Through the new release of the ZEN software, Carl Zeiss is opening up several interfaces for users. They can now adjust parts of the software to their individual applications. The new Open Application Development (OAD) programming environment in ZEN is based on the Python programming language. It enables users to create, test and repeatedly run macros. In addition, ZEN offers a plug-in to the ImageJ and Fiji Open Source programs. Thus, users have a huge variety of existing scripts for image editing and analysis at their disposal...
Read MoreFlat Surface Controlled Temperature T Plates for Live-Cell ImagingJan 9, 2013
Warner Instruments is pleased to introduce Okolab T Plates, round heated plates with a built in temperature sensor, compatible with any microscope
Suitable for inverted microscopes
Ideal for short term experiments
Glass and metal versions availableTouch screen interface temperature controller
Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, have developed a stage for cryo-correlative light/electron microscopy (cryo-CLEM), a breakthrough in the imaging of cells at cryo temperatures
Linkam are pleased to announce the development and launch of a stage for cryo-correlative light/electron microscopy (cryo-CLEM). It was designed in collaboration with scientists at the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) led by Bram Koster and Erik Bos. Cryo-CLEM is the correlation of images captured with a cryostage on a fluorescent light microscope and images of the same sample observed with Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)...
Read MoreInstantaneous imaging, without the need for a computerJan 8, 2013
The Olympus DP26 standalone camera controller, for rapid sample browsing and data capture
Olympus has released a new standalone controller for the 5 megapixel DP26 camera. Using the controller, it is possible to view samples and capture images directly on a monitor screen with no need for a dedicated computer. This means the system can be used to capture images in mere seconds, rather than having to start a PC. Small and lightweight, the unit can be easily transferred between laboratories, takes up very little bench space and provides intuitive control of the DP26 camera’s functions. Images can be saved to a USB memory stick via the inbuilt USB port or to a networked drive via Ethernet connection, and can be viewed using the on-screen menu...
Read MoreNew data shows value of morphologically directed Raman spectroscopy for bioequivalence studiesJan 4, 2013
A new application note on the Malvern Instruments website describes the use of morphologically directed Raman microscopy in assessing the bioequivalence of a generic and innovator drug with a dual active pharmaceutical ingredient (API)
The work was carried out using the Morphologi G3-ID, which combines automated image analysis with Raman spectroscopy. The Morphologi G3-ID enables the determination of component-specific particle size distributions, which in this study were important because of the effects of particle size on tablet disintegration and subsequent bioavailability. ‘Generic versus Innovator: an In-Vitro Bioequivalence Study with the G3-ID’ is freely available as a download from the Malvern website....
The dual-sensor DP80 for high resolution, quality colour images together with sensitive detection across a range of life science applications
Olympus has launched the DP80, a unique microscopy camera for both colour documentation and fluorescent detection. Combining a colour and monochrome chip within the same housing, the DP80 provides high resolution brightfield imaging alongside sensitive photon detection. With versatile functionality, the control software permits rapid and automatic exchange between the chips, without switching camera or optical path...
Game-changing multiphoton optics for deeper tissue imaging
The new line of Olympus SCALEVIEW multiphoton microscope objectives, which allow researchers to see far deeper into tissue than was ever possible before, has earned three prestigious life science product awards. The 25x Olympus 4mm (NA 1.0) and 8mm (NA 0.9) SCALEVIEW microscope objectives allow researchers to create highly accurate 3D structural representations of tissue from intact specimens by offering detailed, crisp images over super-long working distances. The prizes include the prestigious 2012 R&D 100 Award and the Gold Edison Award in the Science/Medical category...
Read MoreJPK reports on the use of Tip Assisted Optics to characterize biomolecular hydrogels at CIC biomaGUNE in San Sebastian, SpainDec 19, 2012
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the use of their Tip Assisted Optics module by Dr Ralf Richter at the CIC biomaGUNE, Biosurfaces Unit in San Sebastian, Spain
CIC biomaGUNE is a non-profit research organization created in 2006 to promote scientific research and technological innovation at the highest levels in the Basque Country. Dr Ralf Richter leads Laboratory 3 in the Biosurfaces Research Unit applying a number of techniques for surface nanostructure characterization and biofunctionalization to guide the assembly of molecules down to the nanometer-scale. For this characterization, his group has developed a toolbox of biophysical in-situ techniques including a quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D), atomic force microscopy (AFM), reflection interference contrast microscopy (RICM), ellipsometry and fluorescence methods...
