FINDING and isolating new flavour molecules from natural sources is a complex and laborious process, yet the rewards for finding such a molecule make the effort worthwhile. A new technical article from Genevac details how its HT-24 centrifugal evaporation system…
Month: January 2013
FieldScreen screening software rebranded as Blaze
CRESSET has relaunched its FieldScreen system for ligand based virtual screening as Blazev10. This software uses the shape and electrostatic character of known ligands to search large chemical collections for molecules with similar properties, in order to return diverse new…
Endotoxin assay uses no animal material
A HOMOGENEOUS fluorescence microplate assay using recombinant Factor C derived from horseshoe crab, for measuring endotoxin (Lipopolysaccharides, LPS) in pharmaceuticals, biologics and medical equipment, has been launched by Hyglos. The EndoZyme assay exploits pioneering work published by Japanese researchers working…
Microplate evaporator for Pittcon preview
A NEW microplate evaporator from Porvair Sciences will be shown to the public for the first time at Pittcon 2013. The new UltraVap Mistral (pictured) is the latest version of the company’s popular UltraVap sample concentrator, promising even easier integration…
Rotors to make centrifuges work harder
A RANGE of four new rotors promise to make Eppendorf’s 5804 and 5810 centrifuges more productive than ever. Already known as the ‘workhorses’ of company’s range, the new rotors increase the capacity of the machines, also offering savings in running…
Wireless datalogger promises precise temperature and humidity recording
THE LATEST model in TandD’s RTR-500 datalogger series, the RTR-507/507L, provides automatic logging of temperature from -30 to +80C and humidity from 0 to 99%RH. Humidity measurement accuracy is said to be +/-2.5%. Used with a RTR-500 base unit, the…
Weekly news: Cooler than cool is the hottest news this week
THERE’S no doubt in my mind about the, erm, hottest story in science this week – although I have already given up hope of ever properly understanding it. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Garching, Germany,…
Gas-liquid reactor gives continuous-flow carbonylation
A NEW approach to gas/liquid reactions has resulted in a protocol to reproducibly perform carbonylation chemistry under continuous flow through conditions. Using a Uniqsis GAM II gas-liquid reactor, laboratory scientists at Sygnature Discovery in Nottingham, UK, developed the method to…
Microplate dispenser is ‘world’s most precise’
DISPENSING precise volumes of fluids into microplates can be a critical factor in many laboratory operations, and plenty of manufacturers of lab automation systems take pride in the accuracy of their equipment. Redd&Whyte reckons its Preddator liquid handling system is…
Secure data management for smaller chromatography labs
MOST commercially-available laboratory data management systems are aimed at larger labs, says Agilent, announcing the launch of OpenLab Data Store with Lab Applications which is targeted at smaller chromatography laboratories. The package provides secure central storage of data produced by…