A NEW catalogue of accessories for its scanning probe microscopy (SPM) systems including the NanoWizard, ForceRobot, and CellHesion has been published by JPK Instruments. Available in printed and digital (PDF) form, the 20-page handbook shows how the modular approach followed…
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Confocal scope has evolved for live cell imaging
SINCE launching its C2 entry-level confocal microscope last year, Nikon reports increasing demand from users for a live-cell imaging version. This it has now provided, in the form of the C2 plus. This enhanced instrument has scanning speeds more than…
Nanoscale measuring with a standard optical microscope
A NOVEL form of microscope slide that can turn any light microscope into a nanometre measuring device has been introduced by Nanolane. The company says its Sarfus Mapping Lite system uses novel ‘Surfs’ in place of conventional glass slides, and…
Control unit manages microscope imaging
THE NEW DS-L3 touchscreen imaging unit from Nikon Instruments can control both a microscope and a camera, presenting images on its 8.4-inch display. The LCD touch panel has a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels, to display images from the…
Camera head makes quality microscope images
THE LATEST offering in Nikon’s Digital Sight range of microscope cameras is the DS-Fi2, delivering 5 megapixel resolution (2560 x 1920 pixels) and frame rates up to 21 fps (frames per second) to film fast-moving microscopic events. This new camera…
How to image 3D cell cultures
A NEW white paper from Reinnervate provides helpful information on making the switch to 3D cell culture using the company’s Alvetex scaffold. The document covers a number of different approaches to the visualisation and growth of cells in 3D, as…
Tablet cam makes any microscope digital
COMBINING the features of a digital camera and a tablet computer, a new line of devices from Carltex promise to make any microscope into a digital instrument. The tablet cams connect easily to any trinocular head, says the company, and…
Software makes sense of microscope images
EVEN the best cameras with the highest quality optics and sensors are limited by the dynamic range of what they can record, and this feature is especially noticeable in high-contrast images. This can be a problem in microscopy applications where…
Teaching microscopes upgraded
OLYMPUS has refreshed its CX range of routine and educational microscopes with the launch of the CX22 series, offering some significant improvements over the outgoing CX21 range. The new scopes give a wider field of view and more adjustment of…
Kinetic spectroscopy adds a new dimension
CRAIC Technologies says the addition of ‘kinetic spectroscopy’ capabilities to its 20/20 Perfect Vision microspectrophotometer gives the instrument numerous new applications. Kinetic spectroscopy allows the device to monitor a broad spectral range by absorbance, reflectance, and optical emission, over a…