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Advanced Microscopy Reveals Morphology of Single-Cell Protists

University of British Columbia researchers have discovered two new symbionts living in the gut of termites, and taken the unusual step of naming them after fictional monsters created by American horror author HP Lovecraft.

4 Apr 2013

Optical Liquid Stamping Technology Helps Produce 3D Hydrogel Particles for Detection of miRNAs

Current methods of detecting microRNA (miRNA) — gene-regulating molecules implicated in the onset of various diseases — can be time-consuming and costly: The custom equipment used in such tests costs more than $100,000, and the limited throughput of these systems further hinders progress.

30 Mar 2013

Leica Introduces New Digital Microscope Systems for Measurement of Specimens

Heerbrugg, Switzerland. With the new digital microscope systems Leica DMS300 and Leica DMS1000, Leica Microsystems unites all advantages of digital technology with first-class camera performance and high-end optics. Inspection, measurement or documentation – all individual work steps are visualized in crystal clear images on an HD monitor, without the need of an eyepiece.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 29 Mar 2013

New Low-Light Method Improves Microscopic Imaging of Single Molecules

UT Dallas researchers are developing a new low-light imaging method that could improve a number of scientific applications, including the microscopic imaging of molecules in cancer research

25 Mar 2013

Olympus Expands Scope of Most Advanced IX83 Inverted Microscope Frame

The scan^R 2.4 high content screening station is the latest addition to the growing collection of microscopy systems based upon the new IX3 high-end inverted microscope frame. Thanks to its unique “open source” design concept, the IX3 is offering a completely modular and flexible approach to live cell imaging.

20 Mar 2013

Transmission X-ray Microscopy Uncovers Cellular-Level Detail of Bone Damage

From athletes to individuals suffering from osteoporosis, bone fractures are usually the result of tiny cracks accumulating over time -- invisible rivulets of damage that, when coalesced, lead to that painful break.

7 Mar 2013

Carl Zeiss Launches Axio Scan.Z1 Digital Slide Scanner for Brightfield and Fluorescence at American Society for Cell Biology Meeting

At this year's annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology in San Francisco, USA, the Microscopy business group of Carl Zeiss is presenting a Digital Slide Scanner. Axio Scan.Z1 is an automated microscope system which allows researchers to digitalize fixed tissue sections and cytologic specimens in brightfield and fluorescence.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 22 Feb 2013

Cornell Acquires New Spinning Disk Confocal Microscope and Laser Microdissection Systems

Cornell's Imaging Facility owns microscopes, scanners and ultrasound units for revealing details that can't be seen with the naked eye. Now the facility has added two more state-of-the-art machines, one to extract tiny samples for genetic analysis and another to image fast microscopic events.

14 Feb 2013

Carl Zeiss Donates Research Microscope to Internship Program for Minority Students

Attracting the next generation of research scientists: research microscope donated by Carl Zeiss helps motivate minority students to pursue science careers.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 14 Feb 2013

Princeton Releases New Microscope Interface for IsoPlane Imaging Spectrograph

Princeton Instruments (Trenton, New Jersey, USA) is pleased to announce the availability of a new microscope interface designed for exclusive use with the company’s recently introduced aberration-free IsoPlane® imaging spectrograph. The Princeton Instruments MicroSpec® microscope interface allows researchers to easily acquire quality images and spectra of their samples with one pre-engineered system.

From Teledyne Princeton Instruments 13 Feb 2013