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SPIE’s Awards Committee has named the recipients of its annual awards, recognizing achievements and service in photonics research, education, and industry. The awards span a broad range of...

Manipulating ultraviolet (UV) light beams is historically difficult and costly. As it relates to imaging, bulk optics in the UV range are expensive because they require unique materials, such as...

Diffusion models for artificial intelligence (AI) produce high-quality samples and offer stable training, but their sensitivity to the choice of variance can be a drawback. The variance schedule...

Stimulation emission depletion (STED) microscopy is a mainstay in superresolution imaging, since scientists established its capability to drastically improve the lateral resolution present in...

The Vista 300 from Molecular Vista Inc. is a nano infrared instrument that can be used in advanced semiconductor process monitoring and defect analysis. The instrument combines an atomic force...

The Proveo 8 from Leica Microsystems is an ophthalmic microscope with an integrated EnFocus intraoperative OCT. The integration results in a 40% reduction in stack height — from 60 to 36 mm....

The Model FX-3 from Titan Tool Supply Inc. is an industrial-grade widefield stereo microscope designed to facilitate various manufacturing and quality assurance remote visual inspection tasks. It...

Zaber offers a selection of standard and customized motorized microscope stage products. They offer: Exceptional Performance Maximize your throughput and consistency with up to 500-nm...

By its original definition, a nanopositioning device is a mechanism capable of repeatedly delivering motion in increments as small as one nanometer. Lately demands from industry and research have...

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...

When evaluating the surface of a component, surface roughness can be assessed by eye or by rubbing it with a fingertip. Common expressions include “shiny,” “lusterless and...

This application note demonstrates spectral and time-resolved PL analysis of halide perovskites under high pressure using the RMS1000 and a diamond anvil cell. By studying perovskites in extreme...

Researchers at Penn State University are spearheading a multidisciplinary research effort to explore ways to produce bioethanol more efficiently from lignocellulose. Importantly, this is not corn...

In this white paper, Dr. Iain Johnson, Lumencor’s Director of Technical Support, tests Lumencor’s laser-based CELESTA Light Engine for consistency, power, and stability using continuous wave...

With the evolution of microscopy systems, there has been a concurrent development in microscopy techniques. The first techniques in microscopy were based on Transmitted Light Microscopy. Additional...

The light source is critical for the performance of spectroscopy, microscopy, sensing, and metrology systems. High power, bright, broadband, and low noise light sources can significantly lower...

Chemical microscopy utilizing fingerprint vibrational spectroscopic signals is able to map the chemical contents temporally and spatially. Such capacity opens a new window through which to visualize...

Additional Questions and Answers from the Webinar are below: With more than 6 billion cell phone users in the world, the majority of them in developing countries, there are opportunities for...

Join us for a FREE webinar – Thursday, August 21, 2014, 1 - 2 p.m. EDT Dr. Orla Hanrahan has worked with Andor Technology as an Application Specialist in Life Science for the past four...

A common technique in microscopy, oblique illumination is one in which the object is illuminated by a light source that is at an oblique angle (on the side) to the optical axis. This technique is...

An axicon is a type of optical component characterized by its conical shape and its ability to transform a collimated Gaussian beam of light into a ring-shaped beam with a gradually increasing...

Aplanatic points refer to specific points in an optical system where certain aberrations, such as spherical aberration or coma, are minimized or eliminated. In an optical system, aberrations are...

A metalens, short for "metasurface lens," is a type of optical lens that uses nanostructured materials to manipulate light at a subwavelength scale. Unlike traditional lenses made of glass or other...

Explore every dimension and see every side of the story with Imaris - the world's most comprehensive microscopy image analysis software.

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".

Cutting-edge Innovation √ Unparalleled Quality √ Designed-in Reliability √ Custom Designs √ Andor is the trusted choice for OEM integrations, supplying cameras, spectrographs,...

At Andor, it matters to us that the products we develop make a real difference to our customers and contribute significantly to their research across Immunology, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Cells &...

Andor Technology Ltd is a global developer and manufacturer of high-performance scientific cameras, microscopy systems and spectrographs for academic, government, and industrial applications. Founded...

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...

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...