Autoclaves from Benchmark Scientific feature complete, automated sterilization in a small footprint. Pictured above are the BioClave 16 with 16 liters of chamber volume and the BioClave Mini with 8 liters of chamber volume. Extremely compact. Fully automatic - runs with the push of a button.
Most Western nations were heavily involved in the First and Second World Wars and protracted Cold War. World War II saw Fascism defeated in Europe, and the emergence of the United States and Soviet Union as rival global powers and a new East-West political contrast.
Western Europe has an Oceanic climate, far southern Europe has a Mediterranean climate, and eastern Europe is classified as having a Continental climate. The climate of western Europe is strongly conditioned by the Gulf Stream, which keeps mild air (for the latitude) over Northwestern Europe in the winter months, especially in Ireland, the UK and coastal Norway.