Shimadzu, a global leader in analytical instrumentation and testing equipment, announces the release of several new features for the compact Brevis GC-2050 gas chromatograph. These enhancements offer flexible configurations, enabling the Brevis GC-2050 to cover a wide range of applications. It is the world’s first gas chromatograph (GC) system with CO2 reduction visualization function...

Labforward unveils Labfolder Go, a fully integrated voice-powered mobile app to the Labfolder Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN), making it the world’s first ELN to provide out-of-the-box smart mobile assistance. Now available in beta testing phase, Labfolder Go enables hands-free smart data capture via mobile devices, allowing scientists to focus on discovery while their insights are effortlessly recorded and automatically transferred to their repository...

This Application Note presents an optimised SEC-MS method for the high-performance separation and characterisation of a single-chain variable fragment (scFv) and its drug conjugates (FDC). Using a bioinert PEEK-lined YMC-Pack Diol-120 metal-free column combined with MS compatible conditions delivers sharp peaks & precise resolution, enhanced signal response and reliable results. Boost your analytical expertise – download the Application Note now!...

LEEC are pleased to announce the launch of our new Eco Drying Cabinets featuring a brand new 5-inch colour touch screen display. The cabinets are designed for increased energy efficiency and the controlled drying of laboratory glassware, stainless-steel instruments and multiple items. The range has efficient thermal insulation, meaning the equipment is cooler to touch & heat loss into the atmosphere is minimised, promoting operational efficiencies & reduced running costs...

The NanoScan OP200 piezo objective positioner has been added to Queensgate's already successful NanoScan OP series product line. The NanoScan OP200 provides class-leading step settle performance over a range of up to 200 µm. With user-configurable parameters to accommodate varying objective sizes and weights as well as performance requirements, it works with the majority of microscope types and objective lenses...

TESTA Analytical reports a major polymer manufacturer is using their COMBO-ONE detector, as part of a GPC/SEC system, to characterize the structure of macromolecules that offer desirable performance properties. The client is a leading European manufacturer of high-performance water-soluble polymers for industrial applications. These polymers, although presenting a similar molecular weight and molecular weight distribution, have different physical structures which influence their performance in the target application...

In the rapidly evolving field of structural biology, single particle analysis (SPA) and cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) are powerful techniques that allow scientists to better understand the intricacies of biology, providing atomic-level insights that reveal how viruses, proteins and cells work. The Krios 5 Cryo-TEM optimizes productivity and performance to enhance these techniques...

From April 1st, 2025, the new SM 50 will be available for order worldwide, coming along with all the features needed to become a classic in laboratory technology. The development team at Retsch GmbH in Haan, Germany, has successfully developed a compact and powerful cutting mill that comes with a whole series of new benchmarks. The Total Access concept allows access to all relevant components of the grinding process via push-fit. For the first time, even the entire milling chamber can be removed...

The Automated Plate Seal Remover from Azenta Life Sciences is a compact system for removing seals from a wide range of microplates at the single touch of a button, without damaging the plate or seal. Hands-on removal of a seal from a microplate is a routine, seemingly undemanding laboratory task. However, removing and/or replacing tens or hundreds of seals at a time on a repetitive basis can be challenging, particularly in high-throughput and high-content screening laboratories...

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, introduced today new lines of floor-model centrifuges to provide more sustainable solutions without compromising performance and sample security. The Thermo Scientific™ Cryofuge™, Thermo Scientific™ BIOS and Thermo Scientific™ LYNX centrifuges are the first floor-model centrifuges that feature natural refrigerant cooling systems compliant with European Union (E.U.) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) F-gas regulations...

ZEISS announces the introduction of its highly flexible and efficient software suite, ZEN core, for operating all ZEISS scanning electron microscopes (SEMs), including focused ion beam scanning electron microscopes (FIB-SEMs). ZEN stands for ZEISS Efficient Navigation and lets microscopists obtain more meaningful information. Users across various fields – including materials research, natural resources, electronics, and life sciences...

New alliance for advanced biological imaging aimed at enhancing some of the world's most innovative structural cell biology capabilities to help scientists answer pressing research questions. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has announced a Technology Alliance Agreement with the Chan Zuckerberg Institute for Advanced Biological Imaging (CZ Imaging Institute). This agreement aims to develop new technologies to enable researchers to better visualize human cells, significantly advancing scientific research and discovery...

Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a method that relies on physics rather than conventional chemistry to obtain the proteins that are needed for this purpose. Using short-wave, UV light invisible to humans, they have succeeded in purifying proteins from cell extracts or cultures. This technique is more efficient and gentler than previous methods...

Waters Corporation has announced the expansion of the Alliance™ iS Bio HPLC product line with integrated photodiode array (PDA) detection, advancing the capabilities of the next-generation intelligent HPLC platform designed for development and Quality Control (QC) laboratories. "The addition of the Alliance iS Bio HPLC System with PDA detection allows biopharmaceutical laboratories to perform enhanced spectral analysis, including impurity detection, peak purity analysis, multi-wavelength detection, and method validation...

Integration of the NVIDIA BioNeMo platform enhances AI capabilities across the drug discovery lifecycle. Sapio Sciences, the science-aware™ lab informatics platform, announces the integration of the NVIDIA BioNeMo platform into the Sapio Lab Informatics Platform. This integration brings AI-driven computational drug discovery directly into Sapio ELN (Electronic Lab Notebook), helping to streamline workflows and improve decision-making in drug discovery...

A new study by EMBL researchers has shown how chromosomes change shape during cell division. Certain protein complexes help fold DNA into overlapping loops that repel each other, which then stack to create a rod-like structure. This is the first time scientists have directly observed an entire chromosome in high resolution within a dividing cell, offering new insights into how chromosomes are formed...

Market leader in temperature and environmental-controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, has developed a new reflected light thermomicroscopy system with researchers at the University of Huddersfield. Linkam Scientific Instruments showcased its newest infrared heating stage at the Thermal Analysis Conference (TAC) 2025. The new reflected light thermomicroscopy stage, the IHS1700, has a temperature range from room temperature to 1700 °C and uses infrared light to achieve a rapid maximum heating rate of 2000 °C/min...

With critical deadlines approaching for the 2026–2031 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), countries are under increasing pressure to deliver stronger climate commitments. As key pillars of the Paris Agreement, NDCs outline each nation's targets for reducing emissions and advancing sustainability efforts. Here, Kate Vanderburgh, Sr. Product Specialist, Thermo Fisher Scientific, explains how electron microscopy (EM) drives material innovation to support sustainable, low-carbon technologies to combat climate change...

Thermo Fisher Scientific introduces the Thermo Scientific™ TSX™ Core Series ULT freezers, designed to provide reliable performance and robust durability in a user-friendly solution. The TSX Core Series ULT freezers offer easy operation for everyday use in the lab without compromising sample protection or workflow efficiency...