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Laboratory Equipment: May 2013
May 6, 2013 4:46 pm | by Laboratory Equipment | Digital Editions | Comments
The May 2013 issue of Laboratory Equipment marks the magazine's 50th anniversary. Inside this anniversary issue, you will find a cover story on the increasing integration and collaboration of laboratories. Other feature articles detail HVAC options and big data chemistry software. Special product sections include life science and lab design.
Microarray Suited for Cancer Research
May 6, 2013 1:07 pm | Oxford gene Technology | Product Releases | CommentsOxford Gene Technology’s CytoSure Cancer +SNP array (4x180k) combines long oligo array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) probes with fully validated single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) content.
Imaging Agent Glows in Toxicology Applications
May 6, 2013 1:03 pm | PerkinElmer | Product Releases | CommentsThe GFR-Vivo 680 imaging agent from PerkinElmer is a fluorescent agent that allows researchers to measure glomerular filtration rate (GFR) non-invasively, in vivo in animals.
Analysis Module Automates pH Calibration
May 6, 2013 1:01 pm | The Automation Partnership (TAP) | Product Releases | CommentsTAP Biosystems has released an analysis module for its ambr micro bioreactor system, providing accurate automated pH calibration for enhanced bioprocess control.
System Enables Safe Vacuum Aspiration
May 6, 2013 12:58 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe VACUSAFE Laboratory Aspiration System from INTEGRA is designed to provide simple, reliable and safe aspiration of hazardous waste liquids in microbiological and biomedical laboratories.
Guide Details Options for Model Species
May 6, 2013 12:55 pm | Harvard Apparatus, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsHugo-Sachs Elektronik - Harvard Apparatus has released an Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion Systems Guide. The guide highlights systems for all model species.
PCR Instrument Designed for Multi-User Labs
May 6, 2013 12:52 pm | Eppendorf | Product Releases | CommentsThe Mastercycler nexus X1 from Eppendorf provides researchers with increased heating and cooling rates by uniting the innovative software found in the Mastercycler nexus with a fast 96-well block.
Freeze Dryer Configured for Present, Future Needs
May 6, 2013 12:45 pm | Sp Scientific | Product Releases | CommentsThe VirTis Benchtop Pro freeze dryer range from SP Scientific has been designed to be affordable and meet the needs of the most demanding research laboratories.
ELISA Detects Plant-Based Designer Drug
May 6, 2013 12:42 pm | Randox Laboratories | Product Releases | CommentsThe ELISA developed by Randox Toxicology is the first immunoassay drug test for Kratom; providing a rapid solution for the detection of mitragynine and its metabolites.
Consumables Enable Confident Genomic DNA Testing
May 6, 2013 12:40 pm | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsAgilent Technologies’ Genomic DNA ScreenTape prepackaged consumables device works with the company’s 2200 TapeStation instrument to determine the quantity, size and quality of genomic DNA in <2 min/ sample, using only 1 mL of material.
Laboratory Equipment: February 2013
February 8, 2013 9:45 am | by Laboratory Equipment | Digital Editions | CommentsThe February issue of Laboratory Equipment is chock full of Pittcon products, as well as information, insight and analysis of the show as it makes its return to the Northeast next month.
Responding to Patient Safety Threats in the Lab
February 8, 2013 8:10 am | by Angie Cahill, Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., Tucson, Ariz. | Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. | Articles | CommentsA public-private solution is needed to address and solve the serious risks to patient safety inherent in today’s pathology laboratory.
Pittcon Showcases New and Breakthrough Technologies
February 7, 2013 5:08 pm | by Tim Studt, Editorial Director | Articles | CommentsGeneral lab equipment, analytical instruments and specialty life science testing devices highlight the show’s return to the Northeast.
