Isothermal microcalorimetry measures extremely small heat changes from a sample kept at a constant temperature. Because almost all physical, chemical, and biological processes involve some heat change, tracking this heat allows you to “watch” those processes in real time without needing to disturb the sample. It’s often used to study things like chemical reactions, how materials degrade over time, or how living cells grow, providing a sensitive, non-invasive window into what’s happening inside a system.

Isothermal titrationcalorimetry focuses specifically on the heat released or absorbed when two molecules interact, such as a drug binding to a protein. This allows to measure how strongly they bind and how much energy is involved without needing to modify or alter the molecules.

TAMIII and TAMIV - Isothermal microcalorimeters (brochure)

• Calorimeter Positions: 1-48
• Temperature Range: 15 - 90°C
• Thermostat Accuracy: < ± 0.1 °C
• Long Term Stability: < ± 100 μK/24h
• Sample Volume: 3mL

TAM air - Isothermal microcalorimeter (brochure)

• Calorimeter Positions: 8
• Temperature Range: 20 - 90°C
• Thermostat Accuracy: ± 0.02°C
• Sample Volume: 20mL
• Limit of Detection: 4 μW
• Drift: < 40 μW / 24h
• Accuracy: < 5%
• Precision: ± 20 μW
• Short Term Noise: < ± 2.5 μW

TAM ITC (brochure)

Titration unit available 4mL Hasteloy cell and 250μL syringe 

Symcel Calscreener - Isothermal microcalorimeter 

•  Calorimeter Positions: 32 + 16 references (48 total)
• Temperature Range: 32 – 42°C
• Sample Volume: 600μL maximum (300-400 recommended)
• Sensitivity: 50nW
• Limit of Detection: 100-200 nW (user experiments)

Calbact FAST4U  Isothermal microcalorimeter

• Calorimeter positions: 6 PE-samples bags per measurement
• Temperature Range: 32°C – 42 °C (recommend 37°C)
• Sample Volume: 0.5 – 3 ml (recommended: 2 ml liquid, gel or powder)
• Limit of detection: 1 µW
• Drift: ± 0.2. µW/1h, < 5 µW/24h
   

Differential scanning calorimetry looks at how a material’s heat flow changes as it is steadily heated or cooled, revealing transition events like melting or crystallization. This helps to understand properties like stability, purity, and how a material behaves under temperature changes, all without altering or damaging the sample.

DSC Q2000 TA instruments – Differential Scanning Calorimeters (brochure)

• Temperature Range: Ambient to 725°C
• With Cooling Accessories: -70 to 725°C
• Thermostat Accuracy: +/- 0.1°C
• Temperature Precision: +/- 0.01°C
• Calorimetric Reproducibility (indium metal): +/- 0.05%
• Calorimetric Precision (indium metal): +/- 0.05%
• Dynamic Measurement Range: >+/- 500 mW
• Baseline Curvature (Tzero; -50 to 300˚C): 10 μW
• Baseline Reproducibility with Tzero: +/- 10 μW
• Sensitivity: 0.2 μW

Thermography doesn’t measure heat flow inside a sample. Its cameras simply visualize surface temperatures by detecting infrared radiation. The camera converts this invisible heat into a visible image, showing warmer and cooler areas in different colours. This allows people to “see” temperature patterns across surfaces, which can help identify things like heat loss in buildings, overheating equipment, or temperature changes in the human body, all without touching or altering what’s being measured.

FLIR T860 Thermal Imaging Camera (brochure)

• IR Resolution: 640 × 480 pixels
• Thermal Sensitivity: <30 mK at 30°C (42° lens); <40 mK at 30°C (24° lens); <50 mK at 30°C (14° lens)
• Accuracy: ±2°C (±3.6°F) or ±2% of reading
• Field of view: 80° × 63°
• Digital Camera: 5 MP, with built-in LED photo/video lamp
• Display: 4", 640 x 480 pixel touchscreen