The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) uses the JPK NanoWizard family of AFMs for the nanoscale characterization of optical systems and devicesApr 11, 2011JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the work from the Light Technology Institute at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany where the JPK NanoWizard® family of AFMs provide the backbone for topographic and optical research activities...
Read MoreSetting new standards in optical metrologyApr 11, 2011The Olympus LEXT OLS4000 is being used as a benchmark tool for the development of good practice guidelines and new reference standards in optical metrology. With both of these projects being detailed at the upcoming 13th International Conference on Metrology and Properties of Engineering Surfaces, hosted by the National Physics Laboratory (NPL) at Twickenham Stadium, Olympus is at the forefront of developments in metrology. The LEXT OLS4000 has therefore aided the development of various tools to improve the reliability and usability of optical metrology techniques...
Read MoreImaging Solutions for Every ApplicationApr 11, 2011Carltex, Inc. of Nyack, NY has been appointed the distributor for BestScope International Ltd, a well-known and respected supplier in the field of Microscopy and Scientific Instrumentation...
Read MoreCell Receptor Recycling Mechanism Discovery opens up New Class of Therapeutic TargetsApr 8, 2011Using the Andor Revolution XD Confocal Microscope for live cell studies, Prof. Puthenveedu has led an international team of researchers to elucidate how signalling receptors are recycled to the cell membrane. The discovery of the mechanism by which signalling receptors travel back to the surface of the cell after activation and internalisation opens up a new class of therapeutic targets...
Read MoreJPK Instruments launch the NanoWizard 3 NanoScience AFMApr 7, 2011JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, continues to expand its family of high performance research systems with the announcement of the availability of the NanoWizard® 3 NanoScience AFM system...
Read MoreLED light source Colibri.2 Apr 7, 2011
Introducing Colibri.2 Carl Zeiss now offers now an improved LED light source for fluorescence microscopy. Colibri.2 is adaptable to a majority of microscopes and is easily controlled in the AxioVision software. A multitude of different experiments can be effortlessly designed and executed by using Colibri.2...
Read MoreLeica Microsystems Licenses Digital Pathology Patents from OlympusApr 7, 2011Leica Microsystems GmbH of Wetzlar, Germany and Olympus America Inc. have signed a nonexclusive worldwide licensing agreement allowing Leica to access an extensive portfolio of patents held by Olympus in the field of digital pathology and virtual microscopy. The patents included in the licensing deal cover methods and equipment for creating, storing and delivering virtual microscopy slides. The technology enables individuals to view and share high-resolution virtual microscopy images over the Internet...
Read MoreWHO recommends LED-fluorescence microscopy for detection of tuberculosisApr 6, 2011For the efficient and rapid detection of tuberculosis bacteria the World Health Organization WHO now recommends LED-fluorescence microscopy. With Primo Star iLED Carl Zeiss developed, in cooperation with FIND (Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics), a microscope aligned for this application...
Read MoreThe Evactron Decontaminator from XEI Scientific cleans carbon contamination with hydrogenApr 6, 2011XEI Scientific Inc, maker of the popular EVACTRON® Plasma Cleaning System for electron microscopes and other vacuum chambers, reports the use for cleaning carbon decontamination using hydrogen...
Read MoreAdvancing optical metrologyApr 6, 2011Olympus has today announced that it will be exhibiting at the 13th International Conference on Metrology and Properties of Engineering Surfaces. Hosted by the National Physics Laboratory (NPL), the conference will take place from 12 - 15 April 2011 at the Twickenham Stadium in London...
Read MoreLinkam temperature controlled tensile stage selected by the Mather Group to aid polymer characterizationMar 30, 2011Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments announce the use of their temperature controlled tensile stage by the Mather Group at Syracuse University. Patrick Mather is Professor of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering at Syracuse University. His research group focuses on functional materials: in particular, the development of polymeric and hybrid materials with prescribed functionality beyond traditionally passive mechanical roles...
Read MoreNanoSight delivers the world's most versatile and proven multi-parameter nanoparticle analysis in a single instrument now adds zeta potentialMar 28, 2011NanoSight visualizes, measures and characterizes virtually all nanoparticles. Particle size, concentration, aggregation and zeta potential can all be analyzed while a fluorescence mode provides speciation of labeled particles. NanoSight provides real time monitoring of the subtle changes in the characteristics of particle populations with all of these analyses uniquely confirmed by visual validation...
