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New Ultra-Small, Light-Activated Electrode Developed for Neural Stimulation

The emerging technology—neural stimulation—is believed to have beneficial therapeutic effects in Parkinson’s disease and other similar neurological disorders.

18 Feb 2019

Physicists Discover a New Method to Stabilize Color of Light in Next-Generation Materials

A group of physicists at the Florida State University (FSU) has discovered a new method to stabilize the color of light being produced from a potential class of sophisticated materials.

12 Feb 2019

Prior Scientific Introduces the PureFocus 850 - the Ultimate in High Speed Microscope Autofocus

Prior Scientific is proud to announce the release of its new PureFocus 850 a revolutionary autofocus for biological and industrial imaging.

From Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. 8 Feb 2019

New Optical Microscope System Helps Manipulate Cell Networks

Stimulation and imaging-based functional optical microscopy, or SIFOM for short, is a novel optical microscope system that can activate numerous cells at the same time through a holographic technique method, and post the stimulation, can track cell activity using three-dimensional (3D) measurements based on fluorescence holography.

29 Jan 2019

Cycle GmbH Releases State-of-the-art Laser SOPRANO for 3-Photon-Microscopy at Photonics West

3-Photon-Microscopy has recently become a popular technique, especially for deep-tissue imaging to study Neuroscience.

From Cycle GmbH 25 Jan 2019

Prior Scientific Celebrates 100 Year Anniversary

Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd marks its 100th anniversary of the company’s founding in 1919, a rare achievement in today’s business climate.

From Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. 17 Jan 2019

Study Shows Electrically Conductive Polymer Nanostructures Could be Better Light Detectors

Using self-assembling wire-like nanostructures that conduct electricity, researchers from the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)—a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory—have considerably enhanced graphene’s response to light.

14 Nov 2018

Tomocube Launches 23-Strong Distributor Network

A comprehensive network of specialist imaging companies has been unveiled to support the sales and maintenance of Tomocube’s holotomography microscopes around the world.

From Tomocube, Inc. 2 Nov 2018

Combination of Light-Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy and Three-Photon Absorption Could Improve Developmental Biology Studies

Light-sheet fluorescence microscopy is a newly developed method that has given way to many biological findings by enabling scientists to produce 3D images of tissue—even live animal embryos—with the help of fluorescent tags.

1 Nov 2018