Jan. 31, 2012

Deep Imaging of 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. moreOct. 26, 2011

In Vivo Analysis of the Dynamics of Transendothelial Migration With Bitplane Imaris 4D Software

The Imaris 4D modeling software from Bitplane has helped the Centre for Microvascular Research, London understand regulation of transendothelial migration of neutrophils in vivo. moreSep. 06, 2011

Visualization Sciences Group Announces Acquisition of Noesis

Visualization Sciences Group SAS (VSG) announces that it has signed a definitive agreement on Sep. 2 under which VSG acquires Noesis SA, an image processing and analysis software company. Visualization Sciences Group (VSG) is a provider of 3D visualization software and graphics toolkits for engineers, scientists‚ and applications developers. VSG provides 3D software technologies for scientific data visualization‚ engineering and simulation, materials science and earth sciences. moreAug. 08, 2011

3D Elemental Mapping in the ESEM - A Combination of Serial Block-face SEM and EDS

The combination of serial block-face scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS) is demonstrated for 3D elemental analysis of materials, enabling investigations of large sample volumes compared to other tomographic techniques. The approach involves cutting a stack of 200 slices from an aluminum-copper alloy specimen and generating EDS maps after each cut. moreJun. 10, 2011

Using Nanosecond Laser Pulses to Image Plaques Lining Arteries in 3D

Ji-Xin Cheng, associate professor of biomedical engineering and chemistry at Purdue University, and his research group have developed a new type of imaging technology to take precise three-dimensional images of plaques lining arteries. moreMay. 30, 2011

Transmission Electron Microscopy: 3D Mapping of Crystal Structure with Nanometer Resolution

Using transmission electron microscopy, the 3D mapping of the crystal structure inside a material down to nanometer resolution is now possible with a new method developed by scientists from Risø DTU, Denmark in collaboration with scientists from China and USA. moreMar. 22, 2011

Lens for 3D Microscope

Lens for 3D Microscope: Engineers at Ohio State University have invented a lens that enables microscopic objects to be seen from nine different angles at once to create a 3D image. Other 3D microscopes use multiple lenses or cameras that move around an object; the new lens is the first single, stationary lens to create microscopic 3D images by itself. Allen Yi, associate professor of integrated systems engineering at Ohio State, and postdoctoral researcher Lei Li described the lens in a recent issue of the Journal of the Optical Society of America A.
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TILL Photonics Introduces Intravital 2P: An Upright Two Photon Microscope

TILL Photonics has introduced Intravital2P, an upright two photon microscope platform which is specifically designed to meet the demands for functional in vivo or intravital imaging in live animal.
The Intravital2P features a non-descanned detection scheme based on two high-sensitive GaAsP PMTS with equivalent collection efficiency. moreMar. 04, 2011

Andor Introduces a Two Camera Imaging Adapter

Andor Technology has launched TuCam, a high performance, two-camera adapter for macro or microscopic imaging applications.

TuCam can be configured for simultaneous imaging from two similar cameras or as a switch between camera models with different imaging capabilities. The solution is particularly suited for the detection of two different fluorophores in experiments such as co-localization FRET or ratiometric ion signalling. moreNov. 02, 2010

X-ray Diffraction Microscopy

H. Jiang and co-workers bridged the visualization gap between 3D optical microscopy and 3D electron microscopy by demonstrating the quantitative 3D imaging of a whole unstained cell by X-ray diffraction microscopy at a resolution of 50-60 nm. Subcellular structures and organelles could be identified and the resolution can be even further improved by cryotechnology. more