Researchers at the University of Leeds have identified a crucial stage in the lifecycle of simple viruses like polio and the common cold that could open a new front in the war on viral disease.

Richard Matthews, Lise-Meitner-Fellow at the University of Vienna, gives new insights into Membrane-Assisted Self-Assembly and publishes his results in the current issue of Physical Review Letters.

HiTek Power Ltd, a world-leading manufacturer of standard and custom-designed high-voltage power supplies, has used its expertise gained over many years of developing custom supplies, including designs for mass spectrometry applications, to introduce the first of a number of families of standard modules for this market.

For laboratories looking for a safe, rapid and affordable sample concentrator for biological samples - Genevac reports on the significant operational benefits of their miVac sample concentrator compared to 'blowdown' evaporation systems.

Scientists have developed a prototype ultra-sensitive sensor that would enable doctors to detect the early stages of diseases and viruses with the naked eye, according to research published today in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.

High power diode laser line generator checks solar cells

Opsins, the light-sensitive proteins key to vision, may have evolved earlier and undergone fewer genetic changes than previously believed, according to a new study from the National University of Ireland Maynooth and the University of Bristol.

Neutron scattering experiments have provided new insights into the origin of the side effects of an antifungal drug prescribed all over the world. The analysis conducted by scientists at King's College London and the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble follows 40 years of debate and could help drug developers reduce these harmful complications.

With eight significant contracts signed in 2012 and a particularly positive performance by the industrial segment, Veolia Water's technology subsidiary has further entrenched its position as the benchmark on the world's water treatment market.

The Carl Zeiss Microscopy business group is presenting two new options for particle analysis at this year's parts2clean trade fair in Stuttgart, Germany. Using Axio Zoom.V16, testers can investigate a component's cleanliness quickly and efficiently, while correlative microscopy provides chemical information and material classifications on individual particles.

Micronic has introduced a range of laser etched alphanumeric coded sample storage tubes (0.5ml, 0.75ml, 1.1ml and 1.4ml). The new tubes have a flat polypropylene bottom on which the alphanumeric code is encrypted with a laser.

Scientists from the University of Sheffield have unlocked one of the secrets to DNA repair - helping doctors identify DNA base damage and a patient's susceptibility to certain types of cancer.


New features on Ocean Optics’ device driver software for high-speed data acquisition, spectral processing and data analysis

New technology to detect drug-use through people’s fingerprints has been awarded a share of a £39 million healthcare grant. Intelligent Fingerprinting Ltd, a spin-out company from the University of East Anglia, has been given £425,000 to improve drug screening services in hospital A&E and coroners’ departments.

Roche has announced that the European Commission has approved Avastin (bevacizumab) in combination with standard chemotherapy as a treatment for women with first recurrence of platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer.

Novartis has announced that the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published results from a study which found that once-yearly Aclasta® (zoledronic acid 5 mg) significantly reduced the risk of spine fractures by 67% versus placebo over two years in men with osteoporosis (p=0.002)1.

Siemens Healthcare has developed a detector with a revolutionary new electronic design for its computed tomography (CT) scanners: The Stellar Detector can transmit analog data with minimal wiring, making it possible to digitize the measured signals with virtually no interference.

The 1000 Genomes Project presents a map of normal human genetic variation - everything from tiny changes in the genetic code to major alterations in our chromosomes. In a DNA version of ‘spot-the-difference’, EMBL scientists and their colleagues studied the genomes of 1092 healthy people from Europe, the Americas and East Asia, systematically tracking what makes us different from each other.

The University of Vienna research team led by Anton Zeilinger has achieved a new milestone in the history of quantum physics: The scientists were able to generate and measure the entanglement of the largest quantum numbers to date.

A study which has found a way to develop a universal vaccine for influenza, one that gives people immunity against all strains of the disease, has been recognised by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and gained its lead researcher a prestigious award.