JENA/Germany — The exceptionally flexible Axio Scope.A1 microscope system from Carl Zeiss is now being offered in a version for polarization microscopy. With minimum effort, six different versions of the microscope can be specially and economically configured for polarization techniques. Within the modular system, which each user can configure for routine or research use depending […]
South Windsor, Ma., USA — Andor Technology plc (Andor), a world leader in scientific imaging, spectroscopy solutions and microscopy systems, today announced the appointment of Burlingame, Ca.-based Technical Instruments Inc. (TI) as their new distributor on the West Coast of the USA. The two companies combine complementary strengths, forming an exclusive distributor alliance designed to […]
Constant diameter NeedleProbes™ for Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) have been developed and are opening up a new area of research for studies at the liquid/air interface. The NeedleProbes’ cylindrical geometry enables researchers to measure surface tension, contact angle, meniscus height, evaporation rate and viscosity – all in a single force distance curve. New, constant diameter […]
JENA/Germany — The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued three patents (US 7,626,694, US 7,828,695 and US 7,626,703) to Dr. Eric Betzig and Dr. Harald Hess for their invention relating to super-resolution Photo-Activated-Localization Microscopy (PAL-M). PAL-Microscopy is now protected by these patents. Carl Zeiss MicroImaging GmbH had acquired an exclusive license for the […]
PITTSBURGH — Ever wonder what something looks like up close and personal? ASPEX wants your samples! ASPEX, makers of the Personal Scanning Electron Microscope (PSEM), kicked off its “Send Us Your Sample” campaign, encouraging people to send in samples to be scanned by one of their PSEMs. The PSEM has a scan range of 100nm […]
AACHEN, Germany–Bruker Nano today announced that its N8 TITANOS™ large-sample inspection AFM has been further improved to provide highest spatial resolving power. Due to its unique AFM technology and outstanding mechanical stability, the TITANOS has now been demonstrated with atomic-scale resolution on HOPG (highly oriented pyrolythic graphite) on a production instrument in standard configuration. The […]
World’s Best-Corrected Objective Lens CENTER VALLEY, Pa. — The new super corrected Olympus 60x, NA 1.4 microscope objective is the world’s best-corrected microscope objective lens, designed to deliver its optimal levels of performance using light at wavelengths not only up to 650nm, but down to the unprecedented 405nm wavelength as well. It is useful for […]
A Super Resolution Fluorescence Microscopy Technique Nikon Announces New Super Resolution Microscope Which Exceeds the Traditional Diffraction Limits By Two Times TOKYO and MELVILLE, N.Y. — Nikon Corporation, an innovator of advanced optical instruments, announced today that it will sign an agreement with the University of California, San Francisco Office of Technology Management for Structured […]
Motorized, Simultaneous 4-Channel Image Capture, Quick-Set Penetration Depth CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Olympus, the world leader in objective-based total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy, has announced another significant leap forward in multicolor TIRF imaging. The Olympus cell^TIRF™ illuminator offers four motorized channels for simultaneous image capture; intuitive, user-friendly software control of TIRF parameters; and instant […]
Tokyo—Nikon Corporation (Michio Kariya, President) is pleased to announce the introduction of Super Resolution Microscopes N-SIM and N-STORM at the American Society For Cell Biology – 49th Annual Meeting (December 5-9, San Diego). The new microscope models have been designed to realize resolution higher than ever before achieved by conventional optical microscopes. The N-SIM was […]
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