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Planetary Nebula NGC 5198 Resembles a Brightly Colored Ribbon in Space

Planetary nebulae represent a final brief stage in the life of a star like the Sun. While consuming the last of the fuel in its core, the star expels a large portion of its outer regions, which then heats up and glows brightly, showing intricate structures that scientists are still trying to fully understand. The structure visible within NGC 5189 is particularly dramatic, and Hubble's image of the nebula is by far the most detailed yet made of this object [1].

19 Dec 2012

Synchrotron Imaging Reveals Previously Unseen Anatomy Preserved in Fossils

New Focus™, a Newport Corporation Brand, announces the new Model 8742 Open-Loop Picomotor controller/driver module with 4 channels. The compact, single-box design with an integrated controller and driver provides a low-cost solution for driving New Focus open-loop Picomotor products. The new module can be computer controlled with plug-and-play ease via the USB 2.0 and the 10/100 Ethernet interfaces using Newport's Motion Control Language (NMCL) command set.

19 Dec 2012

Newport Launches Open-Loop Picomotor Controller/Driver Module with 4 Channels

From Newport Corporation 19 Dec 2012

Olympus SCALEVIEW Microscope Objectives for Deeper Tissue Imaging Win Multiple Awards in 2012

Olympus SCALEVIEW microscope objectives, which allow researchers to see far deeper into tissue than was ever possible before, have earned recognition by four prestigious awards organizations this year.

18 Dec 2012

Researchers Reverse Circuitry of Optogenetic Switches

A Harvard University chemical biology lab has re-engineered optogenetic switches, photosensitive proteins called rhodopsins inserted into mammalian cells to control electrical firing, so that the switches run backward, firing off bursts of fluorescent light that reveal newly detailed patterns of electrical activity in neural networks, beating cardiac cells and developing embryos, according to a Dec. 17 presentation at the American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

18 Dec 2012

Mobile Phone Combined with Magnifying Optics Leads to Diagnostic-Quality Microscope

By fitting a "smart" mobile phone with magnifying optics, bioengineers at the University of California, Berkeley created a real "cell" phone, a diagnostic-quality microscope that can be used by clinics in developing countries and inside — and outside — American biology classrooms, according to Eva M. Schmid, PhD, who described the development of CellScope at the American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting, Dec. 17, in San Francisco.

18 Dec 2012

Winners of 2012 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition Announced

The judges dove Down Under to select an Australian video of freshwater rotifers as First Prize winner in the 2012 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®, the world's foremost forum for showcasing microscope photos and movies of life science subjects. Ralph Grimm , a teacher from Jimboomba, Australia, captured the fascinating 58-second video showing the super-fast movements of tiny animals whose hair-like cilia beat constantly to sweep food into their mouths.

18 Dec 2012

Nikon Debuts High Content Microscope System for Research Applications

Nikon Instruments Inc. today introduced a new High Content microscope system featuring speed and flexibility for imaging and managing biological assays utilizing a system based on the classic Nikon Ti inverted microscope and NIS-Elements Software.

From Nikon Instruments Inc. 18 Dec 2012

Inventor of Powerful STEM Microscope Technology Wins Forbes Honors

Adrian Cheng, a scientist at the Allen Institute for Brain Science, was named today in Forbes’ second annual “30 Under 30” list of tomorrow’s brightest stars. Cheng invented a powerful microscope technology that can image thousands of neurons in the brain simultaneously. The technique allows scientists to watch the working brain at unprecedented scale and resolution, capturing images nearly ten times faster than a video camera.

18 Dec 2012

ARPA’s 100G Plans Globally Deployable Fiber-Optic-Equivalent Communications Backbone

Fiber optic cables provide the core backbone for military and civilian networks, enabling Internet, phone, video and other data to move at super-high speeds with virtually no degradation over long distances. In deployed environments, where a fiber optic backbone doesn’t exist, other communications modes are used resulting in reduced data-rate capacity for the warfighter.

18 Dec 2012

HoodTech Debuts Alticam Pod with GPS/INS Capability for UAS and Manned Aircraft

Hood River, OR –HoodTech Vision, manufacturer of advanced stabilized imaging systems for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and manned aircraft, introduces the Alticam™ Pod, an aluminum housing that is compatible with all HoodTech Alticam turrets and includes an advanced GPS/INS capability.

From Hood Tech Corporation Vision, Inc. 18 Dec 2012

PI Announces PiezoMove P-604 Linear Actuator for Open-Loop Operation

The immensely cost-efficient and compact P-604 lever actuator from Physik Instrumente (PI) supplements the PI’s PiezoMove® series portfolio. The linear actuator achieves a travel range of 300 µm and is exclusively designed for open-loop operation.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 17 Dec 2012

Resolve Optics – A Provider of High Performance UV Lenses and Lens Design

Resolve Optics is a specialist supplier of off-the-shelf and custom fixed focus and zoom lens that offer optimal performance in the Ultraviolet (UV) region (10-400nm).

17 Dec 2012

Fujifilm Expands Digital Camera Business in Latin American Market

FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Shigehiro Nakajima) has established the direct sales subsidiary FUJIFILM COLOMBIA S.A.S in Bogota, Republic of Columbia, and the Latin American logistics base FUJIFILM Latin America (PANAMA) S.A. in Panama, the Republic of Panama, to accelerate the expansion of digital camera business in the fast-growing Latin American market. Both companies will commence their business operations in January 2013.

17 Dec 2012

Toshiba to Begin Mass Production of White LED Packages This Month

Toshiba Corporation today announced that the company will start sales of white light-emitting diode (LED) packages that offer makers of general purpose and industrial LED lighting solutions a cost-competitive alternative to current LED packages. Mass production will start this month.

17 Dec 2012