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Nikon's New MM-200 Measuring Microscope Specially Designed for High Accurate Measurements of Precision Parts

The new MM-200 measuring microscope from Nikon Instruments is specially designed for engineers, inspectors and operators, who require highly accurate measurements for precision parts.

1 Apr 2009

Novel Optical Technique that Permits Rapid Analysis of Single Human Immune Cells Using Only Light

Researchers at the University of Rochester have developed a novel optical technique that permits rapid analysis of single human immune cells using only light.

1 Apr 2009

OFC/NFOEC Features Breakthroughs in Next-Generation Metamaterials and Optical Communications

The world's largest international conference on optical communications begins next week and continues from March 22-26 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego. The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC) is the premier meeting where experts from industry and academia intersect and share their results, experiences, and insights on the future of electronic and wireless communication and the optical technologies that will enable it.

17 Mar 2009

Olympus Introduces New Water Immersion Objective Specifically Designed for Multiphoton Imaging

Olympus has introduced a new 25x water immersion objective specifically designed for multiphoton imaging. It offers researchers outstanding deep-imaging and high resolution performance with the Olympus FluoView FV1000MPE multiphoton laser-scanning microscope system.

17 Mar 2009

Microscopic Technique Reveals How Bacteria 'Breathe' Toxic Metals

Researchers are studying some common soil bacteria that "inhale" toxic metals and "exhale" them in a non-toxic form. The bacteria might one day be used to clean up toxic chemicals left over from nuclear weapons production decades ago.

16 Mar 2009

New Research Report on Worldwide Markets for Microscopes

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. World Microscopes Market report analyzes the worldwide markets for Microscopes in Millions of US$. The specific product segments analyzed are Optical Microscopes, Charged Particle Microscopes, and Scanning Probe Microscopes.

From Veeco 13 Mar 2009

Carl Zeiss ORION Plus Helium-Ion-Microscope Now Offers Structural and Compositional Analysis

Carl Zeiss SMT, a leading global provider of optical and particle-beam inspection, analysis and measuring equipment, today introduced a powerful new detector for the ORION® Plus helium-ion-microscope. Called the SPECTRA, the new detector adds structural and compositional analysis capabilities to the sub-nanometer resolution imaging offered by the ORION Plus instrument.

9 Mar 2009

ASU to House One of the World's Most Advanced Electron Microscopes

Arizona State University will be home to one of the world's most advanced electron microscopes, one that will enable researchers to do work essential to making significant advances in nanoscale aspects of solid state science and materials science and engineering.

8 Mar 2009

PI Introduces New Hard-Cover Catalog "Piezo Nano Positioning Inspirations 2009"

Nanopositioning + Piezo Technology Specialist PI, has issued the 2009 hard-cover catalog entitled "Piezo Nano Positioning Inspirations 2009".

5 Mar 2009

Cascade Microtech Production Qualifies ESI's Laser Probe Tip Cleaning System

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:ESIO), a leading provider of world-class photonic and laser systems for microengineering applications, today announced its LaserMill system has been production qualified for the cleaning of Cascade Microtech's advanced probe tips. Based on the success of the system, Cascade Microtech - a leading provider of advanced wafer probing solutions - has implemented the LaserMill as the process tool of record for probe tip cleaning in its Beaverton, Ore. manufacturing facility.

3 Mar 2009