OLYMPUS has released an updated version of its Lext OLS4000 confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM) software. Compatible with 64-bit Windows 7, Lext 2.2 allows users to capture high resolution images up to ten times faster than the previous version. The…
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Microscope lens is a record breaker
A NEW microscope objective from Olympus claims a new world record numerical aperture (NA) of 1.7, enabling the highest Z-resolution ever recorded for a Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) microscope, says the company. The practical benefits of this performance include…
Microscope software gets major upgrade
THE LATEST iteration of CellSens microscopy software from Olympus includes new imaging modules that promise many benefits, especially to inexperienced users. CellSens 1.7 includes Well Navigator to streamline the imaging of multi-well experiments, along with High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging…
Inverted microscope range has been re-engineered
TOTALLY re-engineered range of customisable inverted microscopes will be launched by Olympus in September 2012, the company has announced. Taking advantage of the attention generated by the European Microscopy Congress (EMC) 2012 in Manchester, UK (16-21 September), the new instruments…
Industrial microscopes promise top results in quality control
OLYMPUS reports that the use of microscopes is expanding in a number of industrial sectors, as the needs of advanced metrology and quality control become more sophisticated. The company also notes that the users of microscopes in these industrial settings…
More sensitivity with multi-photon fluorescence
MAKING use of every photon that a sample emits under fluorescence imaging is increasingly important in advanced life science research, says Olympus Europa, introducing its new FV10MP-BXD-GAP photodetector. This non-descanned unit can capture very faint fluorescence signals and so minimise…
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…
Lens for deep imaging of thick biological samples
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…
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…