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In separate transactions, Bruker has acquired preclinical in-vivo optical imaging systems company Spectral Instruments Imaging (SII), and Nanophoton Corporation, a provider of advanced research Raman...

ZEISS will expand its market presence in Poland for its Industrial Quality and Research segment by acquiring LENSO, a provider of 3D scanning and metrology solutions. LENSO will join the ZEISS Sales...

Materials technology company Confluent Medical Technologies has appointed Matthew K. Eckl as CFO. Eckl joins Confluent from CECO Environmental where he served as CFO. Previously he served as vice...

An imaging system developed by researchers from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) captures the photoluminescence lifetimes of rare-earth doped nanoparticles in the micro- to...

The PLT5 522EA_Q green laser diode from ams OSRAM is a cost-competitive replacement for red lasers in applications such as leveling, scanning, biosciences, and dot projection. The green laser...

The Nucleus™ microscopy platform provides a complete set of interchangeable hardware modules and software tools, making it ideal for OEMs and lab managers engaged in fluorescence cellular...

The OBIS 640 XT from Coherent Corp. is a red diode-pumped solid-state laser module for super-resolution microscopy. With a maximum 1000-mW output at 640 nm, the module includes integrated control...

The AU200-120x120 alignment stages from Optimal Engineering Systems Inc. feature 120 mm of travel in both the X and Y axes. The low-profile, 87-mm devices have a 188 × 188-mm open...

As recently as five years ago, shopping for a microscope light source was fairly straightforward. For routine applications, it was tungsten halogen, typically 100 W, while for fluorescence, it was an...

Since their invention in the late 1960s, charge-coupled devices, also called CCDs, have found widespread use in imaging applications. Electronic cameras based on CCD technology are used in...

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,”...

An overview of the Single-Objective Light Sheet.

Overview of Rapid Automated Modular Microscope.

Researchers at Penn State University are spearheading a multidisciplinary research effort to explore ways to produce bioethanol more efficiently from lignocellulose. Importantly, this is not corn...

For some advanced microscopy and nanoscopy techniques it becomes necessary to modify existing instrumentation or build an instrument from scratch. This article helps readers determine whether a...

Since the earliest theories and subsequent experiments, the study of optical vortices has delivered striking challenges to the way scientists traditionally think of light. Optical vortices are beams...

Transenergy imaging modalities have been significantly explored to overcome existing problems in conventional imaging modalities with respect to spatial/temporal resolutions, penetration depth,...

Biofilms are comprised of communities of micro-organisms encapsulated in a matrix of extracellular polymeric substances. This matrix serves to isolate and protect the micro-organisms from harmful...

New generations of laser sources, with high pulse energy, wide continuous tunable range, and a compact form, are in high demand to advance two-photon and three-photon microscopy to its full potential...

Supercontinuum refers to a broad spectrum of light that spans a wide range of wavelengths, typically from the visible to the near-infrared or even mid-infrared regions of the electromagnetic...

The technology that deals with the interaction of organic materials with light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. This includes the emission, detection, absorption,...

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...

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 &...

The Dragonfly 600 confocal microscope system delivers outstanding multi-dimensional images from subcellular (nm) to whole organism (cm), while significantly boosting productivity. Its unrivalled...

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...

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),...

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...

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

Fresnel Technologies Inc. is an expert manufacturer of molded plastic optics, including Fresnel lenses and related optical components, as well as infrared transmitting materials and optics made from...