Read MoreDiatome's latest range of diamond knives is available from Agar ScientificDec 18, 2012
Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy accessories and consumables, is excited to provide the latest products from the world-leading brand of diamond knives, Diatome
Agar Scientific have been serving microscopists with the supply of accessories and consumables for forty years while Diatome has been the leading brand of diamond knives for even longer. As a major distributor, Agar Scientific is pleased to continue its long association with Diatome offering both new and re-sharpened knives. As well benefiting from attractive pricing on new knives, users may also trade-in old diamond knives from any manufacturer...
Read MoreFLIR Announce Infrared Handbook For R&D Professionals 2013Dec 14, 2012
FLIR Systems has announced an updated 2013 edition of its popular 'Infrared Handbook for R&D Professionals`
Although infrared radiation (IR) is not detectable by the human eye, an IR camera can convert it to a visual image that depicts thermal variations across an object or scene. IR covers a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum from approximately 900 to 14,000 nanometers (0.9–14 µm). IR is emitted by all objects at temperatures above absolute zero, and the amount of radiation increases with temperature...
Read MoreNanoSight joins the EU Methods List relating to "Nanomaterials"Dec 7, 2012
NanoSight, providers of unique nanoparticle tracking analysis technology (NTA) welcomes the publication of the European Commission report listing methods currently available for measurement of Nanomaterials, as defined by the EU in 2011
This report, from the Joint Research Centre of the EU, defining the measurement of nanomaterials is entitled: Requirements on measurements for the implementation of the European Commission definition of the term "nanomaterial", Linsinger T., Roebben G., Gilliland D., Calzolai L., Rossi F., Gibson N., Klein C.(1)...
Read MoreKeep paraffin blocks as cold as iceDec 7, 2012
The Thermo Scientific Cool Cut specimen clamp maintains block temperature for more consistent, better quality sections
Histological examination is considered the gold standard for detection, diagnosis and characterization of many clinical conditions, and producing suitable sections for microscopic examination constitutes one of the primary skills of the histologist...
Olympus has released the new FluoView FV1200 confocal laser scanning microscope, optimised for live cell imaging
The new system uniquely combines the accuracy of the newly engineered IX83 frame with enhanced fluorescence sensitivity and simultaneous laser stimulation of cells, making it ideal for advanced life science applications such as FRAP, FLIP and photo-activation. In particular, the new highly-reflective, silver-coated galvanometer scanning mirrors and dual channel GaAsP FluoView PMT module both act to maximise light transfer and detection. This allows for reduced laser power, protecting against the effects of photobleaching and phototoxicity...
Read MoreFLIR Launch Range of Portable R&D CamerasDec 7, 2012
FLIR Systems announces the launch of SC650 and SC450 thermal imaging camera packs for scientific research and development
Delivering the highest sensitivity and most advanced features available on a portable thermal imaging camera - the FLIR SC650 / SC450 packs offer users the no-compromise flexibility of an R&D grade camera they can take from experiment to experiment. Included as standard in all FLIR SC650 / SC450 thermal imaging camera packs is ResearchIR software which allows high speed recording, advanced thermal pattern analysis and users to make the most of their new thermal imaging camera...
Read MoreNew Masterflex Tygon E-LFL Tubing designed to respond to changing environmental concernsDec 6, 2012
Tubing formulation offers performance with minimal environmental impact
The new Masterflex® Tygon® E-LFL Tubing from Cole-Parmer is now available for use in Masterflex® peristaltic pumps. This new tubing formulation is replacing the discontinued Masterflex® LFL tubing. The transparent tubing offers similar chemical resistance, purity, and long pumping life to its predecessor and is intended for use in a variety of biological, pharmaceutical, and chemical processes....
