http://www.imaging-git.com/rss.xml en http://www.imaging-git.com/news/imaging-microscopy-22005-part-3-now-available-online Intensified CCD Camera: successor of the LI-μCAM Jenoptik Laser, Optik, Systeme: ProgRes digital microscope cameras (image analysis software ImageAccess) http://www.imaging-git.com/news/imaging-microscopy-22005-part-3-now-available-online Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:33:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/news/witec-wins-photonics-prism-award-2011 WITec has received the prestigious Photonics Prism Award 2011 for the development of TrueSurface Microscopy. This internationally respected product innovation award recognizes cutting-edge products that break conventional ideas and improve life through photonics and is presented each year by SPIE and Photonics Media. http://www.imaging-git.com/news/witec-wins-photonics-prism-award-2011 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:25:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/news/transmission-electron-microscopy-observing-cancer-cells-action Limitations in biomedical imaging technologies have hampered attempts to understand cellular and molecular behavior, with biologists trying to envision dynamic processes through static snapshots. Deborah Kelly , an assistant professor in the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, has now developed a novel technology platform to peer closely into the world of cells and molecules within a native, liquid environment. http://www.imaging-git.com/news/transmission-electron-microscopy-observing-cancer-cells-action Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:24:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/news/carl-zeiss-new-customer-office-south-korea Carl Zeiss Semiconductor Metrology Systems (SMS) Division has opened an office in the Bundang province of South Korea. The new location south of Seoul enables Carl Zeiss SMS to provide optimized customer service with faster delivery of spare parts and on-site activities. Other Carl Zeiss offices are located in Gyeonggi and Kyungnam.http://www.zeiss.de  http://www.imaging-git.com/news/carl-zeiss-new-customer-office-south-korea Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:03:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/products/image-processing/heliotis-optical-profilers-integrates-digital-surf-s-mountains-technology Digital Surf´s MountainsMap Imaging Topography surface metrology software will be supplied with Heliotis M3 and M3-XL 3D Optical Profilers. Main Application Fields of the Optical Profilers◦ Scientific Research◦ Lab Automation◦ Process Development◦ Quality Inspection◦ Production Monitoring (incl. Mcromechanics, Electronics, Life Sciences and Forensics) http://www.imaging-git.com/products/image-processing/heliotis-optical-profilers-integrates-digital-surf-s-mountains-technology Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:35:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/products/light-microscopy/deep-imaging-thick-and-complex-biological-samples With the SCALEVIEW 25x objective lens (NA 1.0) from Olympus, accurate 3D structural representations of brain tissue are not longer limited by the effects of tissue opacity and light scattering. http://www.imaging-git.com/products/light-microscopy/deep-imaging-thick-and-complex-biological-samples Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:47:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/products/light-microscopy/routine-and-educational-microscopes-olympus The CX22 series of microscopes from Olympus for use in educational and routine microscopy provide a variety of benefits to maximise ease-of-use, and are therefore ideal for teaching laboratories where users alternate regularly and have varying levels of expertise. http://www.imaging-git.com/products/light-microscopy/routine-and-educational-microscopes-olympus Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:12:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/products/image-processing/high-dynamic-range-imaging-olympus-stream-17 The Olympus Stream 1.7 Software with High Dynamic Range (HDR) enables you to capture perfectly illuminated images, even when high material contrast occurs. http://www.imaging-git.com/products/image-processing/high-dynamic-range-imaging-olympus-stream-17 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:55:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/products/image-processing/ixon-ultra-andor-emccd-camera-now-over-60-percent-faster The iXon Ultra high-performance EMCCD camera from Andor Technology represents the next generation of the iXon platform. Key Specifications◦ Active Pixels 512 x 512 ◦ Pixel Size 16 x 16 µm ◦ Image Area 8.2 mm x 8.2 mm ◦ Image Area pixel well depth 160,000 e- ◦ Readout Rate 17 MHz ◦ Max. Frame Rate 56 fps ◦ Read Noise < 1 e- with EM gain◦ QEmax > 