Laboratory Conferences - Life Science Events

Super-Resolution Technology Gets a Boost From NIST’s Nanomechanical Motion Sensor
Until the super-resolution explosion, detection of small movement with light was restricted to objects larger than the diffraction limit of the light, which is a few hundred nanometers. read more
FDA Releases Encouraging Performance Metrics for Novel Drugs in 2016
On January 5th, the FDA released a summary of performance metrics for novel drugs introduced in 2016 and it is important to recognize that the data shows the current process for novel drug review is ... read more
Review: The Undoing Project—A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
Michael Lewis seized the opportunity to record the critical stages in the evolution of psychology and economics as a science. read more
SLAS2017—Spheroids, Circulating Tumor Cells and Advances in Sample Prep
SLAS is a symbiotic blend of automation of laboratory technology and assays used in life science laboratories. Hot topics at SLAS2017 included spheroids (three-dimensional clusters of cells); ... read more
A Redesigned Confocal Microscope for Super-Resolution Microscopy
A simple optical redesign converts a standard confocal microscope to a super-resolution microscope. read more
Scalable Synthesis Technology
A DNA synthesis platform addresses the need for smaller-scale oligo production without sacrificing quality, accuracy or turnaround time. read more
Reality Check
At the 2015 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting, I came across two exhibitors displaying virtual reality tools. read more
Separation Science at Pittcon 2017
New and unique separation science products showcased at Pittcon 2017 are reviewed in this article. read more
Rapid 4-D Imaging Focused on Protein Folding
With rapid 4-D imaging, NIST scientists at JILA (Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, Boulder, Col.) are able to study the higher-order structure of proteins for the first time. read more
Liquid Handling Uses Acoustic Droplet Ejection for Improved Results
Acoustic drop ejection systems can pave the way for entirely new applications, bringing higher throughput and greater flexibility to many areas of biology. read more
Top-Down Proteomics: An Emerging Technology Propelled by Mass Spectrometry
Rapid developments in mass spectrometry technology facilitate innovative solutions to the challenges in top-down proteomics. read more
Long-Range Genomics Is Reviving a Lost Art
The instrument described here was designed to treat DNA gently enough that users can prepare libraries of extremely large fragments directly from blood samples, bacterial and tissue cultures, or other... read more
Tech Intelligence: Analyzing Images From Microscopy
As the tools for analyzing images from microscopy continue to improve, even more applications will arise. But even as some tools get simpler to use, research scientists should expect to improve their ... read more
New Technologies Facilitate Breakthroughs in Cancer Research
There is a mixture of old and new in the models currently driving preclinical research. read more
Scientists Use Next-Generation Sequencing in Viral Discovery
Researchers have discovered that next-generation sequencing and its associated online DNA databases can be used in viral discovery. read more