Gas Controllers Suited for Live-Cell Imaging
February 7, 2013 3:44 pm | Warner Instruments | Product Releases | CommentsWarner Instruments’ Bold Line CO2/O2 Gas Controllers from Okolab digitally control O2 and CO2 concentration and can be fully integrated with Bold Line temperature controllers.
Vibration-Free Incubators Have 100 L Capacity
February 7, 2013 3:34 pm | Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsTorrey Pines Scientific’s larger EchoTherm vibration-free benchtop chilling incubators are suited for protein crystallography and other life science laboratory uses.
Microscope Enhances Luminescent Imaging of Live Cells
February 7, 2013 3:31 pm | Olympus America Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe LV200 standalone microscope system from Olympus America can provide sub-sec imaging with enhanced clarity and brilliance, when used with some of the latest luminescence probes.
3D Culture Enables High-Throughput Cell Measurement
February 7, 2013 3:25 pm | AMS Biotechnology (AMSBIO) | Product Releases | CommentsAMSBIO’s 3D Culture 96-Well BME Cell Invasion Assay addresses the growing need for more complete and physiologically predictive cancer invasion models.
Warming Plate Reduces Cell Stress
February 6, 2013 1:35 pm | Bel-Art Products | Product Releases | CommentsLife Science customers can keep cell cultures out of the incubator longer with Bel-Art’s Scienceware CultureTemp 37 C Warming Plate. Cell viability is increased during cell passaging by keeping cells at an optimal 37 C (+/-1 C) outside of the incubator.
New Tools Enable Life Science Breakthroughs
December 7, 2012 2:21 pm | by Tim Studt, Editorial Director | Articles | CommentsAdvances in lab equipment for increased efficiency, productivity and throughput give researchers the time and ability to make new discoveries.
Laboratory Equipment: November 2012
November 5, 2012 3:10 pm | Digital Editions | CommentsThe November issue of Laboratory Equipment features a cover story on how instrument manufacturers are rising to their customer's demands with increasingly better instruments for environmental research and analysis. Other articles include explanation of an NMR method for particle analysis and a survey on lab automation. Life Science and Lab Design are the two special product sections for November.
Two Dry Baths, One Instrument
November 2, 2012 2:47 pm | Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsTorrey Pines’ Two-Position EchoTherm Model IC22XT is suited for use in freezing, chilling or heating biological samples from -20 to +100 C. The unit is two dry baths in one, saving valuable bench space.
Precise Temperature Control of Impact Specimens
November 2, 2012 2:44 pm | Sp Scientific | Product Releases | CommentsSP Scientific has introduced the CharpyCool, a low temperature bath that provides metallurgists and testing laboratories with a range of precise temperature control for impact specimens cooling.
Microscope System Improves Live Cell Imaging
November 2, 2012 2:42 pm | Olympus America Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsResearchers who need more sensitive live cell imaging with high-speed measurement capability will benefit from the Olympus FluoView FV1200 confocal laser scanning imaging system, designed specifically for enhanced live cell and tissue imaging.
Microbiological Incubators Maintain Temperature Uniformity
November 2, 2012 2:37 pm | NuAire, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsNuAire’s line of microbiological CO2 incubators—In-VitroCell ES (Energy Saver)—features seven direct heat models. The incubators are designed with the NuTouch Intelligent Interface.
Electrode Cell Helps Reduce Consumables Cost
November 2, 2012 2:35 pm | Horiba Instruments, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsReduce consumables cost by nearly 70% with the HORIBA AGILE zeta potential cells. Electrode fouling and surface degradation are well-known issues that limit the lifetime of zeta potential electrodes, thereby increasing measurement costs.
Substrate Meets Western Blotting Needs
November 2, 2012 2:31 pm | Bio-Rad Laboratories | Product Releases | CommentsClarity western ECL substrate from Bio-Rad Laboratories is a chemiluminescent detection reagent suited to meet the diverse needs of researchers using western blotting. The substrate provides enhanced results for both high- and low-expression proteins using either film or digital detection systems.
