Aug. 17, 2011

Olympus Introduces Automatic Virtual Slide Scanning System VS120

Olympus has introduced its automatic virtual slide scanning system VS120 for use in research, pathology and teaching. moreMar. 17, 2011

Asylum Research Launches Scanning Probe Microscopy Technique for Mapping Electrochemical Phenomena ...

Asylum Research has introduced the Electrochemical Strain Microscopy (ESM) imaging technique for mapping electrochemical phenomena on the nanoscale: moreFeb. 23, 2011

Schaefer-Tec Distributes Low-Cost Multimode High-Resolution AFM

Schaefer-Tec now distributes a multimode and high resolution AFM including PC and LabView based software for a price below 25.000 Euro. The TT-AFM is supplied with all mechanical and electrical drawings and the LabView based software can be user modified. The system is therefore very well suited for researchers or engineers who would like to make their own modifications to the AFM as well as for teaching purposes.
The TT-AFM is also available as a self-build kit for a price below 20.000 Euro moreFeb. 04, 2011

NT-MDT Reports Substantial Growth, Especially in the U.S

NT-MDT last week announced it achieved a threefold increased in the amount of sales in the market of scanning probe microscopes in the U.S in 2010 as compared to 2009. The company intends to extend its presence in the market and to attain 30% of the market share in the future.
Most of the potential consumers of SPM products are located in worldwide research centers. Due to this fact, the most attractive markets for SPM are the markets of the USA, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. moreFeb. 22, 2010

Digital Imaging for Pathology and Research

Olympus has introduced an improved version of its successful dotSlide virtual slide system. The new VS110 combines microscopy seamlessly with imaging to create a virtual slide that is an exact copy of the real specimen. Generating a high resolution image of the whole specimen, this can be viewed and analyzed from the overview image at low magnification up to maximum magnification by simply zooming in. All samples can be evaluated around the world instantly and simultaneously as they are stored electronically on a central server. more