Who needs to buy their own centrifuges, drying ovens, incubators or plate readers when there are researchers within shouting distance who have the equipment? Well, even as the sharing economy ...

Several factors can influence the decision to purchase lab equipment from an organization's operating expense (OPEX) or capital expenditure (CAPEX) budget. These factors include the specific needs of ...

In the laboratory, it is important that all the right tools and equipment are present if a research study or set of experiments is to be carried out correctly. Choosing the correct equipment can be ...

It is recommended that middle and high school chemistry laboratories include the lab and safety equipment below. For students to carry out investigations in a safe environment, the safety equipment ...

Researchers have created a robotic system that can follow verbal cues and perform experiments. Lab scientists spend much of their time doing laborious and repetitive tasks, be it pipetting liquid ...

Ian Lightcap had a problem. The core facility director at the University of Notre Dame had a lot of aging equipment on his hands and a plan to upgrade it—but no plan for what to do with the old ...

The IEC has published the third edition of the safety Standard for Measurement, Control and Laboratory Equipment, IEC61010-1. The safety requirements described in this latest generation of the ...

Most engineering and science laboratories in South Korea have a thick blue "encyclopedia" on their shelves. During an era when acquiring even a single beaker or reagent bottle was challenging, this ...