Aug. 16, 2011
With the Dimension Edge PSS Atomic Force Microscope, Bruker has introduced a production-environment Atomic Force Microscope specifically tailored for patterned sapphire substrate (PSS) metrology in high brightness light-emitting diode (HB-LED) manufacturing.
moreAug. 15, 2011
Carl Zeiss MicroImaging has granted a sublicense for patents relating to LED fluorescence excitation in microscopy to Prior Scientific Ltd., Cambridge, UK. The sublicense is effective retroactively from June, 2011.
moreJul. 11, 2011
Most experiments need to be repeated at least three times for data accuracy and statistical significance. Whether you are using a lamp system, LED or laser source, measuring the illumination power is a critical step in ensuring consistent conditions. In this short video presentation, Dr. Kavita Aswani is introducing a power measurement system enabling consistent and repeatable illumination throughout research experiments.
moreJun. 16, 2011
The webinar "Lamp? LED? Laser? Which light source is best for your microscopy application?" will be presented by Dr. Claire Brown on June 28, 2011 at 10 am - 11 am EST and is sponsored by X-Cite by Lumen Dynamics.
moreFeb. 11, 2011
Growing Nanolasers on Silicon: Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a way to grow nanolasers directly onto a silicon surface, an achievement that could lead to a new class of faster, more efficient microprocessors, as well as to powerful biochemical sensors that use optoelectronic chips. They describe their work in a paper published Feb. 6 in the online issue of the journal Nature Photonics.
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CoolLED's new combined pE-100 package offers increased functionality for 2-wavelength excitation applications. The pE-Combiner offers the ability to use two pE-100 LED sources for dual staining applications. A number of pE-Combiners can be used to support multiple LED wavelengths on the microscope. Several pE-Combiners can be used together to increase the number of LED wavelengths.
moreOct. 18, 2010
If one could „bake" an ideal light source for widefield epifluorescence microscopy, the recipe would include many ingredients of the LED-based solutions which have recently hit the market: they are compact, long-lived and stable, they can be turned on and off in microseconds, their intensity is easily controlled and they are reasonably bright when large areas are to be illuminated under a microscope. Nevertheless, there are still many areas where arc lamps are a better choice.
moreFeb. 15, 2010
For the three „global killer diseases", HIV/ AIDS, TB and Malaria, fast and reliable diagnosis is crucial for modern laboratory practices. In resource-limited settings, for example, TB is diagnosed by using sputum smears with microscopy for which fluorescence based microscopic techniques have shown to be much more sensitive than transmitted light microscopy, where M. tuberculosis bacilli in a significant number of cases are not seen.
moreFeb. 11, 2010
Malaria - caused by Plasmodium sp. and spread to humans by species of tropical mosquitoes (Anopheles sp.) - is endemic in 107 countries with 3.2 billion people and therefore one of the most dangerous diseases worldwide. Despite the fact that Malaria is preventable and treatable, according to WHO 300-500 million people are infected by Malaria every year, with far more than 1 million death cases annually - including one child every 30 seconds. A safe, easy, and in particular rapid diagnostic test is of great importance for Malaria treatment.
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Olympus has enhanced its flexible range of light emitting diode (LED) fluorescence light sources for microscopy. With advancements to the precisExcite excitation light source for reflected fluorescence and the FluoLED entry-level fluorescence systems, the LED light source range offers a new level of functionality. Precise illumination and simplified control enables Olympus to offer the appropriate illumination source for all life science fluorescence applications; from entry-level single-color to advanced high-speed multi-color.
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