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Innovative Optical Method Makes Individual Proteins Visible

In future, some diseases might be diagnosed earlier and treated more effectively. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen have developed an optical method that makes individual proteins, such as the proteins characteristic of some cancers, visible.

15 Sep 2014

PicoQuant releases STED add-on for the time-resolved confocal microscope MicroTime 200

PicoQuant has released a STED (stimulated emission depletion) add-on for the time-resolved confocal microscope MicroTime 200. This new super-resolution extension allows the MicroTime 200 to perform measurements that break the diffraction limit of light reaching lateral resolutions below 50 nm.

From Picoquant GmbH 5 Sep 2014

Novel Microscopy-Based Decision Support System for Diagnosing Malaria

A Finnish-Swedish research group at the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), University of Helsinki, and Karolinska institutet, Stockholm, has developed a novel "man and machine" decision support system for diagnosing malaria infection. This innovative diagnostic aid was described in PLOS One scientific journal today, 21 August.

25 Aug 2014

Brien Holden Vision Institute Employs Phasefocus High-Precision Lens Profiler for Developing Contact Lenses

Phase Focus Ltd (Phasefocus), the company that is revolutionising microscopy and imaging with the Phasefocus Virtual Lens®, reports on how the Brien Holden Vision Institute is applying the Phasefocus high-precision Lens Profiler to assist in the development of new contact lenses.

13 Aug 2014

JPK Reports on the Use of AFM and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy at the University of Freiburg

Within this work, the group is developing a unique platform for membrane research based on natural and synthetic membrane systems of different complexity in combination with state-of-the-art microscopy techniques.

From JPK Instruments Limited 12 Aug 2014

Smartphones Turned Into Microscopes

With nothing more than a smartphone and less than $10 of trinkets and hardware supplies, students at Missouri University of Science and Technology can build their own microscopes this fall as part of a biology lab.

30 Jul 2014

In-Depth Study on Global and Chinese Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope Industry Report 2014" report to their offering.

26 Jul 2014

Stereo Microscope Objective for Imaging Specimens in Aqueous Solution Introduced by Leica Microsystems

Wetzlar, Germany. Leica Microsystems introduces the new Leica Planapo 2.0x CORR objective for the Leica M series stereo microscope, specifically for the use with specimens immersed in aqueous solution. With this objective, users can obtain pin sharp visualization of specimens with up to a 5 mm water column between the specimen and the objective.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 7 Jul 2014

New ProScope Micro Mobile Microscope for Science Education from Vernier

Vernier Software & Technology is now offering its first microscope for use with mobile devices in science education with the ProScope Micro Mobile Microscope. Appropriate for use across various science disciplines and designed for all grade levels, the ProScope Micro Mobile is compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, iPad mini, and Galaxy S4 devices.

1 Jul 2014

Light, Optics and Imaging Help Identify How Brain Regulates Blood Flow

In a new study published online in the Journal of the American Heart Association June 12, 2014, researchers at Columbia Engineering report that they have identified a new component of the biological mechanism that controls blood flow in the brain.

13 Jun 2014