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Laser-Based Imaging Technique Traps and Freezes Fermions

Fermions are the building blocks of matter, interacting in a multitude of permutations to give rise to the elements of the periodic table. Without fermions, the physical world would not exist.

15 May 2015

Kleindiek Nanotechnik and EM Resolutions Partner to Distribute Force Measurement Systems for SEM/FIB

Kleindiek Nanotechnik have partnered with EM Resolutions, a Saffron Walden-based consumables and accessories supplier for electron microscopy, to supply and install their range of MM3A nanomanipulators and force measurement systems to the UK research community.

From Kleindiek Nanotechnik 14 May 2015

Miniature, Fiber-Optic Microscope Can Peer Deeply Inside Living Brain

A team of neuroscientists and bioengineers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have created a miniature, fiber-optic microscope designed to peer deeply inside a living brain.

13 May 2015

Cryo-Electron Microscopy Enables Near-Atomic Level of Protein Imaging

A new study shows that it is possible to use an imaging technique called cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to view, in near-atomic detail, the architecture of a metabolic enzyme bound to a drug that blocks its activity. This advance provides a new path for solving molecular structures that may revolutionize drug development, noted the researchers.

8 May 2015

Novel Mobile Phone Microscope Measures Blood Levels of Parasitic Filarial Worm

Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, and the University of California, Berkeley, and colleagues have developed a mobile phone microscope to measure blood levels of the parasitic filarial worm Loa loa.

7 May 2015

Automated Actuator with Nanoscale Precision from PI Features Closed-Loop Force and Position Control

Precision motion control systems leader PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. recently released a new series of actuators based on PIMag™ non-contacting voice-coil linear motor technology to ensure greater dynamics and positioning accuracy.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 6 May 2015

Study Analyzes North American Market for Optical Microscopes

The inverted microscope, one of the types of optical microscopes, accounted for the largest market share of 35.0% in 2014 followed by stereo microscope in North America. The inverted microscope is used in research, clinical, and industrial applications. It is designed for live cell observation, epi-fluorescence and video microscopy, and in-vitro fertilization.

6 May 2015

Prior Introduces Lumen 300-LED Illumination Source for Fluorescence Microscopy

Prior Scientific offers a range of highly reliable, high performance LED illumination sources for brightfield and fluorescence microscopy.

From Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. 6 May 2015

Inexpensive Polymer Lens Transforms Smartphone Camera into a Microscope

Researchers at the University of Houston have created an optical lens that can be placed on an inexpensive smartphone to magnify images by a magnitude of 120, all for just 3 cents a lens.

5 May 2015

Europe Optical Microscopy Market Estimated to Register 3.7% CAGR During 2014 - 2019

The objective of this report is to identify various applications, types, and usage patterns of optical microscopes across industries and to analyze the complete ecosystem of the optical microscopy market in Europe. The Europe optical microscopy market is estimated to register a CAGR of 3.7% during the forecast period. The growth of Europe optical microscopy market is driven by its increasing adaption in life sciences and material sciences application market. The inverted microscope and stereo microscope types are estimated to be the highest revenue generators and lead the market among all types of optical microscopes.

5 May 2015