Automation

An environmentally friendly robot

Robots that decompose once they have reached the end of their mission could soon be deployed in the environment, thanks to a Research Project Grant of over £200,000 from the Leverhulme Trust.

3D characterization of powder gas stream improves process quality in laser material deposition

Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT have succeeded in performing qualitative and quantitative characterization of the powder gas stream in laser deposition welding. The powder gas feed is an important parameter of the overall process and plays a key role in the results achieved.

Queen’s is UK leader for female scientists and engineers

Queen’s has been named as the lead university in the United Kingdom for tackling the unequal representation of women in science and engineering.

Cutting edge products for 3D cell culture, regenerative medicine & glycobiology

AMSBIO has announced that it will be displaying its latest innovative products for life science research at SLAS 2012 - one of the world's largest laboratory automation and screening trade shows and congresses.

Biotechnology

Plant molecular farming: a new biotech wave

Opportunities and challenges in Europe in the production of biopharmaceuticals using plant molecular farming

Viral contaminations in lab and manufacturing facilities

Dr Marcin Los outlines how to tackle the reoccurring problems of viral contaminations

Troubleshooting and optimising mutagenesis

Free IDT application guide provides the answers to mutagenesis experiments

Biosensor system optimises mammalian cell-based binding assay workflow

System can be used with unfixed cells in suspension or adherent cells grown directly on the sensor chips themselves

Chromatography

Agilent technologies launches new software for gel permeation chromatography

Agilent Technologies has announced the launch of the new Agilent GPC/SEC software for gel permeation/size exclusion chromatography with improved measurement and reporting capabilities for the food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

GE Healthcare launches TALON®

GE Healthcare launches TALON® chromatography media in convenient pre-packed formats for high purity separation of histidine-tagged proteins.

Chromatography Columns and Consumables Catalog

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has released its 2012-2013 Thermo Scientific Chromatography Columns and Consumables catalog - organized into 4 core segments: sample preparation, vials and closures, gas chromatography and liquid chromatography.

Biotage introduces biotage® SNAP ultra high performance flash chromatography cartridges

Biotage, a leading global supplier of solutions and technology for analytical and medicinal chemistry, introduced the new Biotage® SNAP Ultra high performance flash chromatography cartridges utilizing Biotage® HP-Sphere™ spherical silica. Biotage® SNAP Ultra is available in a wide range of sizes from 10 g – 340 g.

Spectrometry, imaging

Simultaneous imaging and photodynamic therapy of cancer

UvA scientists have developed a multifunctional nanoplatform for photodynamic therapy of cancer that can be activated by absorption of near-infrared light. With this nanoplatform it has now become possible to perform simultaneously photodynamic therapy and to image the therapeutic site for evaluation of therapy efficacy with NIR illumination.

Using 3D imaging to improve the lives of lung disease patients

Pioneering research at the University of Southampton, using hi-tech 3D imaging, could improve the lives of those suffering from chronic lung disease.

Tech Overtures: The Toyohashi Tech pH image sensor

The pH image sensor was invented by Kazuaki Sawada of Toyohashi University of Technology (Toyohashi Tech). The device enables two dimensional visualization of both the pH and optical imaging of chemical activity of solutions and cell activity.

Scientists revolutionise electron microscope

Researchers at the University of Sheffield have revolutionised the electron microscope by developing a new method which could create the highest resolution images ever seen.