DESCRIBED as an evolution of its first dynamic light scattering (DLS) plate reader, Wyatt Technology’s new DynaPro Plate Reader II includes an onboard camera to take pictures of each microplate well. The new reader has an extended temperature range, from…
Month: June 2012
HPLC columns enhance protein and peptide separations
AVAILABLE in analytical, micro, and nano formats, the new Accucore 150-C18 and 150-C4 columns from Thermo Fisher Scientific are designed to improve protein and peptide assay robustness by enhancing peak capacity and run times at moderate operating pressures. Thermo says…
Sterility testing workstation offers modular flexibility
LAUNCHED this week at Achema is a new workstation for sterility testing, the Bioquell Qube, which will help laboratories in their increasingly-important sterilisation validation processes. Qube will help ensure that an aseptic test environment is properly controlled, in order to…
Top tips for gene silencing and delivery
A RAPIDLY growing area of genomics research is the field of gene silencing, particularly through the use of short interfering RNA (siRNA). This has become a useful tool for understanding the involvement of genes in disease states and pathways, and…
Weekly news: lab freezer failure is reminder to us all
MODERN laboratory equipment is, on the whole, so well designed and engineered that we might take its performance for granted. Instruments have developed to the point where they offer better resolution and better reliability than ever before, provided they are…
Brochure covers serological pipettes and controllers
PORVAIR Sciences has published a new brochure detailing its range of serological pipettes and pipette controllers. It describes these products as high-quality disposable pipettes that can be used for a variety of applications. The colour-coded range includes all the popular…
96-channel pipette demonstration now online
THE FULL benefits of the Viaflo 96 handheld electronic pipette are demonstrated in a new four-minute video, now available on the LabHomepage YouTube channel (and embedded below). Integra says the Viaflo 96 facilitates the fast and precise transfer of 96…
Stable phosphoramidites for oligonucleotide synthesis
TWO NEW new modified phosphoramidites have been launched to complement Link Technologies’s oligonucleotide synthesis support portfolio. Triplex, antisense, and gene targeting research may benefit from the company’s new RNA-type phosphoramidites, which it says provide nuclease resistance and stability. New ethyl…
This pH accessory turns an iPhone into an ipHone
SMARTPHONES and tablets are finding increasing uses in the laboratory, replacing the traditional lab notebook in data collection, providing a handy portable display for methods and protocols, and even becoming scientific instruments in their own right. This latter application usually…
Putting the heat into crystallisation method development
A CUSTOM Asynt dry heating block is currently in use at the Wilson structural chemistry research group at the University of Bath, UK, is a project to simplify and accelerate crystallisation method development. The researchers are selectively controlling polymorph formation,…