90% http://www.imaging-git.com/products/image-processing/ixon-ultra-andor-emccd-camera-now-over-60-percent-faster Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:39:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/news/electron-microscopy-3-d-image-individual-protein When Gang Ren whirls the controls of his cryo-electron microscope, he compares it to fine-tuning the gearshift and brakes of a racing bicycle. But this machine at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is a bit more complex. http://www.imaging-git.com/news/electron-microscopy-3-d-image-individual-protein Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:07:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/news/creation-superlenses-scientific-challenge A superlens would let you see a virus in a drop of blood and open the door to better and cheaper electronics. It might, says Durdu Guney, make ultra-high-resolution microscopes as commonplace as cameras in our cell phones. http://www.imaging-git.com/news/creation-superlenses-scientific-challenge Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:43:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/products/scanning-probe-microscopy/tescan-introduces-integrated-mineral-analyzer-tima Tescan has introduced the Tescan Integrated Mineral Analyzer (TIMA). TIMA, a fully automated, high throughput, analytical scanning electron microscope, is designed specifically for the mining and minerals processing industry. http://www.imaging-git.com/products/scanning-probe-microscopy/tescan-introduces-integrated-mineral-analyzer-tima Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:45:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/products/light-microscopy/illumination-bio-photonics-modulated-alignment-lasers-medical-science Z-Laser  has introduced its new laser modules of the series ZM18DM and ZM12DM. These are designed especially for industrial applications and are suitable as structured illumination for machine vision, medical science or 3D Measurement.The smallest module is a ZM12DM in an M12 housing which has a length of only 45mm. Both laser series come with modulation option up to 100 kHz and are always adjusted to the customer’s needs. http://www.imaging-git.com/products/light-microscopy/illumination-bio-photonics-modulated-alignment-lasers-medical-science Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/news/ultrapath-xvi-conference-diagnostic-electron-microscopy-basic-research-oncology The 16th Meeting of the Society for Ultrastructural Pathology (UltraPath XVI) will be held on August 6-10, 2012 in the historical town of Regensburg, Germany. The Society was formed in 1986 with the mission to support and promote the application of electron microscopy in pathological diagnosis and research of human diseases. Over the years the scope of biennial meetings expanded and includes immunochemistry, molecular and cellular biology. http://www.imaging-git.com/news/ultrapath-xvi-conference-diagnostic-electron-microscopy-basic-research-oncology Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:44:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/news/ams-technologies-acquires-azpect-photonics AMS Technologies announced, that Sweden based Azpect Photonics will join the AMS Technologies team. The acquisition creates the largest pan-European consultancy and solution provider for Optical, Power and Thermal Management Technologies.Combining Azpect's and AMS Technologies' knowledge and teams will create great synergies for customers and partners in the Nordic countries, providing local technical expertise and customer service which is supported by a pan-European operations backbone. http://www.imaging-git.com/news/ams-technologies-acquires-azpect-photonics Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:31:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/news/optical-flywheel-enables-slow-motion-pictures-atoms-and-molecules The world's most accurate metronome keeps stroke to an incredible 10 quintillionth of a second. The device enables slow-motion pictures from the world of molecules and atoms, scientists from the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL) in Hamburg, Germany, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) report. The metronome, an ultrashort pulse laser, acting as an optical flywheel, is currently the most precise clock generator on short time scales, writes the research team headed by DESY scientist Prof. Franz X. http://www.imaging-git.com/news/optical-flywheel-enables-slow-motion-pictures-atoms-and-molecules Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:17:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/products/image-processing/scmos-camera-high-sensitivity-high-resolution-and-fast-readout-0 Hamamatsu Photonics introduces the world's first Gen II sCMOS camera, the ORCA-Flash4.0.  