The Hamamatsu Tissue Imaging and Analysis Center

Techniques for micromanipulation, including those that rely on optofluidics, are widely adopted for applications in the life sciences, materials science, and colloidal physics. These techniques...

Rice University researchers have developed visible-light-activated molecular machines that kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria in minutes by targeting the bacteria’s membranes. This approach to...

Proteins and other molecules are often tightly packed together inside a living cell. These dense clusters can be difficult to image because the fluorescent labels used to make them visible...

Researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC), the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UI), and the University at Buffalo (UB) used an optogenetic technique to bring together mitochondria...

The Spectra-Physics® Vanguard™ One™ UV125 from MKS Instruments Inc. is a compact UV laser designed for bio-instrumentation applications. The laser delivers >125 mW of UV...

The Axiovert 5 cell imaging system from ZEISS uses artificial intelligence and automatic functions to ease daily work in the cell lab. From scientific routine and basic research to phase...

TrinamiX polycrystalline lead sulfide (PbS) and lead selenide (PbSe) IR detectors and arrays from Electro Optical Components Inc. feature encapsulation for direct mounting on printed circuit boards....

Three deep-UV lasers from IPG Photonics Corp. feature proprietary nonlinear crystals for reliability in numerous industries and micromachining applications. The fiber-based architectures...

The term fluorescence is often applied as a synonym for photoluminescence, although luminescence actually covers fluorescence and phosphorescence. Both of these terms describe the process of...

Over 60 years have passed since the first demonstration of a laser in 1960. After the initial spark of interest, lasers were for a while categorized as “a solution waiting for a problem,”...

Aspheric surfaces are powerful tools that combine the optical corrections of multiple lenses into a single element (Figure 1) and affect performance in ways that spherical optics cannot. For example,...

The wavelength range of commercially available LEDs with single-element output power of at least 5 mW is 275 to 950 nm. Each wavelength range is made from a specific semiconductor material family,...

Development and production of a miniaturized camera with maximum resolution and flexibility. The dimensions of the components that enter the body are said to be as low as possible in order to shorten...

Finding the ideal ultra-fast laser source for a multiphoton imaging setup is not trivial. It is a fine balance between peak power, pulse energy and laser wavelength. In this white paper we show that...

UV-Vis spectrophotometry is a simple and efficient technique for the analysis and evaluation of the quality of olive oil. Extra virgin, virgin, and lower-quality olive oils can be distinguished by...

This whitepaper looks at the unique challenges associated with optical systems by exploring two extremes, an ultra-high precision instrument, and a low-cost consumer product, and the different...

Researchers from around the world presented their latest work at “Biophotonic Imaging for Medicine: A Digital Conference.” Presentations focused on a range of light-based imaging and...

Micro-spectroscopy is an ever developing modality for new and exciting research in the areas of nano-technology and bioscience. This webinar will look at modular approaches to microspectroscopy and...

The interaction between photons and acoustic phonons within materials, first described by Leon Brillouin, has been widely investigated to characterize the mechanical and physical properties of...

Fluorescence microscopy historically has been dominated by blue, green, and red imaging. Although this limitation is acceptable for some applications, multiplexing and deep tissue imaging suffer with...

Quantum confinement refers to the phenomenon in quantum mechanics where the motion of charge carriers, such as electrons or holes, is restricted to a region of space that is smaller than their...

Photocells of various kinds used to measure photometric quantities; i.e., intensity, luminance and illuminance. Meter readings are used to express illuminance and, by calibration, to measure...

A phage, short for bacteriophage, is a type of virus that infects and replicates within bacteria. Phages are composed of genetic material (either DNA or RNA) surrounded by a protein coat. They are...

An antigen is any substance that is capable of triggering an immune response in an organism. Antigens are typically proteins or large polysaccharides, although other types of molecules can also act...

At Andor, it matters to us that the products we develop make a real difference to our customers and contribute significantly to their research across Immunology, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Cells &...

Easy and Cost-Effective Super-Resolution to ~100 nm. Andor has introduced two new highly innovative sCMOS cameras, both delivering easy and cost-effective access to super-resolution capabilities and...

Objective lenses are used in microscopy systems for a range of scientific research, industrial, and general lab applications. A microscope objective is typically composed of multiple lens elements...

Reynard Corporation manufactures custom optics and thin-film coatings 0.2 µm to 50 µm (UV-IR) to demanding specs for defense & aerospace, commercial & industrial, and medical applications. Our...

Established in 1985, OZ Optics is a leading worldwide supplier of fiber optic components, test equipment and sensors. OZ Optics manufactures its products in three locations, Ottawa (Canada),...

Excelitas Technologies® Corp. is a leading industrial technology manufacturer focused on delivering innovative, market-driven photonic solutions to meet the illumination, optical, optronic,...

The Optical Engineering Experts® Optikos designs and manufactures metrology products for measuring and assuring optical image quality; and provides optical engineering design, development,...

CASTECH is a recognized leading supplier of nonlinear optical crystals, laser crystals and precision optical components for laser, telecom, medical, analysis and detector markets. Products...