SensNews Jan 2016

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January 2016

NewAutomated SPR Levels the Playing Field in Protein

Science

OpenSPR-XT will accelerate discoveries in protein sci-

ence by offering affordable & fully automated binding

kinetics for life sciences researchers from academia

to industry.

Nicoya Lifesciences

, a leader in label-

free molecular analysis, announced its newest product,

OpenSPR-XT - a fully automated molecular analysis in-

strument based on the highly successful OpenSPR instru-

ment. OpenSPR-XT is built off of Nicoya’s powerful yet

affordable nanotechnology biosensor platform. It has been

seamlessly integrated with a sophisticated autosampler

system to allow for fully automated, 24-7 operation.

20 January

Consumer Electronics Show Review

Didn’t make CES in California this year? Medgadget has given a precis of what’s new in

sensors - mostly wearables.

21 January

Using spider silk to detect molecules

At EPFL, Lausanne CH, fiber optics specialists have discovered some unique qualities

of spider silk when it comes to conducting light and reacting to certain substances.

These strands are perfectly cylindrical, smooth, transparent and extremely solid – some

of the same characteristics as glass-based fibers. But there is one major difference:

while glass is inert, spider silk is made up of very long

proteins rolled into a helix structure whose bonds are

sensitive to a number of chemical substances. When the

protein interacts with chemicals like acetic acid or am-

monia, the helix unravels, resulting in changes in optical

properties, the potential basis of a sensor.

20 January