RESEARCHERS at Chalmers University, Sweden, have applied surface-enhanced ellipsometric contrast (SEEC) microscopy for time-resolved, label-free visualisation of biomolecular recognition events on spatially heterogeneous, supported lipid bilayers (SLB). Biomolecular binding events were monitored with a lateral resolution near the optical diffraction…
Month: September 2012
Metrology software captures images ten times quicker
OLYMPUS has released an updated version of its Lext OLS4000 confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM) software. Compatible with 64-bit Windows 7, Lext 2.2 allows users to capture high resolution images up to ten times faster than the previous version. The…
Nanochromatography to boost proteomics research
SAID to be the world’s first liquid chromatography system that integrates nano LC and micro LC on the same platform, the Eksigent Ekspert nanoLC 400 from AB Sciex claims a range of benefits. Being capable of switching between nano and…
Weekly news: Statisticians cannot count shock!
IT’S BEEN quite a summer for science, what with the arrival of a six-wheeled, nuclear-powered, laser armed robotic laboratory on Mars and the ‘revelation’ from the Encode Project that the large sections of the human genome previously dismissed as ‘junk…
Syringe pump added to nanoparticle characterisation systems
THE LATEST enhancement to NanoSight’s Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) is the ability to include a syringe pump in the system. The syringe pump enables a larger number of sample particles to be detected and tracked, giving a more representative sample…
Grinding tool for comminution of the smallest quantities
WITH a footprint of just 20x30cm and a weight of 7kg, the Fritsch Pulverisette 23 mini-mill is promoted as the ideal tool for reducing small volume samples for laboratory analysis by X-ray fluorescence and infrared spectroscopy. Typical applications of the…
Repeater pipette makes light work of tedious pipetting
THE RAININ AutoRep S repeater pipette from Anachem is said to provide ergonomic liquid handling for any application requiring repeated dispensing steps over a wide range of volumes. Volume can be selected manually with one hand, using the stroke-setting wheel,…
Microscope camera needs no PC connection
FOR THE first time, the Olympus DP26 microscope camera can be operated in standalone fashion without the need of a PC connection. This new facility will streamline the image capture process and save valuable space in the laboratory, says Olympus.…
HPLC columns promise to improve performance
A NEW range of chromatography columns from Thermo Fisher are engineered to ‘significantly increase’ the performance of HPLC separations, without any modification to instruments or methods. The company’s internal laboratory tests show that 4um Accucore XL HPLC columns allow users…
NMR analyser is first designed for the clinical lab
THE FIRST fully-automated nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) diagnostic analyser created specifically for the clinical laboratory has granted approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Vantera clinical analyser from LipoScience combines proprietary signal-processing algorithms and NMR spectroscopic detection…