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Real-Time Imaging Reveals Flexibility of Crystal Surfaces KYOTO, Japan, Dec. 6, 2018 — Images taken using an atomic force microscope have enabled researchers from Kyoto University’s Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) to observe, for the first time, the flexible and dynamic changes that occur on the surfaces of porous coordination polymer (PCP) crystals when biphenyl guest molecules are introduced. The atomic force microscope was formed using a tiny probe at the end of a cantilever. The probe’s movements over the surface of the material were
Multiphoton Imaging Is Used to Measure Muscle Weakness ERLANGEN, Germany, Dec. 3, 2018 — Scientists at University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) have engineered an automated, high-precision biomechatronics system into a multiphoton microscope. The system allows isometric calcium ion (Ca2+)-graded force (or passive viscoelasticity...
Probe for Deep Neuronal Imaging Built Using Holographic Techniques JENA, Germany, Nov. 29, 2018 — Using a multimode optical fiber as thin as a human hair, scientists at the Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology have observed at high resolution the neuronal structures inside deep brain areas of living mice. The researchers drew on holographic...
Quantum Dots Replace Dyes to Stabilize Cell Imaging CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Nov. 6, 2018 — A new molecular probe, based on the fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique, uses quantum dots (QDs) instead of fluorescent dyes to illuminate molecules and diseased cells. Developed by a team from the University of Illinois at...
Morgridge Institute to Collaborate with UCSD, Sloan Kettering on NIH 'High-Risk, High-Reward' Project MADISON, Wis., Oct. 25, 2018 — A project to develop a complete cellular blueprint of zebrafish development, headed by Jan Huisken, medical engineering director at the Morgridge Institute for Research, is one of the 2018 winners of the “High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program”...
UC San Diego Opens Nikon Imaging Center SAN DIEGO, Oct. 22, 2018 — The Nikon Imaging Center, a collaborative microscopy center that provides local researchers with access to the latest imaging technologies, has opened at the University of California, San Diego. “UC San Diego’s partnership with Nikon is very...
$3M Breakthrough Prize Awarded to STORM Microscopy Pioneer SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19, 2018 — The Breakthrough Prize Foundation and its sponsors — Sergey Brin, Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg, Ma Huateng, Yuri and Julia Milner, and Anne Wojcicki — announced the recipients of their 2019 prizes on Oct. 17, 2018. The inventor of...
Smart Light-Sheet Microscope Provides Progressive Multiview of Mice Embryo Development ASHBURN, Va., Oct. 15, 2018 — Researchers at Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Research Campus developed a new microscope using adaptive light-sheet microscopy techniques to capture mouse development at the single-cell level. The team is making the microscope and...
Ultrafast Camera Takes Trillions of Images per Second in a Single Exposure MONTREAL, Canada, and PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 15, 2018 — Single-shot 10-trillion-frame-per-second compressed, ultrafast photography is now possible with a new camera, developed by a team from Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), in collaboration with researchers at California Institute...
Argonne’s Zaluzec Becomes Microanalysis Society Fellow LEMONT, Ill., Oct. 11, 2018 — Nestor J. Zaluzec, a senior scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, has been named an inaugural fellow in the Legends Class of the Microanalysis Society, an award that recognizes his contributions to advanced...
Machine Learning Enables Label-Free Prediction of 3D Images SEATTLE, Sept. 21, 2018 — Scientists at the Allen Institute have used machine learning to develop a label-free tool for predicting 3D fluorescence directly from transmitted-light images. Instead of fluorescence microscopy, the new method uses only black-and-white images...
Microscopy Add-On Enhances Neuronal Image Resolution Under Dim Conditions TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 18, 2018 — A new add-on for laser-scanning microscopes, built from commercially available hardware and open-source software, could improve the quality of 2D and 3D imaging of neuronal activity in the living brain, even under photon-deprived imaging conditions....
