NEED to look deep into a biological sample, without resorting to sectioning it first? Olympus says it has the answer with its new Scaleview 25x microscope objective lens. Developed in conjunction with the Riken Institute in Japan, the lens makes…
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Wavelength extender boosts supercontinuum generation
SPECIFICALLY designed for supercontinuum generation when used with femtosecond Ti:Sapphire lasers, Newport’s SCG-02 wavelength extender is said to be ideal for a variety of spectroscopy and nonlinear microscopy applications. Laser input is split into two parallel beams – the fundamental…
Photometer measures reflectance, transmittance, or fluorescence
A VERSATILE new microscope photometer from Craic Technologies can tackle sample analysis across scientific disciplines as diverse as geology and biology, thanks to its ability to measure reflectance, transmittance, or fluorescence photometric values from microscopic sample areas. The Craic MP-2…
‘Mouse-ear’ rotifer wins Olympus imaging prize
THE 2011 Olympus BioScapes digital imaging competition has been won by an image of a rotifer, a microscopic aquatic creature, bearing a comic resemblance to a cartoon mouse. Taken by Charles Krebs using high-speed flash to freeze the motion of…
Trinocular microscopes now have LED lighting
A NEW model in the Magnum range of trinocular microscopes from Medline Scientific uses an LED light source instead of the conventional HBO lamp. Suited to use for epi-fluorescence studies, the Magnum EF LED offers instant power-on and power-off, needing…
Clinical microscopes are ergonomic and eco-friendly
TWO NEW clinical microscopes from Nikon – the Eclipse Ci and Ni – are designed to be easy to use, ergonomic, and environmentally-friendly. The Ci range has three models – the top of the range motorised Ci-E, the manual Ci-L…
New standards for optical metrology
NEW good practice guidelines and calibration standards in optical metrology are being developed by a team at the UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) led by principal research scientist Professor Richard Leach. Presenting preliminary data at the 10th International Symposium on…
Insect photomicrograph wins Nikon prize
THE 2011 Nikon Small World photomicrography competition has been won by this startling image of a Common Green Lacewing, taken by Dr Igor Siwanowicz of Wisconsin, USA. The judges praised the photograph for “demonstrating the beauty in ‘ugly”. When the…
Bigger slides mean more pathology data
THE STANDARD microscope slide of 26 x 76mm (1 x 3 inch) is a familiar sight in labs worldwide. The double slide, measuring 52 x 76mm, is used in some procedures including pathology, specifically when larger samples need to be…
How to detect and identify protein aggregates
A NEW application note from Fluid Imaging Technologies, Detection of protein aggregates in parenteral drug formulations, reveals the main challenges facing drug manufacturers in accurately detecting, counting and identifying protein aggregates. Among the concerns discussed, it mentions the time and…