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Sewtec unveils new R&D centre
Automation solutions specialist Sewtec, which designs and installs bespoke production lines for the food and confectionery industries, has invested £500,000 in the establishment of a stand-alone...
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Merit – New affordable HPLC systems
Cecil Instruments have launched a new, low cost and easy to use HPLC range. The new Merit systems expand their proven Q-Adept and Adept HPLC ranges.These isocratic and binary systems are designed to...
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Dreading pain can be worse than pain itself
Faced with inevitable pain, most people would choose to get it out of the way as soon as possible, according to a new study.Researchers from the Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI) at Imperial...
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Scientists show how cells protect their DNA from catastrophic damage
Protein researchResearchers at the University of Copenhagen have unveiled a profound biological process that explains how DNA can be damaged during genome replication. In addition, the scientists...
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Dying from a food allergy is less likely than being murdered
A person with a food allergy is more likely to be murdered than to die from a severe reaction, according to a new study.One in 10 children has a food allergy. Many sufferers and their parents...
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Inkjet capsule filter provides superior results
The new Microprint™ inkjet capsule filter range from Inprinta® has been designed to ensure excellent particle retention through the use of pleated polymer filter packs. This together with a porous...
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Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum signs agreements with Russian company Vacuummash
Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum, one of the leading global manufacturers of vacuum pumps and systems, signed a contract with a distributor for the Commonwealth of Independent States CIS region. This contract...
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JULABO Laboratory temperature controllers
JULABO Laboratory temperature controllers perform a wide range of tasks in laboratories. They are perfect for the temperature control of heating mantles and heating collars. For example, they control...
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Avantes is the leading manufacturer of fiber optic spectroscopy instruments...
Avantes is the leading manufacturer of fiber optic spectroscopy instruments and systems with almost two decades of experience developing customer-defined spectrometer configurations. With a long...
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Versatile thermal imaging camera for demanding R&D applications
The FLIR SC660 thermal imaging camera is designed to deliver a combination of infrared and visible spectral images of superior quality and temperature measurement accuracy. Including a host of advanced...
View ArticleGenetic mutation could increase understanding of ADHD
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have discovered that a mutation in a single gene involved in the functioning of the brain’s nervous system can lead to hyperactivity symptoms that are...
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Breaking the mould - flexible microscopy
Microscopy is entering a new era of flexibility with the 'open source microscopy' concept. Wolfgang Hempell reports.Where traditional microscope design has been based on closed systems to meet the...
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Microscope illumination is changing
Since their introduction, LEDs have gained acceptance as spectrum coverage has expanded and intensities have reached the levels required for successful sample illumination. Jim Beacher...
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Temperature monitoring and sensor conformance in sterilisers
Autoclave sterilisers present temperature sensors with a very demanding operational environment in terms of high levels of pressure and moisture. Ken Jefferies reports.Temperature sensors specified for...
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3D laser lithography
Steffen Arnold and Martin Hermatschweiler look at the use of high-precision, piezo-based nanopositioning systems.Laser technology makes it possible to create even very complex three-dimensional micro-...
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Alzheimer's disease: Sensitive and specific one-step ELISA assays
Véronique Mainfroid and Benoît Wolf report on highly sensitive and economic assays to measure Β-amyloid (1-40) and (1-42) in body fluids and tissue lysates.Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common...
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Detecting microbes - new tools for old challenges
Stefanie Brookmann and Elizabeth Scanlan look at developments in gaining a better understanding of microbes at the molecular level.In the age-old struggle of man versus microbe, there have been many...
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Containment safety awarenesss
Greater safety awareness and more frequent changes in analysis have given rise to a growing demand for a flexible approach to containment.A containment device is in effect a hazardous zone (assuming...
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Microsphere formulation process scale-up
Camille Flores looks at technology that is changing the microsphere drug formulation process for the global pharmaceutical industry.Drug manufacturers have used the commonly known method of sieving to...
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Detection of ethyl glucuronide/ethyl suphate in urine of sexual assault cases
Jeffery Hackett and Albert A Elian outline this process which uses an anion exchange solid phase extraction technique and LC-MS/MS analysis.Of all the analyses carried out by forensic toxicology...
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