Monthly Archives: January 2021

We look back on 2020 with the 5 most popular blog entries of the year.

The people have spoken! Check out our greatest blog articles over the last 4 years. They're so good, they withstand the test of time.

It’s a 20 minute drive south from UC San Diego, through San Diego proper, to the salt pools at the South Bay Salt Works.

The Salt Works comprises 28 ponds of various sizes and salinities, making it an ideal laboratory for the study of biomass distribution across multiple environments. The ponds range from the salinity of the ocean to the point where certain salts reach saturation and start to precipitate out of the brine.

Artificial Intelligence revolutionizes how we study proteins

Predicting the shape of a protein from its amino acid sequence is one of biology’s greatest puzzles, known as the protein folding problem. The three dimensional, or globular shape of a protein is essential to its cellular function, which means that visualizing protein structures is vital to numerous fields across the biological sciences. However, there are significant challenges to solving protein conformations through lab-based methods. Huge diversity of amino acid combinations, health risks from X-Ray crystallography, and rapid degradation of protein samples has led to slow and often frustrating progress for biochemists over the last fifty years (1). The next generation of methods in protein structure elucidation hinge on advanced computing power and artificial intelligence.

An overflow of liquid is unavoidable during vacuum filtration. However, this excess in liquid can potentially damage your vacuum pump’s motor and internal components as the overflow is sucked into the pump.

Sterlitech constantly aims to simplify your lab processes and provide innovative lab solutions, which is why we are proud to introduce a brand new line of filtration products featuring built-in Prote Overflow Protection.

Prote Overflow Protection prevents your vacuum pumps from damage caused by large amounts of liquid spilling out during your vacuum filtration applications. Not only does it protect your pump from liquid damage, but Prote Overflow Protection also prolongs the life of your vacuum pump.

Note: Vacuum pumps cannot be mounted sideways or upside down with the overflow protector.