Laboratory equipment

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy has been incorporated by the intergovernmental and International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) in its compendium of International Methods of Analysis of Wines and Musts, for the quantification of six key parameters in wine – glucose, malic acid, acetic acid, fumaric acid, shikimic acid and sorbic acid. Traditionally, several…

Thermo Fisher Scientific announces the Thermo Scientific Phenom Pharos G2 Desktop Field Emission Gun – Scanning Electron Microscope (FEG-SEM) designed to increase access to advanced nanomaterial research capabilities. The new instrument makes it possible for customers to use a tabletop microscope to intuitively characterize the size, shape and chemical composition of a wide range of…

Mace, the global consultancy and construction company, together with design partners WSP and HOK and technical partners Hoare Lea and GMP, supported the delivery of one of the world’s largest, most innovative diagnostic facilities — the Rosalind Franklin Laboratory — as part of the UK government’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mace-led multidisciplinary…

Avantor, a provider of products and services to customers in the life sciences and advanced technologies & applied materials industries, has introduced J.T.Baker premium robotic tips for use with leading robotic liquid handling and research workstations. Engineered to help scientists and researchers move from discovery to delivery faster, the tips are suitable for a range…

Vincent “Vinnie” Cavaliere had an epiphany one day in study hall. He was a sophomore at East Hartford High School in East Hartford, Conn., reading chapter 8 of a science textbook. He remembers it vividly — because that was when he realized he loved chemistry. More importantly, he realized he loved microscopes. Two decades later…

Labs are one of the most resource-intensive spaces in any industry. Wherever possible scientists should aim to conserve resources, save energy and reduce emissions, thus, it comes as no surprise that there is a great opportunity to reduce the environmental impact of labs through smarter purchases. Miele and SelectScience are offering a webinar on Friday,…

Atlas, maker of weathering testing technology, has announced the expansion of its German commercial weathering testing laboratory to provide faster solar simulation testing. International customers now have the ability to significantly expedite research, development and quality control of materials and products for automotive, electronics, aerospace and military applications – even on short notice. Part of…

Thermo Fisher Scientific and the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) West Coast Metabolomics Center announce The Center of Excellence in Clinical Metabolomics, a research collaboration to provide the metabolomics community with innovations, best practices and standard operating procedures to support the rapid scale-up of large cohort studies and clinical research. Metabolomics is an increasingly…

Brix refractometers are a common instrument used to measure the sugar content of a solution. Increasing sugar content leads to an increase in the refractive index. By passing light through a sample and measuring the refraction, the amount that the light bends, the sugar content can be measured. Brix refractometers are calibrated using the brix…

Provider of temperature-controlled microscopy, Linkam, is hosting two workshops and a technical showcase at the Microscience Microscopy Conference (MMC) 2021, as well as participating as an exhibitor in the virtual event. The first workshop, taking place on Tuesday, July 6, at 10 a.m. BST will be hosted by Linkam Senior Scientist Dr. Michael Schwertner, in…

Optima announces its new Laboratory Resource Management System – LRMS version 2021.1., a major milestone incorporating a sophisticated engine that automates the complex scheduling process of laboratory resources. Optima’s algorithm combines all information collected in the system setting and the historical data generated, to provide a scheduling proposal on the best way to coordinate the…

Park Systems introduces the Park FX40, an autonomous Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), infused with innovative robotics, intelligent learning features, safety mechanisms, AI-based software and specialized add-ons. Park FX40 Atomic Force Microscope is the first AFM to autonomously execute all up-front set up and scanning processes, putting the intelligent Park FX40 in a new class of…

By David McCullough Although changing rapidly, there remains a shortage of commercial properties that are developed with laboratories as potential tenants in mind, and brokers are often not always well informed about the specific needs of research tenants. As a result, research organizations often lease a property without sufficiently considering the difficulty of adapting them…

