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Carl Ziess Donate Microscope to Help High School Biology Students Learn from UMass Medical School Laboratories

Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, a leading provider of microscopy solutions, announces that it recently donated a $5,000 state-of-the-art microscope for use in the UMass Labs for Worcester Area High Schools program, which allows Advanced Placement biology students from public high schools and technical schools in and around Worcester, Massachusetts to visit and learn from scientists in UMass Medical School laboratories.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 27 Jun 2011

New High Performance Models Added to Superresolution Microscope Stage Series

PI (Physik Instrumente) LP has added two higher-performance models to its successful PInano™ superresolution (SR) microscope stage series.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 20 Jun 2011

News Sales Opportunities for T-MIP Clients

Reflecting current trends in sales and marketing alignment, The Microscopy & Imaging Place (T/MIP) and Technology Business Consulting (TBC) have entered into a strategic relationship. The new affiliation dramatically expands sales development, analytics, and CRM services for T/MIP clients.

19 Jun 2011

Pittcon Offering Discounted Rates for Exhibitors Until July 15

The Pittcon Exposition Committee is now accepting booth space reservations for Pittcon 2012, which will be held March 11-15, 2012, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The discounted rate of $2,150 for a standard 10' x 10' space will be available to all exhibitors up to July 15, 2011.

From Pittcon 15 Jun 2011

LOT offers AFMs and Optical Surface Profilers at Discounted Price

LOT announced that it is providing the XE-100 AFMs (atomic force microscopes) at a discounted price for a limited period. The AFMs are a product of Park Systems with step-and-scan automation and a decreased drift rate.

10 Jun 2011

Olympus Introduce New Silicon Oil-Immersion Objectives

Olympus has introduced two new silicon oil-immersion objectives, the UPLSAPO30xS and UPLSAPO60xS. The new lenses are ideal for live cell experiments, particularly those investigating thick samples or requiring long-term imaging. Users can generate bright images at higher resolution, as silicon oil significantly improves optical performance in comparison to conventional oil- or water-based approaches.

9 Jun 2011

Linkam Tensile Test Stage Chosen to Study Treatment of Tendon Injuries

Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, have been chosen by the Physics Department of the University of Liverpool to study the effects of controlling stresses applied during the growth of collagen secreted from human fibroblast cells.

7 Jun 2011

New SEM from Hitachi Features Sub-Nanometer Resolution and 3 Million Times Magnification

The new SU9000 Field Emission (FE) Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) from Hitachi High-Technologies features novel electron optics which allow 0.4 nm resolution to be achieved at an accelerating voltage of 30 kV, with a usable magnification up to 3 Million times.

31 May 2011

Fraunhofer Scientists Develop Ultra-Flat, High-Resolution Microscope

Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute’s Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF located in Jena have developed a lightweight, flat microscope that analyses to a resolution of 5 µm.

24 May 2011

Olympus to Display Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope at Euspen

Olympus will be exhibiting at the upcoming European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology (EUSPEN) 11th International Conference and Exhibition in Lake Como, Italy from 23 – 26 May 2011. With expertise in the field of optical metrology, Olympus will display its LEXT OLS4000 confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM) at booth 1314, as well as present an informative poster and participate in the commercial session.

23 May 2011