Jan. 27, 2012

iXon Ultra from 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% moreNov. 11, 2011

Mad City Labs Releases Nano-Cyte LC

Mad City Labs has released Nano-Cyte LC, a complete image acquisition and stabilization instrument for live cell imaging.
With Nano-Cyte LC, temperature gradients and microscope drift are no longer a problem. The integrated approach to image stabilization yields image stability within ±10 nanometers in X and Y, and ± 20 nanometers in Z. 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. moreFeb. 24, 2011

NanoSight: NS200 Nanoparticle Characterization System Will be Launched at Pittcon

NanoSight will introduce NS200 nanoparticle characterization system at Pittcon 2011:
N200 is easy to use, has an optional blue laser to improve imaging capability, and fluorescence filters can be added when working with suitably labeled particles. Furthermore, the laser is triggered to reduce thermal issues with respect to the sample, restricting photobleaching during fluorescence imaging.   moreFeb. 01, 2011

Princeton Instruments Launches EMCCD Camera for Spectroscopy

Princeton Instruments introduced a EMCCD camera solution for spectroscopy applications. The ProEM:1600 camera features 16 micron pixels in both 1600 x 200 and 1600 x 400 formats. It utilizes eXcelon technology which reduces the interference fringes that have made back-thinned EMCCDs unusable in the NIR regions. moreNov. 16, 2010

Next Generation EMCCD Technology

Andor Technology (Andor), a specialist in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, announced the launch of the iXon X3 range of high-performance EMCCD cameras. Building on a rich history of ‘first to market innovation' the X3 represents the next generation of cameras within the iXon platform.
The product range offers an advanced feature set, the highlight of which is OptAcquire. This allows users to ‘single click' optimize an array of camera acquisition parameters to offer performance under a wide range of application conditions. The OptAcquire function makes it easy to use, whilst allowing flexibility for the user. moreFeb. 04, 2010

Photon Sensitive Camera

Andor Technology announced the launch of their new iXonEM Blue EMCCD (Electron Multiplying CCD) camera. This latest addition to the family of low light imaging cameras is based around a blue-enhanced variant of a popular 512x512 back-illuminated EMCCD sensor, and is engineered to deliver up to greater than 20% additional sensitivity to blue wavelength photons.
Since the first scientific EMCCD cameras in 2001, the technology has rapidly evolved to become a standard in ultra-sensitive imaging. moreDec. 07, 2009

Combined Optical/AFM Technology

Andor Technology announced the support for all Andor imaging EMCCD cameras within JPK Instruments products for nano-biotechnology.
With the addition of support for the EMCCD cameras to the software, true integration is obtained between fluorescence imaging on the one hand and NanoWizard AFM imaging or NanoTracker optical tweezers on the other. Scientists using the DirectOverlay functionality can now directly use the images coming from their EMCCD cameras. moreNov. 02, 2009

Intelligent EMCCD Camera

Photometrics, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance CCD and EMCCD cameras for the life sciences, announced the introduction of the Evolve EMCCD camera, the first camera to make experimental imaging data quantifiable and reproducible by using the photoelectron to scientifically measure an image.Before the Evolve, scientific-grade CCD cameras provided data in arbitrary imaging units, making it time consuming and challenging to reproduce study results. moreNov. 01, 2009

Ultrafast Confocal Raman Imaging

In Confocal Raman imaging the acquisition time for one Raman spectrum is a crucial value, as it influences the acquisition time of the image which typically consists of tens of thousands of Raman spectra. This article describes how the use of a spectroscopic EMCCD as the detector can significantly reduce the acquisition time down to a few milliseconds per spectrum, as well as tremendously improve sensitivity. more