MALVERN Instruments has used a live webinar to complete the global roll-out of its Morphologi G3-ID particle characterisation system. This online tutorial described the capabilities of the G3-ID, which combines automated particle imaging with the chemical identification of individual particles…
Month: October 2012
Well bottom elevation microplate standard now ANSI accredited
THE AMERICAN National Standards Institute (ANSI) has finalised accreditation of the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) Microplate Standard 6 for Well Bottom Elevation. Known as ANSI/SLAS 6-2012, this new standard defines terminology and measurement protocols for well bottom…
Cap a complete rack of tubes in seconds
A COMPLETE rack of 96 sample tubes can be capped in just 4-9 seconds, which is less than half the time of competitive systems, using the Univo CP480 electric capper says Micronic. This versatile laboratory benchtop unit can cap all…
Confocal microscope gives enhanced imaging of living specimens
RESEARCHERS seeking more sensitive live cell imaging along with high-speed measurement capability will find the Olympus FluoView FV1200 confocal laser scanning microscope meets their needs, says the company. Offering ultra-high sensitivity along with fluorescence measurement, this instrument is designed specifically…
Planet xMap Europe registrations break 500 mark
THE TENTH annual Planet xMap symposium, to be held 10-11 October 2012 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, has attracted over 500 delegate registrations reports Luminex. The symposium programme features scientific sessions, workshops, discussion groups, exhibitions, and networking events with…
Log CO2, temperature, and RH simultaneously
THE SIMULTANEOUS measurement and recording of three environmental factors – CO2 concentration, temperature, and humidity – can be performed automatically on the new TR-76Ui-H data logger from TandD. This three-channel recorder offers temperature measurement accuracy of +/-0.3C from 10C to 40C, and…
weekly news: Hygiene becomes fashionable again
SCIENTIFIC fact is nothing more than this year’s best guess, as the latest published research continually demonstrates. But there is always a little sadness when the fact that is being overturned is one that we hold dear, for reinforcing our…
3D imaging solves mouse genome puzzle
SCIENTISTS in Canada and the USA have used 3D imaging techniques to settle a long-standing debate about how DNA and structural proteins are packaged into chromatin fibres. A paper published in Embo Reports shows that the mouse genome consists of…
Electrocompetent cells promise higher electroporation efficiency
A NEW product from Amsbio, CloneCatcher Gold DH5G electrocompent E coli cells, exhibit extremely high electroporation efficiencies that approach the theoretical maximum of 3.4×10^11cfu/ug pUC19 DNA. Transferring exogenous DNA into E coli is a standard laboratory method for cloning genes…
Pirbright Institute is new name for IAH
THE UK’s Institute for Animal Health, which has a 100-year track record as a leading centre for surveillance and research into livestock diseases and the spread of viruses from animals to humans, has today (04 October 2012) been renamed the…