Read MoreResearchers from the University of East Anglia, UK, use nanoscale thermal analysis techniques to improve drug delivery systemsDec 5, 2012
Anasys Instruments report on the use of their award-winning nanoscale characterization instrumentation to advance developments in the understanding of drug delivery systems
The Drug Delivery & Materials Characterization Group at the University of East Anglia, UK, is internationally recognized for work involving the development of novel thermal, dielectric, rheological and microscopic techniques as analytical tools within the pharmaceutical sciences. There is particular emphasis on the study of the physical properties of drugs and dosage forms in relation to performance...
Read MoreLI-COR Now Accepting Applications for New Undergraduate Research GrantNov 30, 2012
LI-COR is now accepting applications for its Science Undergraduate Research Grant (SURG) program. This program is designed for faculty researchers and their students to gain access to cutting edge life science technology and incorporate it into the classroom
LI-COR Biosciences is awarding a limited number of matching fund grants (value up to $18,400) to eligible academic institutions within the United States and Puerto Rico to be used toward the purchase of a LI-COR Odyssey® Fc Imaging System, including the instrument, software, and reagents. Also included with the system are Western blot and DNA gel imaging sample curriculum, installation, and training...
Read MoreCollect more than just SEM images with Phenom proX Desktop SEM!Nov 26, 2012
The Phenom proX is a fast and intuitive desktop electron microscope with fully integrated EDS elemental analysis. For pharmaceutical, chemical industries, failure analysis purposes and metallurgical applications as well as biological applications and forensics, the Phenom will give your whole team access to affordable and reliable imaging and material analysis
Adding an X-ray detector to an SEM is an obvious upgrade to implement elemental identification of microstructures on a sample. The Phenom proX solution takes it one step further and extends the ease of use, speed and one system solution into the x-ray analysis field. The 15kV electron beam in the Phenom proX creates back scatter electrons for fast and reliable SEM imaging and generates large numbers of X-rays for fast data collection...
Read MoreCO2/O2 Controller Ideal for Hypoxia and Hyperoxia Live-Cell Imaging ExperimentsNov 23, 2012
Warner Instruments is pleased to introduce the Bold Line CO2 - O2 Gas Controllers, part of the complete line of gas controllers from Okolab. Warner Instruments is the Authorized Distributor for Okolab products in the US
The Bold Line combination CO2 - O2 gas controllers are ideal for hypoxia and hyperoxia experiments. Two versions are available, CO2; 0-10% and O2; 1-18%, and CO2; 0-20% and O2; 1-95%. Gas flow rates are digitally controlled. A long life zirconium oxide sensor precisely measures the O2 concentration, and a non dispersive InfraRed (NDIR) dual wave length detector sets the CO2 concentration...
The Olympus VS120 Slide Scanning System has earned three first place awards at the prestigious second International Scanner Contest (ISC), which took place in Berlin earlier this year
The advanced technology of the VS120 creates a “virtual slide”, a high resolution image of the complete specimen that can be electronically stored on a central server for simultaneous viewing anywhere in the world, at a range of magnifications. Awards were obtained in the fields of Colour and Precision, Fluorescence 20X, and Fluorescence 40X. Exhibiting unsurpassed performance in fluorescence microscopy, combined with...
Enhanced speed and efficiency for recording, processing and displaying large amounts of data - including 3D visualization in real-time
Leica Microsystems has launched the new version of its powerful research microscopy software LAS AF 3 (Leica Application Suite Advanced Fluorescence). LAS AF 3 sets new standards for intuitive operation. It covers the whole spectrum of fluorescence applications from routine work to sophisticated tasks in biomedical research, such as deep imaging of thicker tissue or interactive time lapse experiments... Read More
Linkam are pleased to announce the development and launch of a stage for cryo-correlative light/electron microscopy (cryo-CLEM). It was designed in collaboration with scientists at the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) led by Bram Koster and Erik Bos. Cryo-CLEM is the correlation of images captured with a cryostage on a fluorescent light microscope and images of the same sample observed with Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)...
Olympus has launched the DP80, a unique microscopy camera for both colour documentation and fluorescent detection. Combining a colour and monochrome chip within the same housing, the DP80 provides high resolution brightfield imaging alongside sensitive photon detection. With versatile functionality, the control software permits rapid and automatic exchange between the chips, without switching camera or optical path...
