. Its new Arktic biobank stores up to 95,000 individual samples in 0.5ml tubes at…
Weekly news: Most scientific research is wrong
SCIENCE is an iterative process, a steady march away from ignorance and towards enlightenment, a gradual unveiling of the hidden truth of why things are the way they are. There are some mistakes along the way, and a lot of…
Custom heating block boosts lab productivity
THE ADOPTION of a custom UPLC heating block has improved productivity as well as producing more accurate and repeatable thermal stability measurements at a leading European contract research organisation (CRO), reports Asynt. The organisation had previously used an offline source…
Encyclopedia of Life passes half-way point: one million species down, one million to go
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…
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…