THE LATEST iteration of CellSens microscopy software from Olympus includes new imaging modules that promise many benefits, especially to inexperienced users. CellSens 1.7 includes Well Navigator to streamline the imaging of multi-well experiments, along with High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging…
Month: July 2012
Scaling-up production of functionalised silicas
TURNAROUND time and batch-to-batch efficiency have been improved at Phosphonics, while scaling-up production of its range of functionalised silicas, using a specially adapted Asynt 20litre ReactoMate reactor system. Phosphonics, based in Abingdon, UK, has developed a range of functionalised silicas…
Oversubscribed next-generation workshop now online
WHEN Oxford Gene Technology (OGT) hosted a workshop at the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) 2012 conference in Germany last month, it was pleasantly surprised to find the event oversubscribed. The 200 attendees who were able to get in,…
Point of care HbA1c analyser matches lab quality
NEW semi-automated HbA1c analyser promising accurate and low cost diagnostics for use at point of care or in the laboratory is now CE-certified and is to be launched across Europe. Quo-Lab from EKF Diagnostics uses the boronate affinity florescence method…
Trough plates boost productivity in multichannel pipetting
RESEARCHERS performing serial dilutions or working with reagents using multichannel pipettors might like to check out this new ‘trough plate’ from JG Finneran. These eight- and 12-channel reservoir trough plates hold liquid reagents in precise rows that align with pipette…
Making the lab safety cabinet safer
CHEMICAL safety cabinets are a commonplace and sensible way to store hazardous materials in the laboratory, but can present their own safety challenges says Air Science. Its new Vent-Box ductless filtration system is designed to protect laboratory personnel from the…
Deep plates promise high sample integrity
A NEW applications report shows that deep well polypropylene microplates from Porvair Sciences contain almost no significant levels of leachable or extractable compounds which might affect the integrity of stored samples. GC/MS analysis carried out by on a wide range…
Lab freezers in the deepest green
ENERGY efficiency is a prime consideration for any laboratory these days, and freezer manufacturer New Brunswick says this has long been a priority. The Eppendorf group company says its ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezers are the most energy-saving in the industry,…
Weekly news: beam me up, Geordie
IT’S ALWAYS intriguing when science fiction becomes science fact, and never more so than when an item of kit from Star Trek gets made real. Fans of the series will recall that the apparently insurmountable problem of communications with alien…
Parallel evaporation boosts parallel chemistry
GENEVAC says that, whether working in drug discovery, flavour and fragrance research, organic LED synthesis, or academic research, its systems are the ideal tool for evaporating multiple samples in parallel. Genevac evaporators are proven in a wide range of parallel…