Laboratory Equipment and Lab Product News

Powerful Evaporator for Drug Discovery

Genevac Ltd.

18/12/2013

The HT-4X centrifugal evaporator from Genevac provides optimised sample preparation capabilities for scientists working in the drug discovery environment. Built to the highest specifications, the HT-4X makes demanding applications routine. Corrosive vapours such as trifluoroacetic acid may be removed by the standard system and an inert purge option allows high safety evaporation of flammable solvents. In addition, the HT-4X can also be used to achieve high speed...

JPK launches the fast-scanning & super-resolution NanoWizard ULTRA Speed AFM system

JPK Instruments AG

11/12/2013

Berlin, 10th December 2013: JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, announces the release of the next generation of NanoWizard® AFM systems delivering fast-scanning and super-resolution on an inverted microscope. The boundaries for performance of analytical instrumentation are continually being pushed to the limits. In the world of atomic force microscopy, AFM, JPK Instruments have...

300 °C Diamond ATR Accessory

PIKE Technologies, Inc.

10/12/2013

PIKE Technologies has expanded temperature control options for the popular GladiATR accessory. This single reflection diamond ATR may now be configured for heating up to 300 °C and used for high temperature kinetic or material degradation studies. The accessory is controlled by the intuitive PIKE TempPRO software. The GladiATR’s optical design features reflective optics and a monolithic diamond that deliver high throughput across full mid-IR and far-IR spectral...

A Safety Guide for using Laboratory Heating Blocks

Asynt

06/12/2013

Asynt in conjunction with the Department of Chemistry, University of St Andrews (UK) and Advanced Chemical Safety Inc. (USA) have produced an 8-page illustrated document to provide laboratory staff with an IN BEST PRACTICE GUIDE to safe use of heating block systems.Heating blocks provide a safe, convenient and productive alternative to heating mantles and oil baths for heating round bottomed flasks, tubes and vials. Used in combination with a standard hotplate stirrer -...

Distek, Inc. Releases the sensIR 3200 Disintegrator

Distek, Inc.

04/12/2013

North Brunswick, NJ – Distek, Inc., an industry leader in pharmaceutical laboratory testing instruments, accessories and validation services, is pleased to announce the release of the sensIR 3200 - their next generation “Bathless” Disintegrator.The Distek sensIR 3200 uses the latest in bathless heating to offer a disintegrator without the mess and drawbacks associated with conventional water bath-based instruments. By eliminating the water bath and...

Accurate Analysis of Carbon Fibre Composites

Exeter Analytical

03/12/2013

Exeter Analytical, specialists in elemental microanalysis, has developed proprietary techniques based on their Model 440 CHN analyser to enable accurate determination of percentage Carbon (C) and Hydrogen (H) in Carbon fibre composite materials.Carbon fibre analysis is of great interest to developers of products that benefit from the unique strength to weight ratio and rigidity of Carbon fibre reinforced materials - often referred to as carbon fibre composites. ...

EKF HbA1c Analyzer Assessment Success Presented at World Diabetes Congress

EKF Diagnostics

03/12/2013

Cardiff, UK – 3nd December 2013 – EKF Diagnostics, the global diagnostics business, announces the successful assessment of its Quo-Test and Quo-Lab point-of-care HbA1c analyzers within the College of Medicine, Swansea University. Dr Stephen Luzio, Associate Professor at the University, is giving a scientific poster presentation entitled ‘Assessment of two point-of-care analyzers for the determination of HbA1c’ at the World Diabetes Congress –...

HORIBA launches Online Clinical Diagnostics Information Resource

Horiba Medical

27/11/2013

Northampton, UK– 27 November 2013 – HORIBA UK Ltd, Medical Division, has launched online its new innovative information resource on clinical diagnostics at www.horibaville.com. As a web-based, interactive town, Horibaville allows visitors to tour and visit different locations to discover more about HORIBA’s services, product portfolio and also gain ready access to scientific posters, papers and case-studies.Navigation moves a Horibaville ‘fun...

Ocean Optics Launches STS-UV Microspectrometer

Ocean Optics

26/11/2013

Instrument provides full spectral UV analysis in a tiny footprintDesigned for integration into spectroscopy instrumentation, medical devices, process monitoring and other applications where a small footprint is desired, the STS-UV Microspectrometer from Ocean Optics is a compact yet high-performance spectrometer. Measuring just 40 mm x 42 mm and 24 mm high, this product is optimised for applications in the ultraviolet (190-650 nm) including absorbance measurements, point...

Inexpensive Metering of Flow Rate in Larger Diameter Pipes

Titan Enterprises Ltd.

21/11/2013

Titan Enterprises offers a range of insertion turbine liquid flow measurement systems, for permanent or portable installation in larger diameter pipelines, from 40 - 900mm.Insertion flowmeters measure the point velocity of the liquid in a pipe. Due to the relatively small disturbance the insertion turbine metering head introduces to a pipe, pressure losses for this type of flowmeter are very low thereby producing energy savings by reducing pumping costs. Typical...