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SP Scientific Announce Webinar on Freeze Drying Microscopy for Thermal Characterization

SP Scientific, a world leader in freeze drying technology, has announced a new LyoLearn webinar entitled 'The practical application of freeze drying microscopy in product thermal characterization'.

10 Nov 2011

Manipulate Samples In An SEM with a miBot from Imina Technologies

What is the size of a gambling die, zips around a microscope stage at 2mm/s but can stop on a dime with nanometer precision, then manipulate and probe anything from biological cells to semiconductors, MEMs or LEDs? They are the new “miBots” from Imina Technologies

9 Nov 2011

Advanced Extreme-Ultraviolet Microscope for Creation of Computer Chips

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has developed the Semiconductor High-NA Actinic Reticle Review Project (SHARP) microscope for photolithography.

3 Nov 2011

Leica Now Offers the Largest Capture Area of Any Line Scanner in Digital Pathology

The largest capture area of any line scanner in digital pathology is now possible with the Leica SCN400 and SCN400 F. The latest release in Leica’s Total Digital Pathology portfolio enables the digitization of very large specimens, not possible with any other line scanning digital pathology system.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 2 Nov 2011

Electron Microscopy Technique Enables Observing Proteins in Whole, Intact Cells

Scientists at Vanderbilt University have developed a potential new technique using electron microscopy to view proteins on the move in undamaged, whole cells. Observing proteins will help learn more about cell function and dysfunction.

2 Nov 2011

Carl Zeiss and Navitar Sign Licensing Agreement

Navitar, Inc., a global leader in optical technology, today announced a new licensing agreement with German optics manufacturer Carl Zeiss MicroImaging GmbH. Under the terms of the contract, Carl Zeiss will license Navitar’s Hoffman Modulation Contrast® (HMC®) trademark for use in their iHMC product line.

From Navitar Inc. 30 Oct 2011

Olympus BX3 Microscope Gets True Colour LED Technology for Histology and Cytology

Olympus provides its versatile, powerful BX3 clinical microscope systems for analysis and disease diagnosis in pathology and cytology. The systems take advantage of Olympus’s new true colour LED illumination technology and built in Light Intensity Manager (LIM).

27 Oct 2011

Nathaniel Introduces Innovative Light Technology for Medical and Industrial Illumination

Nathaniel Group, a provider of specialty optical equipment, has added the Hyperion 300 Optical Fiber Illuminator to its portfolio of products for optimizing light for industrial, medical and scientific applications.

27 Oct 2011

Carl Zeiss License Multidirectional Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy Technology

Carl Zeiss has received a license from the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF) for the commercialization of “Multidirectional Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy” (mSPIM).

24 Oct 2011

Digital Pathology Enhanced By Leica's Complete Case Management Solution

Leica Microsystems announce the launch of its clinical workflow solution for Digital Pathology at Pathology Visions 2011.
Digital Image Hub Enterprise with its powerful image management, integration and communication capabilities, in conjunction with a new high performance, intuitive client viewer, SlidePath Gateway, combine to make this the ideal solution for clinical centers moving towards true Digital Pathology implementation. Furthermore, Leica’s Total Digital Pathology solutions now provide an implementation of the DICOM Supplement 145 standard for both slide scanning and viewing.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 24 Oct 2011