Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the availability of scanning microwave microscopy (SMM) capabilities for its premier-performance atomic force microscope, the 5500 AFM. Agilent’s second-generation SMM nose cone makes this unique electrical measurement option compatible with the 5500 system. “Thanks to a modular AFM design, we can now offer our innovative SMM mode to […]

Oxford Instruments, the supplier of Magnetic Resonance solutions for core analysis laboratories in the oil and gas industries, with partner Green Imaging Technologies, will be showing new software for advanced core analysis at the SPWLA 2013 conference in New Orleans. Green Imaging Technologies (GIT) have recently licensed 2-dimensional data mapping software from Schlumberger, which is […]

WITec’s RayShield Coupler is now available for the alpha300 and alpha500 microscope series. It allows the acquisition of Raman spectra at wavenumbers down to below 10 rel. cm-1. This high-transmission coupler system includes a specialized narrow-band filter set which is optimally aligned to detect Raman lines extremely close to the Rayleigh line while maintaining ideal […]

Heerbrugg, Switzerland / Wetzlar, Germany – As of June, Leica Microsystems has launched two cameras that are ideal instruments for routine brightfield or fluorescence applications. Both cameras are equipped with sensors dedicated to the respective applications that allow live images of up to 30 frames per second and a USB 3.0 interface for fast data […]

Munich, Germany, – With the introduction of their newest products, the µ-Slide 2 well Ph+ and the µ-Slide 4 well Ph+, German biotechnology company, ibidi GmbH, has once again proven that ground-breaking innovations in microscopy chambers are still possible! In addition to being optimized for cell culture and phase contrast microscopy, like the classic µ-Slide […]

Santa Clara, CA — Tabletop SEMs are inexpensive and easy to use compared to standard size SEMs but have limited performance and capability such as small sample sizes, lower magnifications and lower resolution. Full size SEMs would normally provide better imaging performance and more analytical capability but generally require more knowledge to operate and have […]

Hamburg,– Designed with the complete workflow in mind, Olympus has launched its cellVivo incubation system, for precise and ergonomic environmental control of advanced live cell imaging. Following the modular approach of the IX3 range of inverted microscope frames cellVivo is based on a “one size fits all” concept, with adaptors for various IX73 and IX83 […]

ZEISS, the international leader in the fields of optics and optoelectronics today announced the planned acquisition of the US-based Xradia, Inc. Xradia is an medium-size company providing innovative 3D X-ray microscopes for industrial and academic research applications. The closing of the transaction is subject to the fulfillment of customary closing conditions including a required filing […]

Harris & Harris Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TINY), an early-stage, active investor in transformative companies, notes today’s announcement by Carl Zeiss AG of its planned acquisition of Xradia, Inc. After the closing of the transaction, Xradia will operate under the new name of Carl Zeiss X-ray Microscopy, Inc. The closing of the transaction is subject to […]