‘March of the Triffids’, by Paul May, from the University of Bristol, shows carbon nanotubes, around 50,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair, that are joined to form structures that act as emitters for electrical current. This false-colour electron microscope image stole the show ahead of many other stunning pictures, featuring research in action, in the EPSRC competition – now in its second year. Paul May explained: “Carbon-nanotubes...
XEI Scientific has appointed a new distributor for Canada. Founded more than forty years ago, Soquelec offers a vast range of microscopy supplies and equipment for the scientific community. Philippe Semana, Managing Director of Soquelec, is excited by the prospect of teaming up with XEI. "XEI is the technology leader with their Evactron De-Contaminator systems. The products are a natural fit to our current portfolio and we are confident...
HORIBA Scientific, global leader in Raman and optical spectroscopy systems, announces their new SWIFT v2 ultra fast confocal raman imaging module. Available for the XploRA PLUS and LabRAM Evolution, the new SWIFT v2 module further enhances the ability to obtain fast and detailed confocal Raman images at the click of a button. The module offers a 4x to 5x improvement in speed on even the fastest of Raman images whilst...
High resolution scanning is delivered via a range of features including a new scanning stage and support for a sensitive sCMOS camera, tailored to the needs of fluorescence scanning applications. Olympus’ award winning VS120 virtual slide systems have been updated to enable precision and accuracy in high-speed fluorescence and brightfield scanning – with the ability to scan a brightfield slide in under two minutes. The product range...
Ultrasonic Smart Lens technology (USL) is a unique FLIR technology, available for X6000sc cameras, that has been demonstrated to provide exceptional results for low contrast thermal imaging applications where the optimal focus is difficult to find. USL technology allows the user to remotely adjust the lens focus. Patented FLIR algorithms enhance the speed at which the lenses operate, as well as improving positioning...
Dr. Michael Kempe and Dr. Michael Totzeck have been designated as Fellows, the highest level of the ZEISS technical ladder. They both work at Corporate Research & Technology. Kempe is Head of the Technology area. Totzeck is Head of Industrial and Consumer Innovations. President and CEO of ZEISS Dr. Michael Kaschke congratulated them both on their designation and thanked them for their excellent work to date...
Now, chemists and engineers at KU Leuven, in Belgium, have devised a strikingly simple and effective solution: they inject genetic material into a droplet of water and use a pipet tip to drag it over a glass plate covered with a sticky polymer. The droplet rolls like a ball over the plate, sticking the DNA to the plate surface. The unraveled DNA can then be studied under a microscope. The researchers described the technique in...
The latest workshop took place at the end of January at Renishaw's headquarters at New Mills, Wotton-under-Edge, UK. Other workshops are planned to take place throughout the world. An audience of spectroscopists and microscopists recently attended the joint workshop designed to illustrate how to make tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy more accessible to users. Four talks on the techniques, backed by various applications examples...
The TD-1000R model offers fixed-intensity while the TVD-1000R model offers variable-intensity control of either UV or white light. These units are continuously adjustable from 100% down to 50%. This enables life science researchers to select medium wavelength ultraviolet or white light illumination to view fluorescent gels or visible blots. The UV-B (312nm) intensity of the TVD-1000R can be varied. This flexibility in irradiance control helps ensure the...
Researchers and engineers are using FLIR research grade thermal imaging cameras every day to solve challenges that are difficult by other means, or to improve on, or replace time consuming techniques like IR thermocouples. Thermal imaging cameras provide non-contact temperature measurement, image through some materials or make the invisible visible using spectral filtering, capture high speed thermal events, synchronize...
Synoptics, which celebrates 30 years in business in 2015, has been restructured to capitalise on the increasing demand for products in the North American DNA imaging and microbiology market sectors. To achieve this, Synoptics has appointed Simon Leath as VP of Sales and Marketing, at Synoptics’ North American subsidiary. Simon comes with over 16 years’ experience in sales management and sales for major international life...
The result of many years of research, this major clinical breakthrough will significantly affect the quality and safety of care delivered to patients. Based on the study's findings, not only are the CRCHUS's medical-imaging research positioned as leaders in this area, they are demonstrating that tomorrow's supply of medical isotopes can be produced with a promising green technology. On hand for the announcement were the Minister of...
Whether the CO2 emission is a byproduct of a production process, a trace gas used to detect leaks from power generators or as part of an Enhanced Oil Recovery program, fast and accurate detection of CO2 leaks is key to keeping your operation running safely, efficiently, and profitably. Reliable, non-contact CO2 detection using the FLIR Systems GF343 lets plants prevent unplanned outages by allowing them to inspect equipment while...
The flagship offering in the range of Olympus biological microscopes, the FluoView FVMPE-RS series is widely used in life science research. Its high-speed scanner allows observation of ultra-rapid biological responses, and the system can obtain vivid images from as deep as 8 mm below the tissue surface....
The Photonex Roadshow will once again make a visit to Scotland this year on Wednesday 3rd June and this time the brand new Technology and Innovation Centre at the University of Strathclyde will be the venue. Encompassing photonics, imaging and light technologies, this is a key event in the Scotland International Year of Light (IYOL) diary. The event combines a lively exhibition with a high-level conference and is expected to attract a large number of visitors from across Scotland...
Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy equipment and consumables, has installed a brand new scanning electron microscope at its Stansted headquarters. The new SEM will allow Agar to further increase the standard of its quality control procedures, giving customers complete confidence in the products that the company supplies....
Oncologic imaging is shifting to non- or minimally-invasive methods · The current focus is on developing technologies that can diagnose cancer at cellular level, even before the diseases manifests itself through symptoms · Molecular imaging and nanotechnology will see major innovation and developments · Public-private partnerships have enormous potential to increase research investments and maximize technology growth...