Read MoreSyngene Gel Doc System used at Prestigious US Technology Institute To Safely and Rapidly Analyse DNAMar 24, 2011Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is proud to announce a Syngene gel documentation system is being used at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the USA to image gels quickly and safely. Researchers in the Department of Biological Engineering at MIT are regularly using a Syngene gel documentation system to accurately visualise, quantify and record images of DNA on 1D agarose gels fluorescently stained with SYBR® Safe from Invitrogen.
Read MoreMalvern specialist will focus on particle size and shape analysis at workshop on building materials analysisMar 16, 2011Rolf Weiser, Sales Manager for Germany at Malvern Instruments, is part of a line up of invited speakers at ‘Building materials analysis 2011', a workshop organised by the Mineralogical/Geochemical Group of the University of Halle/Saale in Germany in co-operation with Malvern's sister company PANalytical...
Read MoreThe National Physical Laboratory uses NanoSight NTA system for nanoparticle characterizationMar 16, 2011NanoSight, world-leading manufacturers of unique nanoparticle characterization technology announce that the UK's National Physical Laboratory uses the LM-10 system for their studies in nanoparticle characterization. The National Physical Laboratory routinely looks at emerging techniques to evaluate their performance for the quantitative characterization of nanomaterials.
Read MoreThermal Imaging Camera App for the iPad, iPod Touch, or iPhoneMar 16, 2011
FLIR have just released FLIR Viewer, an app that uses a thermal imaging camera's built-in Wi-Fi capability to enable it to easily connect it to an iPad, iPod Touch, or iPhone. Once connected a FLIR thermal imaging camera can send images and other data to an Apple mobile device wirelessly.
Read MoreNew IR Imaging Application of Syngene G:BOX Chemi SystemsMar 15, 2011Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, today announced that its new range of G:BOX Chemi advanced multi-application image analysers can be used for imaging with infra red (IR) LI-COR IRDye® dyes, making it easier to detect and quantify different types of proteins on multiplex Western blots...
Read MoreMarburg University Tests New Generation of Light Microscopes from Leica MicrosystemsMar 15, 2011The University of Marburg is expanding its cooperation with Leica Microsystems: The Institute of Cytobiology is currently one of four institutes in the world to test a microscope with a resolution well below the diffraction limit (nanoscope). "With this new optical nanoscopy called GSDIM (ground state depletion microscopy followed by individual molecule return), resolutions down to 25 nanometers can be achieved...
Read MoreAgar Scientific offers broad range of substrates for SPM useMar 15, 2011Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy accessories and consumables, is pleased to announce their broad range of sample substrates for use by the SPM community. SPM researchers are often faced with the challenge of obtaining substrates for their work quickly and cost-effectively. Agar offers an easy, one-stop solution, offering a broad range of different materials to the needs of applications from biology and the life sciences through to the materials sciences...
Read MoreLinkam and BTL 10-year partnership delivering optimum solutions in freeze drying technologyMar 15, 2011Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, and freeze drying technology, Biopharma Technology Limited, celebrate ten years of partnership in supplying solutions to the pharmaceutical industry.
Read MoreNew publication describes laser diffraction and automated imaging for characterizing nasal spraysMar 11, 2011A newly published article demonstrates the effectiveness of combining laser diffraction and automated particle imaging (including Raman spectroscopy) in the characterization of nasal spray products. Co-authored by materials characterization specialists from Malvern Instruments together with Julie Suman, President of Nextbreath LLC, ‘Characterizing a nasal spray formulation from droplet to API particle size' can be downloaded from the Malvern website...
Read MoreNEW Blue Light Transilluminator from Syngene A Safe, Accurate Method of Visualising Fluorescent DNA and ProteinsMar 7, 2011Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, has announced its innovative Blue Light Transilluminator light box for safe, precise viewing of fluorescently labelled DNA and proteins is now available...
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JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the work from the Light Technology Institute at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany where the JPK NanoWizard® family of AFMs provide the backbone for topographic and optical research activities...
The Olympus LEXT OLS4000 is being used as a benchmark tool for the development of good practice guidelines and new reference standards in optical metrology. With both of these projects being detailed at the upcoming 13th International Conference on Metrology and Properties of Engineering Surfaces, hosted by the National Physics Laboratory (NPL) at Twickenham Stadium, Olympus is at the forefront of developments in metrology. The LEXT OLS4000 has therefore aided the development of various tools to improve the reliability and usability of optical metrology techniques...
Carltex, Inc. of Nyack, NY has been appointed the distributor for BestScope International Ltd, a well-known and respected supplier in the field of Microscopy and Scientific Instrumentation...
