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A technique from researchers at the University of Adelaide could enable microscopic imaging to be performed through a very thin optical fiber. This new technique could make it possible to image areas...

While molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) has been used since the 1970s and 1980s as a solid lubricant in the aerospace industry and for high-performance mechanics, the material has attracted a great deal...

A photoswitchable biosystem for the development of synthetic cells could provide a noninvasive way to design intelligent drug delivery systems for cell repair, advancing applications in...

Lidar developer Hesai Technology collaborated with NVIDIA to integrate Hesai’s AT128 automotive-grade, ultrahigh-resolution long-range lidar into the NVIDIA DRIVE and NVIDIA Omniverse...

The single-objective light sheet geometry – known in the literature as OPM, SCAPE, SOPi, eSPIM, and SOLS – enables 4D fluorescence imaging of biological samples at high speed and low...

The µ-Plate 24 Well from ibidi GmbH is designed for applications in high-resolution fluorescence, confocal microscopy, and live cell imaging in the growing of cell cultures. Available in a...

Omicron-Laser introduces its latest plug & play system, the BrixXHUB Ultra. As the first highly integrated multimode high-power laser light engine on the market, it is the perfect fit for...

The WSF series from TeraXion comprises all-fiber band-stop (notch) filters that are used to selectively attenuate or block a wavelength or a range of wavelengths while allowing others to pass...

As recently as five years ago, shopping for a microscope light source was fairly straightforward. For routine applications, it was tungsten halogen, typically 100 W, while for fluorescence, it was an...

An interferometer is an instrument that compares the position or surface structure of two objects. The basic two-beam division of amplitude interferometer components consists of a light source, a...

NSOM is suitable for studies on the mesoscopic scale (several tens to hundreds of molecular dimensions). It has become an important tool in research and applications of semiconductors, organic layers...

Superresolution optical microscopy, for which the Nobel Prize was awarded to Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell, and William Moerner in 2014, has been one of the most momentous developments in the life...

Overview of the RAMM / MIM Platform for Microscopy - A Modular Alternative for Innovative Research.

How to achieve high-performance 7-channel multiplex imaging, with Kromnigon’s multiband filter technology and CoolLED’s precision-controlled LED illumination.

Block Engineering's widely tunable mid-infrared Quantum Cascade Lasers are designed for use by researchers and manufacturers. Our next generation design features a six-fold increase in laser power,...

The Laser Line Tunable Filter (LLTF) is a non-dispersive, widely tunable bandpass optical filter. At its core lies a volume Bragg grating (VBG) which efficiently selects and filters all but a narrow...

A novel new form of ultraviolet microscopy has been developed, called metabolic light absorption, scattering, and emission (Meta-LASE) microscopy, which enables the simultaneous imaging of optical...

NIST has established and is exploring a virtuous cycle of making and measuring nanostructures. This positive feedback loop improves the theory and practice of fabrication processes, device...

This event is supported by the European initiatives presented and is moderated by EPIC, the European Photonics Industry Consortium. The European Commission is helping companies access the...

The size and number of images for image acquisition instruments and processing techniques have grown exponentially, along with the associated storage needs and network requirements. In the fields...

The light formed by visible radiation that, in traveling from light source to object, undergoes one or more reflections. In microscopy, it is the light that falls on the object at right angles to the...

In analysis, the carbon layer that is evaporation-deposited on a specimen to protect and ready it for study by electron microscopy.

A laser crystal, also known as an active medium or gain medium, is a solid-state material used in the construction of lasers. The primary function of the laser crystal is to amplify light by...

Computational imaging refers to the use of computational techniques, algorithms, and hardware to enhance or enable imaging capabilities beyond what traditional optical systems can achieve. It...

Setting up Mad City Labs nanopositioning systems and micropositioners in Micro-Manager software.

The Dragonfly 600 confocal microscope system delivers outstanding multi-dimensional images from subcellular (nm) to whole organism (cm), while significantly boosting productivity. Its unrivalled...

This Software Highlight focuses on Fast Mapping in our Ramacle software. Fast Mapping enables the user to acquire Raman maps with significantly reduced acquisition times via more efficient stage...

This hands-on session about FD-FLIM by Gerhard Holst from PCO AG was given as part of the FLIM Symposium "Beginners Guide to Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging in Life Sciences".

An ultraviolet microscope is a microscope used either to detect selective absorption of various wavelengths by the specimen or to achieve increased resolution by virtue of the short wavelength of...

A scanning tunneling microscope is a high-resolution imaging instrument that can detect and measure the positions of individual atoms on the surface of a material. A very fine conductive probe is...

Oxford Instruments provides market-leading scientific technology and expertise to academic and commercial organizations worldwide. Oxford Instruments provides diverse solutions across photonics...

For over 100 years, Prior Scientific has been manufacturing precision optical and electro-mechanical equipment and instrumentation. Prior is a leader in the development of precision motion,...

For over 30 years, Allied Vision has helped people see the bigger picture to achieve their goals. We believe knowledge is power and always strive to deliver valuable insight with our technology...

Cameras from The Imaging Source are used in many areas of everyday life: in science, industry, medicine, office, traffic engineering, the food industry, the pharmaceutical industry and the media...