MARKING a new distribution arrangement with diamond knife manufacturer Diatome, Agar Scientific is offering a range of deals on ultra-sharp diamond knives. As well as what it promises are attractive prices on new knives, Agar will take trade-in diamond knives…
Month: November 2012
Black microplates protect samples from light
LIGHT-sensitive samples present a particular problem in the laboratory, as photon-induced degradation can occur almost anywhere. Porvair says its high quality black microplates offer protection against light-induced sample degradation, even over long periods. These black microplates are made from an…
Are you taking the pee?
IF SO, Medline Scientific offers a range of scientific urine collection kits which it says includes all the components necessary for safe and hygienic specimen collection and handling. These CE and IVD approved kits are available with or without boric…
Raman microspectroscope with multiple laser colours
CRAIC Technologies has added further laser wavelengths to its Apollo Raman microspectrometer, with blue, green, red, and infrared now available. Used in conjunction with a light microscope, the Craic Apollo measures Raman spectra from samples or selected areas of large…
Liquid handling automation now integrated with sample prep
DESCRIBED as a ‘game-changing’ development in laboratory automation, Agilent’s new Encore Multispan liquid handling system combines multispan pipetting with a robotic arm to deliver what the company promises will be a new level of productivity and throughput. The system should…
Software automates materialographic identification
THE NEWEST version of Olympus’s materials science microscopy imaging software, Stream 1.8, provides new features to integrate and automate materialographic workflows. These include the automation of a multiple stage location engine, extended data management, and new additions to optional extensions.…
Zebrafish image scores Nikon prize
THE WINNING image in the 2012 Nikon Small World photomicrography competition is an image of the blood-brain barrier in a live zebrafish embryo, submitted by Dr Jennifer Peters and Dr Michael Taylor of St Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This is…
weekly news: Going supersonic by unconventional methods
I’VE NEVER had the experience of going supersonic, but have recently been considering two of the less usual methods of doing so. Given the chance, I’m not sure which I’d have a go at first. The simple method is that…
New sorting cytometer from Bio-Rad
EAGER to launch a new cell sorting system for smaller laboratories and those seeking to offer cell sorting to individual researchers, Bio-Rad will launch its S3 cell sorter in January 2013. This is a rebadged system from Propel Labs, which…