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Oval gear flowmeters suitable for viscous fluid monitoring
July 22, 2013 Laboratory Product News Fluid viscosity, density and temperature can affect flowmeter performance. However, high-precision Oval Gear (OG) flowmeters from Titan Enterprises are nearly immune to these effects. They are designed so that fluid does not actually pass through the gear teeth and magnets…
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Viscometer quickly measures intrinsic velocity
July 22, 2013 Laboratory Product News Measuring intrinsic velocity is considered to be a more reliable method than light scattering to study and understand phenomena like polymerization, degradation, interaction and the stability of molecules. Rheosense’s m-Vroc viscometer is now equipped with the highest resolution to detect…
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New antibodies enable rapid detection of norovirus
July 22, 2013 Laboratory Product News Norovirus is one of the most common causes of food-borne illness. Outbreaks develop quickly in contained environments, like nursing home, schools and cruise ships, leaving the afflicted with symptoms like severe diarrhea and vomiting. Virostat has developed and released two…
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Mobile ductless fume hoods facilitate industrial training
July 22, 2013 Laboratory Product News Using equipment that can easily be moved from laboratory to laboratory when required can help keep costs in-check. Suitable for classroom demonstrations and industrial training, Air Science USA’s mobile ductless fume hood, the Mobile EDU, is mounted on a large…
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Software module automates particle location, chemical characterization
July 22, 2013 Laboratory Product News New analytical software for Raman spectroscopy automates particle location and chemical characterization, improving efficiency. The ParticleFinder module for Horiba Scientific’s LapSpec 6 spectroscopy suite leads the analyst through the process of locating particles, generating size/shape statistics, selecting candidate particles…
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Compact microcentrifuges offer increased speed, capacity
July 19, 2013 Laboratory Product News Compact instruments that provide flexibility, reliability and precise performance—while taking up little space—are invaluable in the lab. Beckman Coulter Life Science’s Microfuge 20 and 20R microcentrifuges seamlessly perform processes including nucleic acid and protein preparation, and rapid sedimentation of protein…
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New microwave instrument improves peptide synthesis
July 19, 2013 Laboratory Product News Researchers looking for faster and more efficient ways to synthesize peptides now have a new family of products at their disposal. CEM’s Liberty Blue line of research-scale microwave peptide synthesizers and its Liberty XL mid-scale microwave peptide synthesizer offer four…
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Small vortexer provides temperature control options
July 19, 2013 Laboratory Product News Temperature-controlled vortexers are suitable for applications such as denaturation, restriction digests, slow thawing of samples and growing bacterial and yeast cultures. Benchmark Scientific’s MultiTherm is available with heat only or with both heating and cooling options, and interchangeable blocks for…
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Single-use bioreactor updated with new features
July 19, 2013 Laboratory Product News Fast and flexible solutions are needed to efficiently managing peak workloads despite challenging timelines. The second generation of Sartorius Stedium Biotech’s single-use stirred tank bioreactor, the UniVessel SU, can be operated in working volumes from 0.6 L to 2L and…
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Low-volume tube system simplifies sample prep
July 19, 2013 Laboratory Product News When working on samples between 2 and 5 ml, researchers often have no choice but to use tubes that are really designed for larger volumes. Eppendorf’s Tube 5.0 ml features a snap cap for single-hand operation and a compact conical…
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Programmable circulating baths offer customizable performance
July 16, 2013 Laboratory Product News Sophisticated circulating water baths can make it simple to create and run multi-step ramp and soak temperature programs as well as frequently used simple temperature testing protocols. PolyScience’s Performance Programmable Circulating Baths feature a user-friendly, icon-driven touchscreen display. Available in…
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Microplates eliminates well-to-well crosstalk
July 16, 2013 Laboratory Product News Well-to-well crosstalk inherent in most assay plates can limit inhibit performance. Porvair Sciences’ Krystal 2000 microplate range incorporates unique individual clear cups that are molded into either a black or white polypropylene matrix. As a result, crosstalk is eliminated and…
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UV optical module enables high-speed imaging experiments
July 16, 2013 Laboratory Product News Off-the-shelf UV optical components are often unavailable or do not have specifications suitable to the application, which can affect throughput, resolution and spectral range. Resolve Optics recently supplied a high-performance, eight-channel optical module for Specialised Imaging’s SIM framing camera, which…
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Display panel meter logs temperature, process data
July 15, 2013 Laboratory Product News Many industries require versatile display panels that can also log data for temperature and process measurement. Omega’s Dpi1701 series of 1/8 DIN monochrome, high-resolution graphic display panel meters record 85,000 data points with time and date stamping. They feature optional…
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Miniature inductive sensor has sensing range expanded
July 15, 2013 Laboratory Product News Traditional sensors have been generally too large for use in applications where space is in short supply. Baumer has increased the sensing distance of its IFRM04/05 series of inductive sensors by 60 per cent. And even the smallest sensor of…
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Heavy-wall PTFE assemblies offer improved vacuum resistance