It simultaneously provides high sensitivity (over 70% QE at 600 nm), very low noise (1.3 electrons), and fast frame rates (100 frames/s). This versatile camera is suitable for many applications including super-resolution microscopy, TIRF microscopy and FRET. http://www.imaging-git.com/products/image-processing/scmos-camera-high-sensitivity-high-resolution-and-fast-readout-0 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:01:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/news/ultra-microscope-sees-through-spinal-cord Scientists from the Technical University in Vienna and the Max-Planck-Institute of Neurobiology in Munich have developed a new microscopy technique to analyze in detail nerve cells in the spinal cord. Nerve cells from the spinal cord are able to regenerate after being damaged. How this happens has not been easy to investigate: to see into the inner structure of spinal cord tissue it was necessary until now to cut samples into thin slices to be investigated separately. http://www.imaging-git.com/news/ultra-microscope-sees-through-spinal-cord Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:55:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/products/light-microscopy/polarization-extension-confocal-laser-scanning-microscopes-allows-fluoresc Since several years, time-resolved fluorescence measurements can be performed with commercially available confocal laser scanning microscopes (LSM) that have been upgraded with a suited upgrade kit.  The polarization extension for PicoQuant's upgrade kit for LSM can now also perform polarization measurements. http://www.imaging-git.com/products/light-microscopy/polarization-extension-confocal-laser-scanning-microscopes-allows-fluoresc Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:25:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/products/scanning-probe-microscopy/park-systems-nx10-research-grade-true-non-contact-atomic-force-mi Schaefer Technology has introduced the Park Systems NX10, a very accurate Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) which brings high imaging accuracy, scan speeds, and tip life to the next generation of researchers, all at an affordable price. http://www.imaging-git.com/products/scanning-probe-microscopy/park-systems-nx10-research-grade-true-non-contact-atomic-force-mi Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:32:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/news/fei-acquires-aspex FEI, an  instrumentation company providing imaging and analysis systems for research and industry, announced that it has acquired ASPEX Corporation of Delmont, PA. ASPEX provides rugged scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) and related services for environmentally demanding military, industrial and factory floor applications. http://www.imaging-git.com/news/fei-acquires-aspex Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:19:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/news/12th-international-elmi-meetingworkshop We are welcoming you to join next year's ELMI meeting 5th-8th of June in Leuven, Belgium. The European Light Microscopy initiative ELMI is an international recognized meeting on light microscopy in life science. It is a unique mixture of lectures and workshops. http://www.imaging-git.com/news/12th-international-elmi-meetingworkshop Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:04:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/news/focus-microscopy-2012 After the successful FOM2011 conference held in Konstanz this year, Focus on Microscopy 2012 (FOM2012) will be held in Singapore. It will take place in the week before Easter from Sunday April 1 to Wednesday April 4, 2012 at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre in the heart of the city. It is sponsored by the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the Centre of Bioimaging Sciences (CBIS), and the Mechanobiology Institute (MBI). http://www.imaging-git.com/news/focus-microscopy-2012 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:41:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/news/ametek-acquires-technical-manufacturing-corporation Ametek Inc. has acquired Technical Manufacturing Corporation (TMC) , a world leader in high-performance vibration isolation systems and optical test benches used to isolate highly sensitive instruments for the microelectronics, life sciences, photonics and ultra-precision manufacturing industries. The privately held manufacturer, headquartered in Peabody, MA, has estimated annual sales of approximately $30 million. http://www.imaging-git.com/news/ametek-acquires-technical-manufacturing-corporation Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:27:00 +0000 http://www.imaging-git.com/applications/time-correlated-single-photon-counting Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM) is widely used to quantify protein-protein interaction by measuring the FRET (Förster Resonance Energy Transfer) occurring between two fluorophores spaced by a few nanometers. FLIM is also used in a large array of applications ranging from tissue imaging to fluorophore environment probing. http://www.imaging-git.com/applications/time-correlated-single-photon-counting Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:18:00 +0000