CIC biomaGUNE is a non-profit research organization created in 2006 to promote scientific research and technological innovation at the highest levels in the Basque Country. Dr Ralf Richter leads Laboratory 3 in the Biosurfaces Research Unit applying a number of techniques for surface nanostructure characterization and biofunctionalization to guide the assembly of molecules down to the nanometer-scale. For this characterization, his group has developed a toolbox of biophysical in-situ techniques including a quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D), atomic force microscopy (AFM), reflection interference contrast microscopy (RICM), ellipsometry and fluorescence methods...
Although infrared radiation (IR) is not detectable by the human eye, an IR camera can convert it to a visual image that depicts thermal variations across an object or scene. IR covers a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum from approximately 900 to 14,000 nanometers (0.9–14 µm). IR is emitted by all objects at temperatures above absolute zero, and the amount of radiation increases with temperature...
This report, from the Joint Research Centre of the EU, defining the measurement of nanomaterials is entitled: Requirements on measurements for the implementation of the European Commission definition of the term "nanomaterial", Linsinger T., Roebben G., Gilliland D., Calzolai L., Rossi F., Gibson N., Klein C.(1)...
Histological examination is considered the gold standard for detection, diagnosis and characterization of many clinical conditions, and producing suitable sections for microscopic examination constitutes one of the primary skills of the histologist...
The new system uniquely combines the accuracy of the newly engineered IX83 frame with enhanced fluorescence sensitivity and simultaneous laser stimulation of cells, making it ideal for advanced life science applications such as FRAP, FLIP and photo-activation. In particular, the new highly-reflective, silver-coated galvanometer scanning mirrors and dual channel GaAsP FluoView PMT module both act to maximise light transfer and detection. This allows for reduced laser power, protecting against the effects of photobleaching and phototoxicity...
The new Masterflex® Tygon® E-LFL Tubing from Cole-Parmer is now available for use in Masterflex® peristaltic pumps. This new tubing formulation is replacing the discontinued Masterflex® LFL tubing. The transparent tubing offers similar chemical resistance, purity, and long pumping life to its predecessor and is intended for use in a variety of biological, pharmaceutical, and chemical processes....
LI-COR Biosciences is awarding a limited number of matching fund grants (value up to $18,400) to eligible academic institutions within the United States and Puerto Rico to be used toward the purchase of a LI-COR Odyssey® Fc Imaging System, including the instrument, software, and reagents. Also included with the system are Western blot and DNA gel imaging sample curriculum, installation, and training...
Adding an X-ray detector to an SEM is an obvious upgrade to implement elemental identification of microstructures on a sample. The Phenom proX solution takes it one step further and extends the ease of use, speed and one system solution into the x-ray analysis field. The 15kV electron beam in the Phenom proX creates back scatter electrons for fast and reliable SEM imaging and generates large numbers of X-rays for fast data collection...
The Bold Line combination CO2 - O2 gas controllers are ideal for hypoxia and hyperoxia experiments. Two versions are available, CO2; 0-10% and O2; 1-18%, and CO2; 0-20% and O2; 1-95%. Gas flow rates are digitally controlled. A long life zirconium oxide sensor precisely measures the O2 concentration, and a non dispersive InfraRed (NDIR) dual wave length detector sets the CO2 concentration...
Synoptics, a world leader in the development and manufacture of innovative digital imaging systems for scientific applications, is delighted to introduce its new Division, Synoptics Health. This Division will focus on imaging techniques within the clinical environment...
The advanced technology of the VS120 creates a “virtual slide”, a high resolution image of the complete specimen that can be electronically stored on a central server for simultaneous viewing anywhere in the world, at a range of magnifications. Awards were obtained in the fields of Colour and Precision, Fluorescence 20X, and Fluorescence 40X. Exhibiting unsurpassed performance in fluorescence microscopy, combined with...
Leica Microsystems has launched the new version of its powerful research microscopy software LAS AF 3 (Leica Application Suite Advanced Fluorescence). LAS AF 3 sets new standards for intuitive operation. It covers the whole spectrum of fluorescence applications from routine work to sophisticated tasks in biomedical research, such as deep imaging of thicker tissue or interactive time lapse experiments...