Laboratory equipment

Malvern Panalytical, a leading analytical instruments and services supplier, this week launched a new version of its Aeris compact X-ray diffractometer (XRD). Aeris is a small-footprint system with a big heart, and even bigger ambitions. This new version contains capabilities previously only seen in much larger systems, powering exciting leaps forward in scientific progress. Building…

JEOL builds upon its AccuTOF GC series gas chomatograph – time-of-flight mass spectrometers with the release of the JMS-T2000GC “AccuTOF GC-Alpha”. This product is a GC-MS that represents significant improvement in performance and functionality using two newly developed key technologies. The basic hardware performance has been greatly improved and a new generation of automated data…

By David L. Chandler | MIT News Office Numerous studies have shown that trained dogs can detect many kinds of disease —  including lung, breast, ovarian, bladder and prostate cancers, and possibly Covid-19 — simply through smell. In some cases, involving prostate cancer for example, the dogs had a 99% success rate in detecting the…

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments announces the new i-Series LC-2050/LC-2060 Integrated High-Performance Liquid Chromatographs (HPLC). Building on the exceptional performance of previous versions, the i-Series LC-2050/LC-2060 models incorporate analytical intelligence functions, enable complete automation from startup to analysis preparations, and allow remote monitoring and data processing. Analytical intelligence advancements in the i-Series systems include real-time mobile phase…

Thermo Scientific Vanquish Online 2D-Liquid Chromatography (LC) systems offer a robust and flexible platform for pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical R&D, food safety, environmental testing, omics and polymer analysis scientists to characterize complex samples in-depth with the highest confidence. The Vanquish Online 2D-LC system leverages the performance and ease of use of the innovative Vanquish technology, while offering maximum…

The traditional method for evaluating crop quality is to send samples to a lab for testing, which is costly and time-consuming. The agriculture industry has a clear need for a user-friendly technology that provides crop composition analysis — i.e., quality evaluation — in situ and at a reasonable price. The NIRCrop Scanner, Handheld Sensor for…

SPT Labtech, designer and developer of automated instrumentation and consumables for life science applications, announces the acquisition of BioMicroLab, a robotics automation provider for life science laboratories. Headquartered in Northern California, BioMicroLab designs and manufactures laboratory automation equipment for biotechnology and scientific research. BioMicroLab’s extensive range of sample handling and tracking solutions complements SPT Labtech’s…

ZEISS has introduced a new compact microscope for digital teaching and routine lab work just in time for the International Day of Education, which took place yesterday. ZEISS Primostar 3 is a robust upright light microscope, which is made for daily work in a classroom or in a lab for tissue and sample examination in…

Thermo Fisher Scientific today announced that several of its analytical instruments and solutions have been recognized through multiple respected industry awards. These award-winning analytical solutions support scientists across many sectors including pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, environmental, clinical and industrials, to accelerate research into biopharmaceuticals and small molecules, and ensure the safety and quality of consumables.…

Many manufacturing and processing facilities feature a laboratory for research, design, testing and quality control.  These labs require high-performance workstations to support equipment such as microscopes, spectrophotometers, 3D printers and operant conditioning chambers, while providing space to perform critical tasks. “Because lab equipment is so sensitive and crucial to R&D, quality control and meeting regulatory…

At pharmaceutical companies, including those that deal with reagents, buffers, biologics, cells, immunotherapy and similar products, liquid measurement and filling is often done by hand during R&D and lower initial production volumes. However, as advances are made through the development process, increasing demand for production volume and product changeover increase, result in significant drawbacks to…

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments introduces the TOC-1000e online total organic carbon analyzer, which provides high sensitivity and low detection limits, reaching 0.1 μg/L, making it ideal for industries requiring high-purity water, including pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, food & beverage, chemical packaging and precision equipment manufacturing. The TOC-1000e analyzer is the industry’s first to use a mercury-free excimer lamp…

Chromatography is a process for separating components of a mixture of chemical substances into its individual components so that they can be thoroughly analyzed. To get the process started, the mixture is dissolved in a substance called the mobile phase, which carries it through a second substance called the stationary phase. The different components of…

Thermo Fisher Scientific this week unveiled Thermo Scientific Athena Software, a premium platform that simplifies the management, traceability and sharing of data for core imaging facilities dedicated to materials science research. Athena ensures that experiment data from multiple imaging instruments can be accessed at every step of a workflow, remotely and in the lab. This…

by David McCullough Identifying an appropriate leased property for a research laboratory can be a daunting task.  Often decisions must be made quickly due to schedule and operational considerations, as well as the need to secure an available building before a competitor does.  It is important to select carefully, as costly design or process modifications…

JEOL announces the release of a new cold field emission cryo-electron microscope (cryo-EM), the CRYO ARM 300 II (JEM-3300), to be released this month. This new cryo-EM has been developed based on the concept of “Quick and easy to operate and get high-contrast and high-resolution images”. Recent dramatic improvement of resolution in single particle analysis…

Zeiss announces that it has formed a research collaboration partnership with the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI). Using an LSM 980 NLO next generation confocal microscope supplied by ZEISS, MPFI will investigate using implanted GRadient INdex (GRIN) lenses in combination with the Airyscan 2 area detector for deep brain functional neuroscience research. Airyscan…

By Theresa Duque Since the earliest microscopes, scientists have been on a quest to build instruments with finer and finer resolution to image a cell’s proteins – the tiny machines that keep cells, and us, running. But to succeed, they need to overcome the diffraction limit, a fundamental property of light that long prevented optical microscopes…

In line with the need for pharmaceutical research, cell and gene therapy, vaccine production and biobanking laboratories for dependable sample protection, the new series of controlled-rate freezers from Thermo Fisher Scientific provides precise, repeatable freezing capabilities, while enhancing data traceability to support GMP and 21 CFR part 11 requirements. The Thermo Scientific CryoMed Controlled-Rate Freezers…

JEOL USA awarded two grand prizes to winners of its 2020 Electron Microscopy Image Contest, kicking off its 2021 Image Contest at the beginning of the new year. The annual contest showcases JEOL microscope users’ artistically or esthetically pleasing images with good composition, sharp focus and technical competency, especially in the use of accelerating voltage.…

The Caron hydrogen peroxide chamber sterilization system provides a sterile culture environment in a fast, dry process with no extra cleanup. This new system has now been recognized by US Patent #10,738,271. This patent covers several unique features, including rapid cycle management, a highly repeatable sensor-driven process and a compact and effective sterilant catalyst system.…

By Aliyah Kovner The planet is comprised of continents and islands, each with unique cultures and resources. One area may be well known for growing food, another for manufacturing building materials, and yet despite their differences and distance from one another, the regions are linked by global processes. Living cells are built on a similar…

The “CCS” Containment Control System, from Hemco, is engineered to safely contain and control airborne particulate from sampling procedures. Dispensing from drums and weighing operations are typical applications. Drums or equipment can be easily rolled into the enclosure through the strip curtain entrance. Both the process and surrounding environment are protected from contamination. A downward…

Southwest Research Institute has expanded its capability to evaluate internal combustion engine aftertreatment catalysts, integrating an existing SwRI technology with a mass spectrometer. To meet emission regulations, engine manufacturers install aftertreatment systems to treat exhaust and reduce harmful pollutants escaping into the environment. Aftertreatment system components undergo stringent testing to ensure they effectively decrease pollutants.…

A new microscope from researchers at Rice University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center can rapidly image large tissue sections, potentially during surgery, to discover on the spot if the cancer was successfully removed. It was created by engineers and applied physicists at Rice and is described in a study recently published…