Protecting art and passwords with biochemistry

New technology is based on a pool of one hundred million different DNA molecules and protects against counterfeiting

10-Apr-2024 - A new molecular test method helps to prove the authenticity of works of art. The new method could also help to make passwords secure against quantum computers. Instead of using algorithms, the method employs the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing. Security experts fear Q-​Day, the ...

Analysis system enables targeted investigation of antiviral surfaces for material developers

Use of real-time polymerase chain reaction to test antiviral effectiveness

28-Oct-2020 - The need for everyday objects with antiviral surfaces is high due to the COVID 19 pandemic. It is known that the material composition of an object has an influence on the viability of viruses on surfaces. This is where the work of the Fraunhofer IFAM comes in: In cross-disciplinary research ...

The latest technologies in food and plastics analysis, bioanalysis and genetic analysis

22-Apr-2016 - It's just around the corner: analytica, the world's largest trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis and biotechnology, opens its gates in just a few weeks. From May 10 to 13, visitors will experience a unique combination of the entire range of technological innovations as well as the ...

Protecting olive oil from counterfeiters

28-Apr-2014 - Who guarantees that expensive olive oil isn't counterfeit or adulterated? An invisible label, developed by ETH researchers, could perform this task. The tag consists of tiny magnetic DNA particles encapsulated in a silica casing and mixed with the oil. Just a few grams of the new substance are ...

Food safety at analytica 2014: Trace analysis for our health

04-Mar-2014 - How safe is our food? This is a volatile issue for many consumers and a major challenge for the food-analysis sector. The only way to perform quality and origin analyses is with state-of-the-art equipment and techniques. That is why the topic of food analysis is an interdisciplinary focal point ...

High-Precision Plastic Consumables

25-Apr-2002 - Treff is a leading Swiss manufacturer of high-precision injection-moulded plastic components and assemblies with in-house mould production facilities. The name “Treff” is now synonymous around the world with the production and distribution of the highest quality laboratory disposable products. ...

Thermo Finnigan Launches New Modular Surveyor (TM) HPLC System for the Research Laboratory Market

25-Jun-2001 - Thermo Finnigan, a Thermo Electron business (NYSE:TMO), today introduced a new modular Surveyor(TM) high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system designed to meet the needs of researchers in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, environmental, food and beverage, and industrial chemical ...