Using the Andor Revolution XD Confocal Microscope for live cell studies, Prof. Puthenveedu has led an international team of researchers to elucidate how signalling receptors are recycled to the cell membrane. The discovery of the mechanism by which signalling receptors travel back to the surface of the cell after activation and internalisation opens up a new class of therapeutic targets...
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, continues to expand its family of high performance research systems with the announcement of the availability of the NanoWizard® 3 NanoScience AFM system...
Leica Microsystems GmbH of Wetzlar, Germany and Olympus America Inc. have signed a nonexclusive worldwide licensing agreement allowing Leica to access an extensive portfolio of patents held by Olympus in the field of digital pathology and virtual microscopy. The patents included in the licensing deal cover methods and equipment for creating, storing and delivering virtual microscopy slides. The technology enables individuals to view and share high-resolution virtual microscopy images over the Internet...
For the efficient and rapid detection of tuberculosis bacteria the World Health Organization WHO now recommends LED-fluorescence microscopy. With Primo Star iLED Carl Zeiss developed, in cooperation with FIND (Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics), a microscope aligned for this application...
XEI Scientific Inc, maker of the popular EVACTRON® Plasma Cleaning System for electron microscopes and other vacuum chambers, reports the use for cleaning carbon decontamination using hydrogen...
Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments announce the use of their temperature controlled tensile stage by the Mather Group at Syracuse University. Patrick Mather is Professor of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering at Syracuse University. His research group focuses on functional materials: in particular, the development of polymeric and hybrid materials with prescribed functionality beyond traditionally passive mechanical roles...
NanoSight visualizes, measures and characterizes virtually all nanoparticles. Particle size, concentration, aggregation and zeta potential can all be analyzed while a fluorescence mode provides speciation of labeled particles. NanoSight provides real time monitoring of the subtle changes in the characteristics of particle populations with all of these analyses uniquely confirmed by visual validation...
Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is proud to announce a Syngene gel documentation system is being used at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the USA to image gels quickly and safely. Researchers in the Department of Biological Engineering at MIT are regularly using a Syngene gel documentation system to accurately visualise, quantify and record images of DNA on 1D agarose gels fluorescently stained with SYBR® Safe from Invitrogen.
Rolf Weiser, Sales Manager for Germany at Malvern Instruments, is part of a line up of invited speakers at ‘Building materials analysis 2011', a workshop organised by the Mineralogical/Geochemical Group of the University of Halle/Saale in Germany in co-operation with Malvern's sister company PANalytical...
NanoSight, world-leading manufacturers of unique nanoparticle characterization technology announce that the UK's National Physical Laboratory uses the LM-10 system for their studies in nanoparticle characterization. The National Physical Laboratory routinely looks at emerging techniques to evaluate their performance for the quantitative characterization of nanomaterials.
FLIR have just released FLIR Viewer, an app that uses a thermal imaging camera's built-in Wi-Fi capability to enable it to easily connect it to an iPad, iPod Touch, or iPhone. Once connected a FLIR thermal imaging camera can send images and other data to an Apple mobile device wirelessly.
Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, today announced that its new range of G:BOX Chemi advanced multi-application image analysers can be used for imaging with infra red (IR) LI-COR IRDye® dyes, making it easier to detect and quantify different types of proteins on multiplex Western blots...
The University of Marburg is expanding its cooperation with Leica Microsystems: The Institute of Cytobiology is currently one of four institutes in the world to test a microscope with a resolution well below the diffraction limit (nanoscope). "With this new optical nanoscopy called GSDIM (ground state depletion microscopy followed by individual molecule return), resolutions down to 25 nanometers can be achieved...
Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy accessories and consumables, is pleased to announce their broad range of sample substrates for use by the SPM community. SPM researchers are often faced with the challenge of obtaining substrates for their work quickly and cost-effectively. Agar offers an easy, one-stop solution, offering a broad range of different materials to the needs of applications from biology and the life sciences through to the materials sciences...
Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, and freeze drying technology, Biopharma Technology Limited, celebrate ten years of partnership in supplying solutions to the pharmaceutical industry.
A newly published article demonstrates the effectiveness of combining laser diffraction and automated particle imaging (including Raman spectroscopy) in the characterization of nasal spray products. Co-authored by materials characterization specialists from Malvern Instruments together with Julie Suman, President of Nextbreath LLC, ‘Characterizing a nasal spray formulation from droplet to API particle size' can be downloaded from the Malvern website...
Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, has announced its innovative Blue Light Transilluminator light box for safe, precise viewing of fluorescently labelled DNA and proteins is now available...