Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (TOKYO:8036, Hitachi High-Tech), a cutting-edge technology company of Science & Medical Systems, Techcomp Holdings Ltd (SGX:T43, Techcomp), China’s leading company for highly advanced scientific and laboratory equipment, and have announced that they have renewed the captioned agreement for a period of 5 years. Under this agreement, Hitachi High-Tech will cooperate with Techcomp […]

Hillsboro, Ore. – FEI (NASDAQ: FEIC), a leading instrumentation company that provides microscopy systems for research and industry, today announces that it has shipped the 250th Helios NanoLab™ DualBeam™ system. Since its introduction in 2006, the award-winning Helios NanoLab has experienced widespread market acceptance. “The Helios NanoLab DualBeam provides the SEM and FIB performance needed […]

To address the increasing activity of NT-MDT Co. on the US and world markets of scanning probe microscopy equipment, the company has invited the experienced AFM developers and practitioners: Sergei Magonov, John Alexander and Sergey Belikov to form the research unit NT-MDT Development in Tempe, Arizona. This team, which has combined SPM experience of almost […]

Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (TOKYO: 8036, Hitachi High-Tech) announces the development and worldwide launch on April 19, 2011, of the SU9000, a new type of Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM) capable of ultra-high resolution imaging. The SU9000 is equipped with a newly developed electron source that enables ultra-high resolution observations, while minimizing sample damage caused […]

Wetzlar / Munich, Germany – Leica Microsystems, a leading global designer and producer of precision optical systems, and Definiens, the leading Health Image Intelligence™ company, today announced a co-marketing agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Definiens and Leica will cooperatively market their complementary products and host joint workshops and educational events. Customers will benefit […]

Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis, the world leader in Microanalysis systems announces the launch of AZtec, its next generation materials characterisation system. AZtec is designed to integrate all microanalysis techniques and unleash the potential of the latest detectors. The first release offers EDS and EBSD: users can collect chemical and structural information simultaneously without compromising speed or […]

HOUSTON, Texas – At this year’s AAPG show, Carl Zeiss and Ingrain Inc. announced a further strengthening of their collaboration. With the purchase of an additional AURIGA® CrossBeam® FIB-SEM workstation, Ingrain has broadly increased its capacity for analysis of shale rock properties at the pore scale. “We’re excited, the demand for these services has increased […]

IRVINE, Calif. – Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc. (“Shrink”) (OTC Markets: INKN), an innovative high technology company, announced today that it has executed a binding letter of intent to acquire 100% of Hawaii-based Nanopoint Inc. (“Nanopoint”), a biomedical instrumentation and microfluidics company with global distribution for its award-winning suites of life sciences products. The transaction highlights are: […]

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Olympus has introduced the BX63 motorized upright advanced research microscope with fully automated control. The new microscope system offers unprecedented performance and flexibility, enabling users to design their own personalized workspace and workflow for comfort, accuracy and efficiency. It features a sleek touch-panel control that works like a tablet computer, offering […]

The newest line of MFI instruments – the MFI 5000 series – was released today. The MFI 5000 platform is the next-generation of Brightwell’s successful MFI instruments that are used by pharmaceutical companies world-wide for analyzing sub-visible particles in bio-therapeutics. MFI instruments have become the first choice for pharmaceutical scientists due to their exceptional performance, […]