July 15, 2013 Laboratory Product News Increasing the wall thickness of a PTFE hose assembly improves vacuum resistance at higher temperatures and also offers greater kink resistance and reduced permeation. Parker Hannifin’s PTFE convoluted, open pitch, heavy wall hose assemblies have up to 33% more PTFE…
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Flow cytometry analyzer enables complex multicolour experiments
July 15, 2013 Laboratory Product News Space is a valuable commodity in today’s research environment. BD Biosciences’ high-performance research flow cytometer, the LSRFortessa X-20 Cell Analyzer, delivers multicolour analysis with a compact footprint of 76.2 x 73.7 cm and a height of 76.2 cm. It can…
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Image capture device offers high throughput
July 15, 2013 Laboratory Product News High-throughput image capture devices that can integrate into the network can help save pathologists time by reducing the need to ship slides. The technology built into Leica Biosystems’ Aperio AT2 reduces overhead and technician hours spent in front of the…
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Tabletop testers provide precise, high-speed analysis
July 10, 2013 Laboratory Product News The need for physical property testing has increased significantly in a wide range of applications. Shimadzu’s EZ Test EZ-X Series compact tabletop have ±0.5% accuracy with a guaranteed load capacity range of 1/500 to 1/1, and offer high-speed data sampling…
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WDXRF instrument analyzes ultra-low sulphur levels in fuel
July 9, 2013 Laboratory Product News Environmental regulations in many parts of the world now limit sulphur content in petroleum-based fuels, and this has spurred the development of more sensitive instruments to detect and analyze the element at low concentrations. Rigaku’s Micro-Z ULS sulphur analyzer is…
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Compact gas pressure reactors designed for hotplate stirrers
July 9, 2013 Laboratory Product News Chemists now have a new tool for performing routine reactions including hydrogenation, carbonylation and carbonylation at elevated temperatures and pressures. Asynt’s compact gas pressure reactors are heated and stirred using standard hotplate stirrers. Base vessels are available from 50 ml…
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Powder-coated steel process drives are more affordable
July 9, 2013 Laboratory Product News Powder-coated steel is less expensive than finished metals like stainless steel. By using it in the construction of the housing of its Masterflex L/S Digital Console Process Drives, Cole-Parmer could offer these products at a more affordable price. These peristaltic…
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Synthetic sapphires offered in custom, standard forms
July 8, 2013 Laboratory Product News Sapphires are amongst the hardest naturally occurring substances on the planet. Goodfellow offers a range of synthetic sapphire products including windows, spheres and bearings that provide high-strength and scratch-resistance, have high operating temperatures and good transmission characteristics across a range…
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Acoustic biosensor improves protein interaction analysis
July 5, 2013 Laboratory Product News Native membrane proteins and protein complexes can be challenging to analyze by traditional biosensor platforms. SAW Instruments’ sam X amily of biosensors, part of the sam x system, measure changes in mass and viscoelasticity at the chip surface based on…
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Flat cables withstand long-term cryogenic conditions
July 5, 2013 Laboratory Product News Integrating multiple elements into a compact flat cable allows for a tighter bend radius, space and weight savings, noise reduction and a longer service life. Cicoil’s Flexx-Sil Flat Cables can incorporate controlled impedance pairs, power conductors, Ethernet, thermocouple, coax, USB,…
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Fast microplate analysis for biochemical, cell-based assays
July 4, 2013 Laboratory Product News Smaller and less expensive versions of popular laboratory instruments are increasingly coming to market. One of the latest is Corning’s Epic BT—based on the firm’s Epic label-free detection system. It’s not only compact and more affordable, it offers improved cell-based…
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Calorimeter offers faster reaction speeds
July 3, 2013 Laboratory Product News Intuitive instruments allow users to run experiments faster resulting in significant resource savings. Mettler-Toledo’s newly designed OptiMax HFCal heat flow calorimeter offers quick, reliable heating and cooling making it suitable for labs working under tight deadlines. It offers precise temperature…
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Distillation analyzer quickly generates Cetane index
July 2, 2013 Laboratory Product News The complexity of the refining business keeps increasing, making it more essential to generate results in a timely fashion. The latest version of PAC’s online distillation analyzer, MicroDist, offers distillation and density analysis in a single instrument. As a result,…
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High-performance ink ribbons available for slide printer
July 2, 2013 Laboratory Product News Specimen misidentification on slides can be a major risk in lab operations due to the difficulty of reading handwritten data or the use of difficult-to-apply xylene-resistant labels. Primera’s new TuffCoat 2 ink ribbons for its Signature Slide Printer offer high-…
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Desiccator fits in freezers, fridges for easy storage
June 28, 2013 Laboratory Product News There aren’t many storage options for materials that need to be kept in a cold, low-humidity environment. Designed to fit inside refrigerators and -20 C freezers, the Scienceware Secador Refrigerator Ready Dessicator includes an extra-long depth to maximize space and…
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Prisms manufactured to customer specifications
June 28, 2013 Laboratory Product News The angles between prism surfaces are dependent on the application. Optical Surfaces manufactures high-quality prisms to customer-supplied specifications in quantities ranging from prototypes, and batch runs through to production quantities. The company can produce all types and configurations of prism,…
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