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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 quantum computing applications. Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) imaged spin accumulations in topological insulators Bi2Se3 and BiSbTeSe2 and in a heavy metal platinum. An applied electrical current was used to influence
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 Could Help Reveal Source of Alzheimer’s 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 a 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 Method Could Enhance DNA Nanostructure Design 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 Membrane Components 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...
QCL-based IR Microscopy Performs Rapid Cancer Diagnosis BOCHUM, Germany, May 23, 2018 — A quantum cascade laser-based IR microscope was used for the rapid, label-free classification of colorectal cancer tissues. IR imaging has been shown to be a reliable method for tissue classification. However, the Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)...
NIH Researchers Merge Microscopy Techniques for Faster Images BETHESDA, Md., May 17, 2018 — To create sharper images more quickly, researchers blended instant structured illumination microscopy (iSIM) with total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (TIRFM). The new technique, called instant TIRF-SIM, allows researchers to observe...
Engineered Glass Slide Enables Microscopic Thermal Mapping BUFFALO, N.Y., May 15, 2018 — Using a coating of an optical exceptional point structure, researchers demonstrated a multifunctional microscope slide that supports real-time monitoring and mapping of temperature distribution and heat transport, in addition to conventional...
Larson Named MSA Fellow MADISON, Wis., May 11, 2018 — David J. Larson, director of scientific marketing for material analysis technology developer CAMECA Instruments Inc., has been appointed a fellow of the Microscopy Society of America (MSA). The MSA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the...
Bocher Named Microscopy Marketing Head at PI KARLSRUHE, Germany, April 25, 2018 — Nanopositioning systems developer Physik Instrumente GmbH & Co. KG (PI) has named Thomas Bocher as its marketing segment head for microscopy and life sciences. “I started work at PI in my new role with a great deal of pleasure and...
AO-LLSM Microscope Achieves Aberration-Free Imaging ASHBURN, Va., April 23, 2018 — Scientists have combined lattice light-sheet microscopy (LLSM) with adaptive optics (AO) to capture high-resolution 3D movies of cells deep within living systems. The AO-LLSM microscope enables cells to be viewed in their native multicellular...
Leica, King Abdullah University Partner for Optical Microscopy Center THUWAL, Saudi Arabia, April 17, 2018 — Leica Microsystems and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have inaugurated the Center of Excellence (CoE) for Optical Microscopy on the university's campus. "With the opening of the Center of Excellence on the KAUST...
Technique to Suppress Photobleaching Increases Imaging Window OKINAWA, Japan, April 10, 2018 — To better understand how proteins move and interact within the cell membrane, an imaging method called live-cell single fluorescent-molecule imaging (SFMI) can be used to tag each protein in the membrane individually with fluorescent markers. The...
Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy Uncovers Previously Unknown Organ NEW YORK, April 2, 2018 — Using novel imaging technology called probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy, researchers have identified a previously unknown feature of human anatomy which could have implications for the function of organs, tissues and diseases. The technology...
Rice Team Earns $10M NSF Award for Live Biology Microscopy ARLINGTON, Va., March 26, 2018 — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $10 million to a Rice University-led team that aims to create wearable and point-of-care microscopes that use on-chip illumination and sensing to noninvasively aid in the diagnosis and monitoring of...
Ultrathin Materials Combo in QD Enables Tunable Quantum Systems VIENNA, March 21, 2018 — A new type of quantum dot (QD) has been developed that allows for more accurate and more widely tunable energy levels of confined electrons. The advance in QD technology combines graphene (a conductive single atomic layer of carbon atoms) and...
Neutron Interferometer Uses Silicon Lenses to Probe Materials GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 16, 2018 — Scientists have demonstrated that a three phase-grating moiré neutron interferometer in a neutron beam could be a robust candidate for large area interferometry applications and for the characterization of materials. The technique would...
Burton Joins CoolLED ANDOVER, England, March 12, 2018 — LED illumination and fluorescence microscopy systems developer CoolLED Ltd. has appointed Lynsey Burton as its field sales manager. Burton holds a degree in biomedical sciences and brings professional experience in microscopy and imaging. She was...
Spectroscopy, Microscopy Allow Precise Imaging of Optical Frequencies BOULDER, Colo., March 6, 2018 — An imaging technique combines spectroscopy with high-resolution microscopy to produce rapid, precise measurements of quantum behavior in an atomic clock. Physicists believe the technique could improve atomic clock precision and provide a path toward...
Microscope Provides Precise 3D Imaging of Thick Mammalian Cells STANFORD, Calif., March 5, 2018 — A new microscope produces 3D nanoscale images of mammalian cells in their entirety. Because the axial positions of the single emitters are encoded in the shape of each single-molecule image rather than in the position or thickness of the light...
Nanophotonic Sensors Monitor Processes in Living Cells OKINAWA, Japan, Feb. 27, 2018 — A large-scale biosensor developed using nanoplasmonic material is able to accommodate a large number of cells on a single substrate and monitor cell proliferation in real time. The nanoplasmonic material allows for long-term cell survival and...
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