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. moreJun. 10, 2011

Silicon Immersion Objectives for Long-Term or Deep-Penetration Imaging

Olympus has introduced UPLSAPO30xS and UPLSAPO60xS, two new silicon immersion objectives for life science imaging.
The lenses are ideal for live cell experiments, particularly those investigating thick samples or requiring long-term imaging. moreMay. 21, 2010

Fast Steps with Nanometer Precision

Piezo stepping drives from Physik Instrumente (PI) can be combined with a high-resolution linear encoder for nanometer accuracy over the complete scanning range - and are now also available for PIFOC focusing systems for microscope objectives.
The N-725 PIFOC scanner for microscope objectives with Nexact piezo stepping drives provides travel ranges of up to one millimeter along the optical axis. At the same time the technology allows rapid positioning: The N-725 focusing system achieves transient times of around 20 milliseconds for steps of 200 nanometers. moreFeb. 01, 2010

High Performance, High Resolution

Nikon has added the CFI Apo LWD 25X objective to its series of low refractive index, high numerical aperture (NA) objectives for use in biological applications. Employing Nikon's ultra Nano crystal coat technology, the new objective features high optical performance across the widest spectral wavelength with high chromatic corrections for sharp contrast imaging. This, combined with a high NA, wide field of view and long working distance make it ideal for neuroscience imaging. moreNov. 30, 2009

Reveal the Secrets

Leica Microsystems expands its range of objective lenses for confocal microscopy by the objective HCX APO L20x/0.95 IMM for deep imaging. more