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See the New Hitachi Digital TEM and Possibly Win an iPad2 at EMAG

There will be plenty of activity at Hitachi’s Stand at EMAG, where the new-concept HT7700 digital TEM will be exhibited for the first time in the UK. There will also be a chance for a conference delegate to win an iPad2.

18 Aug 2011

WITec Wins Prestigious Microscopy Today Innovation Award

WITec has just received the prestigious Microscopy Today Innovation Award for the development of True Surface Microscopy.

From WITec GmbH 14 Aug 2011

Olympus VS120 Virtual Slide Scanning System Digitises Slides at High Magnification

Olympus has released the latest version of its virtual slide (VS) product range, the VS120. The system can rapidly scan a slide in less than two minutes, creating a digital ‘virtual slide’ that is an exact copy of the original. This is easily created and navigated using an intuitive graphical interface.

4 Aug 2011

Topcon Introduces Aquila Hybrid Microscope in North American Markets

Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) has developed the Aquila hybrid microscope and introduced it in the regions of North America.

1 Aug 2011

Stimulated Emission Depletion Microscope Uses Special Laser Beam to Study Live Cells

A team of researchers headed by physicist Stephanie Meyer of the Anschutz Medical Campus at the University of Colorado Denver are building a super resolution microscope capable of observing innermost functioning of cells.

25 Jul 2011

Integrated Microscope Allows Users to Switch to AFM Imaging from 3D Optical Measurements

Nanoscience Instruments has released a three-dimensional optical microscope system combined with an atomic force microscope (AFM), which includes a small Nanosurf LensAFM and advanced Zeta Instruments optical profiler.

From Nanoscience Instruments. Inc. 1 Jul 2011

Phenom-World Launch New Products to Improve the the Capabilities of Their Desktop SEMs

With these two launches Phenom-World further extends the usability of the Phenom G2 desktop SEM’s. Giving the opportunity to image vacuum-sensitive and vulnerable samples without damaging the sample structure by using the Temperature Controlled Sample Holder. Secondly the new version of Fibermetric is able to take the analysis of fibers and filter to an even higher level.

30 Jun 2011

Scientists Demonstrate that Microlaser can Identify Nanoparticles

A graduate student in electrical and systems engineering of Washington University, Lina He with her colleagues showed that microlasers can be used to identify particles with a radius of 10 nm. These microlasers offered a resolution limit of about 1 nm.

29 Jun 2011

WiTec Unveils Excitation-Laser Coupling Device for Polarization Experiments

WiTec has rolled out an excitation-laser coupling device that facilitates convenient usage of the alpha500 and alpha300 microscope series.

From WITec GmbH 29 Jun 2011

WITec Microscopes Now Allow You to Easily Switch between Laser Sources

With the most recent introduction of a new multi-wavelength excitation-laser coupling unit WITec has further advanced the ease-of-use of its microscope series. It is now possible to switch between up to three laser sources by the simple rotation of a filter wheel. Calibration and alignment of the laser beam path is guaranteed at all positions assuring the most accurate and variable Raman Imaging system available on the market.

From Quantum Design UK and Ireland Ltd 28 Jun 2011