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EMBL and Leica Microsystems Sign Open Innovation Collaboration Agreement HEIDELBERG, Germany, Dec. 6, 2019 — The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and Leica Microsystems have signed a framework agreement allowing for a broad and long-term partnership to provide new imaging technologies. Leica Microsystems is the first company to partner with the EMBL Imaging Centre, which is currently under construction in Heidelberg. The agreement allows for an open innovation concept in which EMBL and industry work in close collaboration on research and development of new
Smart Microscope Teaches Itself Best Settings for Diagnosing Disease DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 25, 2019 — Engineers at Duke University used machine learning to develop a microscope capable of adapting its lighting angles, colors, and patterns while teaching itself the optimal settings needed to complete a diagnostic task. In a proof-of-concept study,...
Collaborative Work Advances Quantum Sensors for Bio Applications ROME, Nov. 25, 2019 — A research team at Università degli Studi Roma Tre has shown that quantum light can be used to track enzyme reactions in real time. The researchers developed a setup that allowed them to control the light at the level of a single photon. This made...
Microscopy Innovation Allows for Simultaneous Quantitative and Bright-Field Imaging THUWAL, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 21, 2019 — Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have designed a microscope lens that is able to take both quantitative phase images and bright-field images in a single measurement. Under the supervision of professor...
ZEISS and Kyoto University Sign Research Agreement JENA, Germany, and KYOTO, Japan, Nov. 7, 2019 — German optoelectronics manufacturer Carl Zeiss AG (ZEISS) and Kyoto University in Japan have signed a new strategic research agreement and announced the opening of the ZEISS iCeMS Innovation Core, a collaborative laboratory at Kyoto...
Advanced Microscopy Reveals Highest Potency of Cannabis VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 4, 2019 — Research from the University of British Columbia (UBC) has revealed that a higher quantity of the microscopic, mushroom-shaped hairs that cover the marijuana plant are what determine the potency of the cannabinoid and fragrance. In a study published...
New Molecule Marker Enables ‘Unprecedented’ Study of Mitochondria NAGOYA, Japan, Oct. 23, 2019 — A team at Nagoya University’s Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules has developed a marker molecule that bypasses the problem of photobleaching in STED microscopy. It’s allowing an unprecedented view of live mitochondria, which could help...
New Technique Enhances Superresolution Microscopy BIELEFELD, Germany, Oct. 22, 2019 — Researchers at Bielefeld University have demonstrated improvements in superresolution structured illumination microscopy (SR-SIM), demonstrating that the technique is possible in real time and at a very high imaging rate, which is enhancing...
New Oscillation Assistance Technique Enables Ultrafast Microlens Array Printing SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 21, 2019 — Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) in China have proposed a fabrication technique that integrates oscillation-assisted digital light processing (DLP)...
Graphene-Based Measurement Technique Boosts Optical Resolution GÖTTINGEN, Germany, Oct. 11, 2019 — Researchers at the University of Göttingen have developed a new technique that exploits the unusual properties of graphene to optically measure extremely small distances — to the order of one ångström — for the first...
Nanolaser Proves Fully Functional Within Living Tissue EVANSTON, Ill., Oct. 8, 2019 — Researchers at Northwestern University have created a nanolaser that can be used in living tissues without harming them. Developed in conjunction with a team from Columbia University, the nanolaser can be 50 nm to 150 nm thick, which allows it to...
Danforth Center Expands to Include New Lab, Technologies ST. LOUIS, Oct. 4, 2019 — The Donald Danforth Plant and Science Center is accelerating its research and discovery with the expanded capacity of its integrated microscopy facility. Renamed the Advanced Bioimaging Laboratory (ABL), the facility will include high-resolution 3D...
TOPTICA Photonics Names New Senior Director of Biophotonics and New Materials GRAELFING, Germany, Oct. 2, 2019 — TOPTICA Photonics has appointed Holger Quast as senior director of biophotonics and materials. Quast will take over the strategic and operational management of TOPTICA’s biophotonics and microscopy and test and measurement divisions.
Deep Tissue Project Expected to Boost 3-Photon Microscopy EDINBURGH, Scotland, Sept. 19, 2019 — Heriot-Watt University is collaborating with laser specialist Chromacity Ltd. and microscope manufacturer Scientifica on the development of a laser designed for deep tissue analysis. Once completed, the laser could have applications in regenerative...
Single-Molecule Localization Microscopy Approach Improves Precision BEIJING, Sept. 17, 2019 — An interferometric, single-molecule localization method for superresolution fluorescence microscopy, developed by scientists at the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, could significantly improve localization precision...
Compressive Sensing Techniques Speed 2-Photon Microscopy HONG KONG, Sept. 16, 2019 — To enhance the imaging speed of two-photon microscopy without compromising resolution, researchers from The Chinese University of Hong Kong combined compressive imaging techniques with a multifocus laser illumination method that uses a digital...
Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Provides 1-nm Resolution BERLIN, Sept. 6, 2019 — Tip-enhanced resonance Raman spectroscopy (TERRS) has been demonstrated by a research team at Fritz-Haber Institute. The results suggest that TERRS could offer a new approach for the atomic-scale optical characterization of local electronic states....
Olympus Invites Entries for Global Light Microscopy Image of the Year WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 20, 2019 — Olympus has launched its first Global Image of the Year Life Science Light Microscopy Award, expanding upon the Image of the Year European Life Science Light Microscopy Award, which began in 2017. Those interested in entering the contest may do so...
Approach Uses Bayesian Analysis to Speed Spectroscopy Results PHOENIX, Aug. 19, 2019 — Scientists from Arizona State University are leveraging the tools of data science to study molecular activity more quickly than is possible through traditional fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS). While FCS provides estimates of dynamical...
Bright, Photostable Dye Developed for In Vivo Voltage Imaging ASHBURN, Va., Aug. 12, 2019 — A “misfit” fluorescent dye, developed to round out a spectrum of dyes, is becoming a cornerstone of a new brain imaging tool developed at Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Research Campus. The tool, which is named Voltron,...
Two-Photon Microscope Captures Brain Activity at Record Speed ASHBURN, Va., Aug. 9, 2019 — A new two-photon microscope from scientists at Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Research Campus records footage of brain activity 15 times faster than once believed possible, the team said, revealing voltage changes and...
Multiphoton Microscopy Reveals Lattice Network of Skin Fibers KYOTO, Japan, Aug. 2, 2019 — Using multiphoton microscopy (MPM), researchers at Kyoto University showed that the collagen fibers in the skin are arranged in a mesh-like lattice and not in a clear geometric orientation as previously thought. They further found that the...
Dynamically Tunable 'Smartlens' Can Shape Light for Various Functions BARCELONA, July 30, 2019 — The integration of an adjustable-dynamic zoom lens in a thin cellphone, in a miniaturized microscope, or at the remote end of a medical endoscope requires complex lenses that can handle the full optical spectrum and be reshaped electrically within...
Doctoral Student Wins Nano Innovation Award for Highly Sensitive Microscope MUNICH, July 26, 2019 — Thomas Hümmer, a doctoral student at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat (LMU) Munich and Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, has been awarded €6000 for developing a highly sensitive microscope that explores the optical properties of...
Superresolution Imaging Method Aids in Water Decontamination ITHACA, N.Y., July 10, 2019 — An imaging technique developed by Cornell University researchers shows promise as a tool for decontaminating water. The new approach allows imaging of catalytic reactions at the nanoscale in real time to help researchers learn the optimal size and...
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