Linkam Scientific Instruments has announced new updates to its specialist CMS196 cryo-stage. The CMS196V4 supports cryo-correlative light and electron microscopy (cryo-CLEM) and allows researchers to investigate samples at cryogenic temperatures down to < -195 °C. The latest updates to the CMS196V4 stage include an improved user interface featuring a touch-panel and joystick, alongside an encoded and motorised XY stage which allows high-precision automated mapping of sample grid...

These products allow direct coupling of Nikon’s LED light source to stereo microscopes without the need for fiber optics. Stereo microscopes are suitable for observing large samples. To observe detailed internal structures, a technique called "fluorescent observation" is used, in which features of interest are stained with fluorescent proteins such as GFP or fluorescent dyes to highlight them against a dark background. Epi-fluorescence attachments are needed to pass light...

Whether discovering new materials or working to overcome challenges with existing products, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is a valuable instrument for industry. Here, Britta Siefer, Senior Sales Account Manager at industrial SEM specialist Thermo Fisher Scientific, explains the considerations when investing in an SEM microscope for an industrial application...

Beauty of cosmic proportions found in microscopic imaging. Evident unveiled the winners of its 5th annual Image of the Year contest, an awards competition that recognizes the world’s best in scientific microscopic imaging. The winners were selected from submissions from 29 countries around the world. For the first time, the competition included a video category to showcase the art of capturing small changes in motion under the microscope...

Thermo Fisher Scientific is exhibiting at filtration trade show FILTECH 2024 held from 12-14 November, at the Koelnmesse Halls in Cologne, Germany. Leaders and technical experts from Thermo Fisher will be present to offer expertise in electron microscopy and discuss how this technique  provides an advanced solution, optimising material analysis for filtration...

A new imaging technique could mean patients with aggressive brain tumours benefit from cutting edge immunotherapy treatments, according to researchers. A team from The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has developed a new immuno-PET imaging technique that could spot which glioblastoma patients would respond well to immunotherapy, and track the response over time...

Leica Microsystems, a leader in microscopy and scientific instrumentation, has released SpectraPlex, a 3D high-multiplex solution for spatial discoveries on the STELLARIS confocal platform. This groundbreaking innovation sets a new benchmark for 3D spatial phenotyping in life science research. In recent years, Omics techniques – Genomics, Transcriptomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics – have taken a central role in life science research...

ZEISS announces the new ZEISS Crossbeam 550 Samplefab, a focused ion beam scanning electron microscope (FIB-SEM) optimized for fully automated preparation of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) samples (lamellae). Built for efficiency and throughput in the semiconductor lab, ZEISS Crossbeam 550 Samplefab provides recipe-based automation for the routine TEM sample preparation work of bulk milling, lift-out and thinning at any number of target points on the sample...

ZEISS announces its full schedule of activities at the 50th annual ISTFA Conference, taking place at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel, Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 2024. ZEISS will deliver four tutorials and six paper presentations showcasing its expertise in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered fault isolation, failure analysis (FA) and yield enhancement. ZEISS will also participate in two panel discussions about the industry roadmap and AI and will be part of the Tools of the Trade tour...

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, introduced a groundbreaking transmission electron microscope to a packed room of attendees at the recent European Microscopy Congress 2024 in Copenhagen, Denmark. As a fully integrated multimodal analytical solution, the Thermo Scientific™ Iliad™ (Scanning) Transmission Electron Microscope, (S)TEM, gives scientific pioneers deeper insights about the chemical nature of the most sophisticated modern materials, down to the atomic level...

SyntheticMR AB, global leader in advanced quantitative imaging software, is pleased to announce that its SyMRI 15 solution has received regulatory clearance in Switzerland. This milestone enables the company to market and distribute SyMRI 15 across the Swiss healthcare sector, marking a significant stride in SyntheticMR's strategic growth within Europe. SyMRI 15 is a groundbreaking imaging solution that revolutionizes conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) practices...

Wiley, one of the world's largest publishers and a global leader in research and learning, and Digital Surf, editor of analysis software solutions for microscopy and spectroscopy, have announced the release of Wiley Surface-to-Spectral Analysis, a complete correlation & spectroscopy analysis software solution for microscopy. Wiley Surface-to-Spectral Analysis provides a comprehensive, powerful solution to process, combine, and analyze images and data from various spectroscopic techniques...

CrestOptics S.p.A., a manufacturer of high-end microscopy solutions and advanced systems for fluorescence microscopy and diagnostic applications, announce the initiation of a collaboration with Leica Microsystems, a leading provider of microscopy and scientific instrumentation. The partnership enables Leica Microsystems to offer CrestOptics’ CICERO spinning disk unit within its new THUNDER Imager Cell Spinning Disk system...

A rise in Industry 4.0 technologies emphasizes instantaneous access to data for better-informed decision-making. While this is most commonly seen in manufacturing, many other 'point four' paradigms are embracing the need for always-on, data-driven results. Here, Franz Kamutzki, Senior Sales Account Manager at specialist in electron microscopy for industrial materials, Thermo Fisher Scientific, explains the concept of Materials 4.0 and how it addresses the complex needs of scientists in material characterization...

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is widely recognised in traditional scientific fields like biology and chemistry, but its capabilities extend into many unexpected areas. SEM’s ability to capture high-resolution surface images makes it a vital tool in industries as diverse as forensic science and archaeology. Here Dan Merryweather, product manager at laboratory instrument distributor SciMed, explores five lesser-known applications of SEM...

Scientists collaborate to customise top-of-the-line microscopy method with AI to better understand glioblastoma brain tumours. New research provides the proof of concept for a pioneering microscopy technique that can penetrate deep brain tissue. Researchers enhanced the technology with artificial intelligence to enable it to track individual brain tumour cells migrating along a nerve fibre ‘superhighway’ known as the corpus callosum...

The Diagnostics & Research Institute for Pathology at the Medical University of Graz, a leader in personalized patient care and one of the largest hospitals in Austria, has selected the HALO AP® digital pathology platform from Indica Labs to deliver primary diagnostics. The enterprise digital pathology platform was selected alongside Aperio GT 450 scanners from Leica Biosystems for quality, performance, functionality, and usability...

ZEISS launches its latest innovation in the field of X-ray microscopy: ZEISS VersaXRM 730®. The new system offers researchers an unprecedented level of performance, choice, and accessibility. As technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace, it is essential for researchers to have access to cutting-edge capabilities that can keep up with the changing landscape...

Newcells Biotech (“Newcells”), a leading drug discovery partner specialising in the development of in vitro models and bespoke assay services to improve the prediction of in vivo human outcomes, has announced the launch of its imaging suite and advanced lung Fibroblast-to-Myofibroblast Transition (FMT) assay. Comprising high-content and high-throughput equipment, the state-of-the-art imaging suite augments...