3D-printed open-source robot offers accessible solution for materials synthesis

Practical, cost-effective solution for accelerating innovation in materials science

14-Apr-2025 - FLUID, an open-source, 3D-printed robot, offers an affordable and customizable solution for automated material synthesis, making advanced research accessible to more scientists. A team of researchers led by Professor Keisuke Takahashi at the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, have created ...

EcoBean: Brewing sustainable chemicals from coffee grounds

Reducing the environmental impact of the chemical and coffee industry: OHAUS as partner

09-Apr-2025 - In the heart of Poland, EcoBean is paving the way for a sustainable future by reducing the environmental impact within the coffee and chemical industry. Coffee grounds are a very valuable raw material, which is currently mostly diverted to landfills. Only 30% of the potential from coffee beans is ...

KNAUER invests and strengthens itself for international competition

The management of the Berlin-based manufacturer of high-tech laboratory instruments reports on current plans to ensure sustainable business success

21-Feb-2025 - KNAUER is investing millions in the expansion and conversion of the production building on Hegauer Weg in Berlin-Zehlendorf in 2025. A new logistics center is being built on the first floor to meet the increased production figures and requirements for speed and automation. Routes will be ...

Not humans or robots, but humans and robots

A perspective for AI-driven self-controlled laboratories of the future

12-Feb-2025 - The urgent need for a transition to sustainable energy sources demands a significant acceleration of traditional research and development cycles. Self-driving labs (SDLs), powered by artificial intelligence (AI), could play a pivotal role in this transformation. In a perspective paper in the ...

Labomatic and KNAUER enter into strategic cooperation

Customers in the field of liquid chromatography in particular are likely to benefit from the complementary expertise

04-Feb-2025 - Labomatic Instruments AG and KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH are pleased to announce a strategic cooperation aimed at combining their complementary strengths to offer a larger portfolio to their respective customer bases. KNAUER manufactures high-tech laboratory instruments for research, ...

Advanced Automation Technologies (AAT) acquires TE Instruments

Expansion of combustion elemental analyser portfolio

03-Feb-2025 - Advanced Automation Technologies, a platform of laboratory-automation brands backed by global investment firm Battery Ventures, announced the acquisition of TE Instruments (“TEI”). Headquartered in Delft, the Netherlands, and with a sales subsidiary in Houston, TX, TE Instruments specializes in ...

Advanced Automation Technologies agrees to acquire GERSTEL

Expanding automated sample preparation capabilities

26-Nov-2024 - Advanced Automation Technologies, a platform of laboratory-automation brands backed by global investment firm Battery Ventures, announced an agreement to acquire GERSTEL GmbH & Co. KG and its international subsidiaries. GERSTEL, headquartered in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany and with sales ...

KNAUER now officially a place of the future

20-Nov-2024 - The Berlin-based manufacturer of high-tech laboratory instruments has now been awarded the “Zukunftsort Berlin Südwest” seal. Juri Effenberg, project manager of the “Regional Incubator Berlin Southwest”, presented Managing Director Alexandra Knauer with the glass sign at the company's ...

“The integration of robotics and AI is poised to revolutionize science labs”

By automating routine tasks, scientists can focus on higher-level research questions, paving the way for faster breakthroughs

28-Oct-2024 - Science laboratories across disciplines—chemistry, biochemistry and materials science—are on the verge of a sweeping transformation as robotic automation and AI lead to faster and more precise experiments that unlock breakthroughs in fields like health, energy and electronics, according to ...

analytica expands its international network to the USA

US laboratory market with top growth forecasts

20-Sep-2024 - analytica is expanding its international network and will launch analytica USA in Columbus, Ohio, in fall 2025, to cover the North American market. The new offshoot of the world's leading trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis and biotechnology will take place at the Greater Columbus ...