October 2013 Technology News

The latest equipment, instrument, and system introductions to the laboratory market.

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Analytical

Standardized NMR Spectroscopy Platform
AVANCE-IVDr

  • Presently for research use only
  • For NMR clinical research and screening, as well as for IVD-by-NMR research
  • Features high sensitivity and information-rich output at 600 MHz proton-NMR frequency
  • Incorporates advanced hardware, software, automation, spectral libraries and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for high-performance bio-fluid screening and assay validation
  • Optimized for ease-of-use and highest data quality and reliability

Bruker
www.bruker.com

Microspectrometer
MicOS

  • Combines a versatile microscope head directly coupled to a three-gratings imaging spectrometer and a research grade scientific camera
  • Controlled by LabSpec software
  • System’s design makes it compatible over a wide spectral range covering UV-Visible and NIR (200 nm to 1600 nm), allowing the characterization of different types of materials such semiconductor and biological samples

HORIBA Scientific
www.horiba.com/scientific

Long Pulsed LEDs
SpectraLEDs

  • Offer many new wavelengths from deep UV to NIR, with high repetition rates, (0.1Hz to> 2.5kHz) with HORIBA’s DeltaHub electronics
  • Mechanically and optically interchangeable with NanoLED and DeltaDiode sources
  • Feature software controlled pulse duration, and no afterglow, permitting easier interpretation of microsecond lifetimes compared to a xenon flash lamp

HORIBA Scientific
www.horiba.com/scientific

MALS Detector Viscotek
SEC-MALS 20

  • Offers numerous operational features that increase both accuracy and operational ease of use
  • Increased detection at lower angles provides a significant improvement in accuracy compared with other MALS systems, even at high molecular weights
  • New vertical sample flow cell with radial optics allows the use of a variety of mobile phase solvents, without the need for optical readjustment

Malvern Instruments
www.malvern.com

Particle Sizing Instrument
NS500+DLS

  • Gives all the benefit of NTA in high resolution sizing, with DLS extending the lower detection limit to 4 nm
  • DLS software is integrated into the NTA suite, providing easy interchange between NTA and DLS data collection
  • Reports is Z-average diameter, Polydispersity Index (PDI) and Particle Size Distribution (PSD)
  • Easy to use

NanoSight
www.nanosight.com

Replaceable Slits for Spectrometers
Jaz, Torus and QE65 Pro

  • Replaceable slits give users more freedom in spectrometer design and the ability to switch easily from one application to another with the replacement of a few screws
  • Makes possible thousands of applications
  • Allows users to change the spectrometer’s performance directly in the field within minutes, without the need for realignment

Ocean Optics
www.oceanoptics.com

Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
LCMS-8050

  • Can perform both positive and negative ion analysis in a single run for faster throughput
  • Achieves high sensitivity through a patented ion optics system, a newly designed heated ESI probe and UFsweeper III Collision Cell
  • Offers multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) speeds of 555 ch/sec and maintains spectrum quality, sensitivity and accuracy at scan speeds up to 30,000 μ/sec

Shimadzu
www.ssi.shimadzu.com

Portable NMR Spectrometer
picoSpin 80

  • Allows academic and industrial laboratories to easily collect routine high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data on molecules in solution
  • Includes a temperature-controlled magnet that does not require liquid cryogens
  • Lightweight, portable design makes it easy to share the instrument across multiple laboratories
  • Also features an easy-to-operate fluid capillary system that does not require NMR tubes or other consumables

Thermo Fisher Scientific
www.thermoscientific.com

Basic lab

Acrylic Flow Meters
ACRX

  • Offered with any one of the interchangeable direct reading scales for air, water, argon, oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, helium and hydrogen
  • Dual scales display flow rates in both metric and English units, while optional scales can be developed for diverse flow conditions facilitating OEM applications
  • Yellow-colored back plate enhances readability of scales and helps to minimize eye fatigue

Aalborg Instruments
www.aalborg.com

Scroll Vacuum Pump Fossa
FO 0015 A

  • Hermetically sealed, completely dry-compressing vacuum pump is suitable for a wide range of specialist applications
  • When used in conjunction with a turbomolecular vacuum pump, the Fossa provides a completely dry vacuum for use in high vacuum applications
  • Design eliminates contamination or chemical reactions with pump operating fluids
  • Optional gas-ballast valve available for the improved pumping of vapors

Busch
www.busch.co.uk

Undercounter Refrigerators and Freezers
i.Series® and Horizon Series

  • Available in ADA compatible models which are designed to fit under 34” ADA compliant counters
  • Offer excellent chamber temperature uniformity with quick recovery, bacteria-resistant powder coating, and self-closing door with magnetic latch
  • Can be placed under the counter, used free-standing, and stacked
  • i.Series models include a door-mounted i.C³™ user interface with full-color touchscreen

Helmer Scientific
www.helmerinc.com

Rotary Evaporator
RV 8

  • This entry-level model is recommended for all standard evaporation applications
  • Comes equipped with the newly designed HB 10 heating bath, which has enhanced safety features
  • In addition to the vertical glassware, all glassware in the IKA RV 10 range can be used
  • Lift mechanism allows the evaporation flask to be positioned quickly and precisely while using only one hand

IKA
www.ika.com

Oil Evaporator AQUACOUNTER®
EV-2000L

  • Utilizes azeotropic distillation and completely separates water from sample matrices, thus eliminating any side reactions with interfering substances
  • Especially useful for determining moisture in difficult samples such as heavy oils, grease, peanut butter, etc.
  • This CE approved evaporator can be used with the AQUACOUNTER Karl Fischer titrators, or any other manufacturer’s titrators

JM Science
www.jmscience.com

2D Code Reader Tracxer
Code Reader TS201

  • Reads 2D Data-Matrix codes of single 24-, 48- and 96-well format sample storage tubes
  • Able to automatically scan and decode any 2D Data-Matrix code
  • Using the keyboard wedge, high-end decoding engine ensures that the 2D decoding process is highly reliable
  • Requires no software installations and is very easy-to-use
  • Designed to increase user’s productivity

Micronic
www.micronic.com

High Capacity Balances
Explorer Series

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