Optical Trapping, Raman Spectroscopy Measure Live-cell Interaction NOTTINGHAM, England, and GLASGOW, Scotland, Sept. 13, 2018 — Using multiple laser beams and Raman spectroscopy, researchers at the Universities of Nottingham and Glasgow have designed and built a new instrument that could help scientists learn more about how infections take hold and how antibiotic-resistant...
Penn State's Wang Receives NSF Award for Biomarker Research STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Sept. 12, 2018 — Yong Wang, professor of biomedical engineering at Penn State, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) award of some $320,000 to develop a technology that will more easily and accurately visualize trace biomarker proteins under a microscope....
Imaging Techniques Improve Visualization of Vertebrate Specimens LAWRENCE, Kan., Sept. 5, 2018 — Imaging techniques pioneered by researchers at the University of Kansas (KU) could enable scientists around the world to better capture complex morphological features of vertebrates for comparative anatomical studies. Cleared-and-stained head of a...
Vision Engineering Celebrates 60th Anniversary NEW MILFORD, Conn., Aug. 23, 2018 — Microscope developer Vision Engineering Inc. is celebrating its 60th anniversary of manufacturing inspection and noncontact measurement systems. The company was founded in the U.K. in 1958 by Rob Freeman, a toolmaker with the Jaguar racing team....
Researchers Use Photovoltage Measurements to Observe Quantum Spin Effects SINGAPORE, Aug. 15, 2018 — Scientists have observed specific spin phenomena in topological insulators and metals using a scanning photovoltage microscope. The new, practical way to examine quantum behavior of materials could yield information useful for building future...
Principia Buys $7M Stake in CrestOptics ROME, July 30, 2018 — Italian venture capital firm Principia SGR bought a $7 million stake in optical and electro-optical technology developer CrestOptics spa. CrestOptics is active in the design, production, distribution, and integration of high-resolution optical and...
Nanoscope’s 3D Superresolution Reveals Alzheimer’s Source WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 17, 2018 — A superresolution nanoscope could enable 3D imaging of amyloid plaques — a characteristic feature of Alzheimer’s disease — with up to 10 times greater detail than conventional microscopes. Researchers at Purdue University combined active shaping of...
Fluorescent Fish Genes Could Help Uncover Source of Pediatric Cancer HOUSTON, July 17, 2018 — A transgenic zebrafish that produces fluorescent tags in migratory embryonic nerve precursor cells could help lead researchers to the origins of neuroblastoma, a pediatric cancer in which malignant cells form in immature nerve tissue. Undergraduate...
Jenoptik Demonstrates Augmented Microscopy Platform JUPITER, Fla., July 13, 2018 — Jenoptik Optical Systems LLC has collaborated with Google on microscopy technology to assist pathologists in detecting cancer using deep learning. The technology brings AI to conventional microscopy through overlay of digital content directly into a...
Capasso Group Develops Flat Lenses with Same Technology Used to Make Chips CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 5, 2018 — Optics and lenses are everywhere. They’re in laptops, cameras, and telescopes. Focusing the entire visible spectrum with lenses has been a challenge because each wavelength moves through materials at different speeds. Red wavelengths will move...
Superresolution Microscopy Enhances DNA Nanostructures MUNICH, Germany, June 26, 2018 — A method of superresolution microscopy, called DNA-PAINT, allows all of the strands within DNA-based nanostructures to be visualized individually, with a high degree of spatial resolution. Using DNA-PAINT, researchers can directly visualize all...
PicoQuant Opens Chinese App Center BERLIN, June 11, 2018 — Optoelectronics developer PicoQuant GmbH has opened its Application Center China, a showroom for time-resolved fluorescence test measurement technology based in China’s Optical Valley. The new facility will serve potential customers from all...
Label-Free Microscopy Analyzes Dynamics of Cell Membranes URBANA, Ill., June 6, 2018 — A new live cell imaging technique will enable researchers to observe the formation and growth of cell membrane focal adhesions. Examining focal adhesions — cell membrane components that regulate adhesion and migration — is one of the...
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