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Innovative New Microscopy Tool Combines High-Res Digital Imaging with Laser-Cutting Capabilities

SUSS MicroTec Test Systems, the premier supplier of wafer-level test solutions for semiconductor devices, today announced the iVista(TM) LC High-Resolution Digital Microscope. Its introduction is timed to meet the increasing need in failure-analysis labs for an advanced microscopy tool capable of delivering high-resolution digital images in conjunction with laser-cutting capabilities.

11 Nov 2008

Donation Helps Kick Start a New Core Microscopy Facility

Nikon Instruments Inc. has provided an in-kind donation of microscopy equipment to help Clemson University's College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences biological sciences department start a new core microscopy facility. The facility will be the first of its kind in the Southeast, equipped with one of the most technologically advanced system Nikon Instruments Inc. has installed anywhere in the United States.

11 Nov 2008

Stevens Professor Proposes to Use Femtosecond, Chirped Laser Pulse Trains to Reduce Decoherence

In a recent publication in the high impact journal Optics Letters, Svetlana Malinovskaya, Associate Professor of Physics at Stevens Institute of Technology, proposes to use femtosecond, chirped laser pulse trains to reduce decoherence.

10 Nov 2008

Using Optical Interferometry to Measure Fluid Flow Around Flapping Flags

From the Tour de France to NASCAR, competitors and fans know that speed is only part of the equation. Strategy -- and the ability to use elements like aerodynamic drafting, which makes it easier to follow closely behind a leader than to be out in front -- is also critical.

10 Nov 2008

New Fiber Inspection Tool from JDSU Helps Accelerate FTTx Installations

JDSU today announced the release of the HD3-P to help prevent one of the leading causes of network downtime: contaminated, or "dirty," fiber.

8 Nov 2008

Prosilica Releases Compact GS-Series Periscope-Type CCD Cameras for Machine Vision Applications

Prosilica announces the release of its compact GS-Series periscope-type CCD cameras for machine vision based on Prosilicas GB-Series single-board cameras. These high performance cameras with Gigabit Ethernet interface (GigE visionTM) are aimed at industrial inspection, general machine vision, microscopy, and high-shock and vibration applications.

4 Nov 2008

University Lecturer Turned His Hand to a Spot of DIY and Built a High-Tech Microscope

A resourceful lecturer at the University of Essex has turned his hand to a spot of DIY and built a high-tech microscope that will transform the university's ability to undertake specialist medical and biological research.

3 Nov 2008

Carl Zeiss Receives R+D 100 Award for Most Technologically Significant New Products in 2008

Carl Zeiss SMT, a leading global provider of electron- and ion-beam imaging and analysis equipment, was honored recently with a prestigious R+D 100 Award for one of the 100 most technologically significant new products in 2008. R+D Magazine recognized Carl Zeiss SMT's new ORION(TM) Helium-Ion-Microscope for its ability to produce images showing features never seen before.

3 Nov 2008

Hitachi Relocates UK's Electron Microscopy and Semiconductor Tools Businesses

Hitachi's UK Electron Microscopy and Semiconductor Tools businesses have relocated to Hitachi High-Technologies' (HHT) UK headquarters in Maidenhead, Berkshire. This brings all of HHT's UK business activities into a single location.

1 Nov 2008

Mighty Scope from Aven Has Practical Convenience of Fully Adjustable Magnification from 10X - 200X

High-resolution magnification and image capture are available in a sophisticated, compact Mighty Scope from Aven that incorporates technology advances. The hand-held precision magnifier with a USB interface, introduced recently by the 25-year-old optical inspection systems company based in Michigan, has several best-in-class features to provide maximum precision, sensitivity and convenience.

31 Oct 2008