ZEISS Research Microscopy Solutions introduces ZEISS Xradia CrystalCT micro-computed tomography (microCT) system to enable 3D crystallographic imaging of polycrystalline materials for a wide range of metal and alloy, additive manufacturing, ceramic and pharmaceutical samples in industrial and academic laboratories. A world-first commercial implementation, ZEISS Xradia CrystalCT is purpose-built to deliver diffraction contrast tomography (DCT) on…

The U.S. National Science Foundation is advancing biomolecular research through the establishment of a geographically distributed Network for Advanced Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. This investment of $40 million is made through NSF’s Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure II program, an NSF-wide effort to meet the research community’s needs for modern research infrastructure to support science and engineering research.…

The state-of-the-art Thermo Scientific TSX Series Ultra-Low Temperature (ULT) Freezers have been fully upgraded to include additional functionality to provide research, pharmaceutical manufacturing, clinical, biorepository and industrial laboratories with safeguards to deliver environmentally sustainable protection of materials, such as vaccines, cell culture media, biologics and reagents. The advanced TSX Series ULT Freezers from Thermo Fisher…

Thermo Fisher Scientific introduces the Invitrogen Attune CytPix Flow Cytometer, an imaging-enhanced flow cytometer, that combines acoustic focusing flow cytometry technology with a high-speed camera. The Attune CytPix allows users to collect high-performance fluorescent flow cytometry data from cells while simultaneously capturing high-resolution brightfield images, allowing users to match images with their flow cytometry data…

Small molecule researchers in academia, pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries can now use a new, intelligent mass spectrometer (MS) to reveal complex chemical structures with confidence, ease and experimental versatility. The Thermo Scientific Orbitrap IQ-X Tribrid mass spectrometer has been designed specifically for small-molecule structural elucidation of metabolites and unknown compounds. The wide range of applications…

Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC) announces enhancements to the Nexus Modular Hybrid Cooler, the world’s first intelligent, plug-and-play, modular hybrid fluid cooler for HVAC and light industrial applications. The Nexus Modular Hybrid Cooler, has low installation, operating and maintenance costs, now provides superb water quality resulting from enhanced water management. An optional water disinfecting system as…

by University of California San Diego Electrical engineers at the University of California San Diego developed a technology that improves the resolution of an ordinary light microscope so that it can be used to directly observe finer structures and details in living cells. The technology turns a conventional light microscope into what’s called a super-resolution…

On June 2, 2021, JEOL will focus on advances in life science research using electron microscopy and NMR spectroscopy in its “24 Hours of Life Science” conference. Twenty-four different sessions throughout the full day will cover topics including: Connectomics and the study of complete volumes of tissues or materials captured at high resolution Correlative microscopy…

  ThermoFisher Scientific is offering an online event on Wednesday, May 26, featuring Cryo-electron microscopy, mass spectrometry and structural biology. During this special live one-day event, you’ll have an opportunity to learn how combining mass spectrometry and cryo-EM allows structural biologists to achieve unparalleled results in their quest to understand macromolecular functions. You will also…

GenElute-E Single Spin purification kits improve productivity in the lab through a more flexible and streamlined nucleic acid purification process. “Especially now, when many researchers cannot be in the lab as much or as often as they would like, we want to streamline their efforts on long, manual processes and avoid hazardous liquid waste,” said…

Pharma and biotech laboratories performing high-throughput and high-content screening and molecular cell biology can now benefit from a series of new automated incubators and storage solutions that offer a large capacity, fast access and wide temperature range, while helping eliminate contamination issues in high-throughput environments. The Thermo Scientific Cytomat 24 automated incubators and storage systems…

PerkinElmer. has entered into an agreement to acquire Nexcelom Bioscience for $260 Million. The transaction is expected to close during the second quarter of 2021. Nexcelom is a provider of automated cell counting instruments, image cytometry workstations, assays and a variety of cell reagents, consumables, and fit-for-purpose cell counting method selection and development instructions that follow ISO…