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Article courtesy of Elga Labwater Researchers set out a new approach for studying the risk of chronic exposure to potentially toxic indoor air on human health. Poor indoor air quality is potentially a greater health risk than outdoor pollution as we spend about 90% of our time indoors – such as at home, school, work, […]

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Washing dishes at the sink is not only messy and cumbersome and takes a great deal of time and effort. The same goes for washing laboratory glassware and utensils, and perhaps even more so when certain cleanliness and hygiene levels are required. The glassware and utensils need to be clean and residue-free from any impurities […]

The last Friday of September was a colourful affair at Labotec when the staff celebrated Heritage Day. Diving the staff into groups from different departments for a cook-off established a healthy competitive spirit, and by lunchtime, there was a delicious spread of authentic South African dishes from potjie, Mopani worms, chakalaka curries, biryani, and the […]

German engineered by Weisstechnik, they have launched the second generation of ClimeEvent climatic test chambers.  This new series of climatic test chambers are completely revised technically, visually, and functionally due to practical experience with the first series released six years ago.  The market feedback from the tens of thousands ClimeEvent test chambers used in development […]

INTEGRA Biosciences has developed the WELLJET family of dispensers to reduce running costs, increase productivity and provide longer walk-away times for bulk microplate filling and reagent dispensing. Available with or without an automated plate stacker, the WELLJET uses the innovative EasySnap™ dispensing cassette to provide accurate and precise hands-free filling of plates ranging from six […]

Routine and reliable pH measurement is often a critical at an early step in a workflow, and the most common cause of error in this step is temperature. Thermo Fisher Scientific, which is locally supplied by Labotec, offers an extensive line of pH meters, pH electrodes, pH buffers, and accessories to make any complex measurement routine reliable.

Sakata Vegetables Europe SAS is an expert in seed production for supply to the global market. Staff in the company’s newly created European seed genetics laboratory must ensure reliable genotyping analyses are delivered at a fast pace to help guarantee the production of only the highest quality products. The team therefore chose to automate the […]

The Thermo Scientific Orion Star™ benchtop meter kits have customised applications that offer everything you need in one convenient package. You can save up to a quarter for the full kit instead of buying each component separately.  So, whether you need to determine nitrate in drinking water, ammonia in wastewater, the conductivity of a solution, […]

Integra is working towards reducing the environmental footprint of laboratories by finding ways to reduce the amount of waste produced, even when disposable plastic is inevitable. To achieve this goal, they have developed a range of greener, eco-friendly liquid handling packaging options that will reduce the number of pipette racks, reagent reservoirs, and tips that […]