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This promotion may be mini, but the savings are considerable.  From now until March 31, 2015, Each purchase of a BenchMixer vortex mixer or a MC-12 microcentrifuge will come with a free miniature version, essentially, two vortex mixers or centrifuges for the price of one. Visit our monthly specials page for details.

In the remote mountains of northern Chile, miles away from nearest city or streetlight, construction of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) has begun.  Coupling an extremely wide field of view with a 3200 megapixel digital camera, the LSST will be able to capture the entire night sky every few days, generating a wealth of information that will be used to detect signatures of dark matter and dark energy, map the Solar System and the Milky Way and observe fleeting stellar phenomena like supernovae. In order to do this, the LSST relies on a complex system of lenses and reflecting mirrors to collect and focus incoming light; the largest of the mirrors is a mammoth 8.4 meters in diameter.  To get the clearest view of the most obscure celestial objects, the telescope’s mirrors and lenses need to be free of terrestrial contaminants. When the researchers working on the LSST asked us to recommend a filter media to keep dust out of a pressurized lens assembly, we recommended that they

Sterlitech is looking forward to meeting all of you at the following conferences and tradeshows in 2015:
AMTA/AWWA Membrane Technology Conference, March 2-6, Orlando, FL, Booth #112
Pittcon, March 8-12, New Orleans, LA, Booth #2745
ASM General Meeting, May 30-June 2, New Orleans, LA, Booth #945
NAOSMM Conference and Trade Show, July 27-31, Long Beach, CA, Booth #83  

Sterlitech is offering our first buy one, get one free Black Friday Special. For one week, from 11/28 until 12/5, when you buy one myFuge Mini-centrifuge, a CoolCube Microtube and PCR Plate Cooler, or a Mortexer Vortex Mixer, you can get a second one for free. You can place your Black Friday Order for these special products at  on this page of our website.

From now until January 31, 2015, Sterlitech will be giving away a free Benchmark myBath 4L Water Bath with the purchase of a BenchMixer XL Multi-tube Vortexer (SKU: BV1010 for 115 VAC or BV1010-E for 220 VAC).  The BenchMixer XL is a digital, high capacity vortexer that can accomodate almost any tube rack.  The myBath 4L is a an excellent companion piece to the vortexer and comes with three racks for 1.5/2/0, 15, and 50 mL tubes.  Visit our this page here to get your free myBath 4L Water Bath. Don't forget to also browse Sterlitech's other special offers on this page here  The complete list of Sterlitech's vortexers and vortex mixers can be found here.

Late last month, we had the privilege of providing a few props for a special Thanks giving episode of NCIS: New Orleans. The episode will air on Tuesday, November 25 at 9/8 Central on CBS. Be on the lookout for ourglass filter holder and the Autofil vacuum filter.

With a new version of these pumps just on the horizon, Sterlitech is offering the remaining KNF Simdos 10 liquid handling pumps at 25% off of their usual list price. We have very limited quantities of these pumps remaining, so visit this page here to take advantage of this special offer.

Silicosis is one of the oldest known and widespread occupational lung diseases.  Caused by the inhalation of dust containing crystalline silica (SiO₂), it kills thousands of people each year around the world.  Silica is one of the most common minerals found in the crust and is released into the air when rocks, concrete, or sand are crushed, broken, or sprayed.  Construction workers, miners and those that work with masonry, glass, and ceramics are particularly susceptible to exposure to airborne silica dust. When inhaled, silica dust can lodge itself into the alveoli of lungs, deep enough that coughing and mucus cannot to remove it.  The tiny particles cause inflammation and, eventually, the build-up of scar tissue in the lungs.  The progress of the disease is gradual; many people with silicosis experience no symptoms initially.  However, as the nodules of fibrous scar tissue grow larger, symptoms such as chronic coughing, shortness of breath, chest pain, and fatigue can develop.

Global distribution has begun for Aquaporin Inside Forward Osmosis Membrane, and Sterlitech is proud to announce it is one of the first to offer the breakthrough product. Developed by Aquaporin A/S of Denmark, the new membrane is specifically designed to reduce the costs of water purification by harnessing a remarkable mechanism found in all forms of life on Earth. “Aquaporin proteins make it possible for plants to draw water through their roots and for kidneys to filter wastes in our bloodstream,” said Sterlitech President Mark Spatz. “By synthesizing these proteins and incorporating them into a membrane, Aquaporin A/S has created a membrane product with uniquely high selectivity and flow rates.” Discovered in 1992 by Peter Agre, aquaporins are protein structures integrated into the cell membranes of all living organisms and are critical for controlling water concentrations. The unique structure of these proteins allows water molecules to rapidly move in and out of a cell while denying