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Laboratory Science - Today's Top Stories
Accurate handheld micro to millilitre liquid handling
Integra has announced that it is now able to offer a complete range of handheld pipetting systems offering accurate liquid handling.I/O Terminals Control DC Motors
As the next step in Beckhoff Automation's hybrid I/O and motor control technology, the KL2532 and KL2542 I/O terminals are a cost-effective alternative to traditional drive systems for DC motors.Autosampler 2000 w/ bar code reader
For laboratories with high sample throughput, the real value of using SOPs is seen when fully automated particle size distribution measurements are made without operator intervention.
Automation
SOLATek 72 Multi-Matrix Vial Autosampler
Attain maximum throughput with 72-vial capacity, the highest quality sample pathway materials, and automated multiple additions for internal standard, surrogate and matrix spikes.New Automatic cell feeding station
PROcellcare stands for a system, which supplies live cells under the microscope with biological nutrient and working solutions thus allowing the scientist/developer to execute efficient and automatic dispensing and controlling processes of the equipment.Robotic Automation
Robotic automation is a cost effective choice compared to hand automation. Buckeye Machine can integrate a robot for your repetitive automation needs. Why choose robotic automation?
Biotechnology
Fatty acids anger the immune system
Researchers have new evidence to explain how saturated fatty acids, which soar in those who are obese, can lead the immune system to respond in ways that add up to chronic, low-grade inflammation.Drunken fruit flies aid fight against alcoholism
A group of drunken fruit flies have helped researchers identify entire networks of genes-also present in humans-that play a key role in alcohol drinking behaviour.Surface texture and algae growth
Engineers are assessing systematic production methods that could make the costs of algae oil production more reasonable, helping move the U.S. from fossil fuel dependency to renewable energy replacements.
Cell Cultures
Hydrogen peroxide's link to living cells
If a circadian rhythm is like an orchestra - the united expression of the rhythms of millions of cells - a common chemical may serve as the conductor, or at least as the baton.Scaffolding helps grow skin in labs
Scientists are developing new scaffolding technology which could be used to grow tissues such as skin, nerves and cartilage using 3D spaghetti-like structures.How bacteria avoid destruction in cells
An international team of researchers report a way in which intracellular pathogens exploit the biological attributes of their hosts in order to escape destruction.
Chromatography
CycloGraph Centrifugal Chromatography System
The CycloGraph system is a centrifugally accelerated device for performing preparative chromatographic separations. The device spins a layer of adsorbent material coated as a flat ring on a glass backing.Multi-dimensional gas chromatograph
The key hardware component of the MDGC system is a capillary-optimized pressure switching device that directs flow from the first column directly to a monitor detector or to the second column and detector.Cyclograph deluxe centrifuge chromotography device
The CycloGraph system is a centrifugally accelerated device for performing preparative thin layer radial separations.
Spectrometry, imaging
Mobile microscopes illuminate the brain
Scientists have developed a way of actually watching the activity of many brain cells simultaneously in an animal that is free to move around the environment.Unlocking Mysteries of the Brain with PET
Inflammatory response of brain cells could tell researchers more about why certain neurologic disorders, such as migraine headaches and psychosis in schizophrenic patients, occur and provide insight into how to best treat them.Surface dissolution imaging
The SDI300 is a unique UV area imaging detector which enables quantitative imaging of surface phenomena of a diverse range of substances including APIs, formulations, gels, liquids, stents and patches.