Scientists from the Faculty of Biology at TU Dresden and the Kurt Schwabe Institut für Mess- und Sensortechnik Meinsberg want to develop an innovative biological yeast cell-based sensor for the detection of pharmaceutical residues in soil and wastewater in their joint project “Implementation of a yeast pheromone-based signal amplifier system for environmental monitoring of pharmaceutical residues in water” (acronym: ISAr).

Tecan has launched the Fluent Mix and Pierce Workstation to provide end-to-end automation for whole blood pipetting in clinical environments. This newly developed instrument configuration is intended to standardize pre-analytical sample handling and mixing, and is part of an ongoing collaboration with Qiagen to optimize sample preparation for latent tuberculosis (TB) testing with the Quanti Feron-TB Gold Plus assay.

The Japanese group Toray Industries has created a new polymer that retains the outstanding thermal resistance, rigidity, and strength of polyamide 6 (PA6) while delivering a bending fatigue limit that is 15-fold that of conventional polymers.

Health behaviors and emotional stressors can alter the body’s ability to develop an immune response to vaccines, including — potentially — the new Covid-19 vaccines. Simple interventions, including exercising and getting a good night’s sleep in the 24 hours before vaccination, may maximize the vaccine’s initial effectiveness, a new study finds.

New research shows that patterns inspired by lobster shells can make 3D printed concrete stronger, to support more complex and creative architectural structures.

In consultation with the Advisory Board and the associations, Ilmac, the Swiss platform for laboratory and process technology, is being postponed and scheduled for October 19 to 21, 2021.

When most people hear “food contamination,” they think of bacteria present on unwashed fruits or vegetables, or undercooked meat. However, there are other ways for harmful contaminants to be present in food products.

Anticipating the increasing demand for externally threaded tubes, Micronic launches the 1.10 ml Tubes with External Thread.

The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials and Pfeiffer Vacuum signed a long-term cooperation. The vacuum generation technology supplied by the company is essential for carrying out experiments at the new Brazilian Synchrotron Light Source.

Scientists led by Dr Meina Neumann-Schaal of the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures in Braunschweig have characterised the breakdown of phenol by Saccharolobus solfataricus. Using methods from the fields of metabolomics and transcriptomics, the researchers demonstrated that the microorganism is capable of using phenol as sole carbon source for its growth.