Expensive, rare or toxic substances must be used sparingly. To conserve them, laboratory staff needs to be able to weigh-out very small samples with a high degree of accuracy. The design of the new XPR Micro-Analytical balance simplifies sample handling and helps ensure right-first-time results, even at low minimum weights.

The British manufacturer of laboratory grade gas generators Peak Scientific, has recently expanded the manufacturing facilities at their Glasgow headquarters.

Thyssenkrupp inaugurated its technology center for the oleochemical industry in Map Ta Phut. Representing an investment of more than € 18 million, the facility will become the company’s global oleochemical competence center for R&D, engineering, project execution and technology development services.

What smells we like or dislike is primarily determined by the structure of the particular odour molecule. A collaborative study involving researchers from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, and the University of Oxford, UK, shows that people share odour preferences regardless of cultural background.

A recent study revealed that short but recurrent behaviours, such as cravings during pregnancy, are enough to increase the psychological and metabolic vulnerability of the offspring.

People typically sleep seven to eight hours in one stretch and stay awake for the rest of the day. Evolutionary scientists have assumed that this rhythm of sleep arose when our early ancestors went from being nocturnal to diurnal, but a new study of the Javan slow loris indicates that the human way of sleeping is much older.

MIT engineers have developed a way to encapsulate nutrients in a biocompatible polymer, making it easier to use them to fortify foods. The researchers now hope to run clinical trials in developing nations where micronutrient deficiencies are common.

Bruker has acquired Optimal Industrial Automation and Technologies which specializes in pharma and biopharma process analytical technology, pharma manufacturing automation and quality assurance software and systems integration. With this move, the company aims to become a vital software and solutions provider for small molecule, biologics and new drug modalities pharma companies.

Uppsala researchers have developed a new method for investigating dynamic processes in large genetic libraries. By using this method to study cell cycle regulation, they help paint a clearer picture of the elusive control mechanism.

The supplier of vacuum technology, Pfeiffer Vacuum, is introducing new compact Roots pumps with high pumping speeds. These Roots pumps from the Hilobe series cover a wide range of applications that call for large chambers to be evacuated rapidly.