Oxford Instruments Asylum Research Announces the New Cypher VRS Video-Rate Atomic Force Microscope

01 February 2017 Oxford Instruments Asylum Research announces the new Cypher VRS Video-Rate AFM, the first and only full-featured video-rate atomic force microscope (AFM). The Cypher VRS sets a new benchmark for speed, enabling high resolution imaging of dynamic events at up to 625 lines/second, corresponding to about 10 frames per second. For comparison, this... Read more

Forensics: How digital microscopy helps to gather evidence from hair, fibers, paint, explosives and insects

Hair and fiber evidence obtained from crime scenes [10, 11] are often imaged and analyzed with a microscope [10-13]. The Leica DVM6 digital microscope can provide high quality images of hair or fiber samples under investigation quickly and easily. Images of human and animal hair and fibers in a textile sample taken with the Leica DVM6 are shown. The human... Read more

Is confocal microscopy obsolete?

HyVolution Super-Resolution vs Confocal: Leica Microsystems Warning! You won’t be able to use the quotation basket until you enable cookies in your Web browser. Warning! Your Web browser is no longer supported. Please upgrade to a modern browser. Warning! To use the quotation basket you have to enable JavaScript in you Web browser. Contact Us... Read more

Nikon Instruments Inc. Celebrates 100 Years of Imaging

MELVILLE, N.Y., Jan. 17, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As Nikon celebrates its centennial in 2017, Nikon Instruments Inc., innovator of advanced optical instruments, looks back on 100 years of scientific discovery and advancements under the microscope. Nikon invites the public to explore their journey through light firsthand in the 100th Anniversary microsite launched this week... Read more

UPDATE — Pacific Biosciences Improves Key Applications on the Sequel System with New Chemistry and Software Release

MENLO PARK, Calif., Jan. 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB) today announced a new version of chemistry (V2) and software (V4) for the Sequel™ System. The new release improves the system’s ability to support important applications such as structural variant detection and targeted sequencing—including metagenomics, minor variant detection and isoform... Read more

GrandOmics Biosciences Expands Investment in PacBio’s Sequel Systems for Precision Medicine Initiative

MENLO PARK, Calif. and BEIJING, Jan. 04, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACB), today announced that GrandOmics Biosciences Co., Ltd of Beijing, through its subsidiary NextOmics in Wuhan, has agreed to purchase five additional Sequel™ instruments to support China’s precision medicine initiative, with a specific focus on ultimately providing the genetic... Read more

Time-Lapse Revealing Surprisingly “Elegant” Water Patterns of Starfish Larva Wins Nikon Small World In Motion Competition

MELVILLE, N.Y., Dec. 14, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nikon Instruments Inc. today unveiled the winners of the sixth annual Nikon Small World in Motion Photomicrography Competition, awarding First Place to William Gilpin of Stanford University for his video depicting an eight-week-old starfish larva churning the water around its body as it searches for food. Gilpin... Read more

Nikon Instruments Showcases New Cutting-Edge Inverted Research Microscope at American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting

MELVILLE, N.Y., Dec. 05, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nikon Instruments Inc., innovator of advanced optical instruments, is showcasing three models of the all-new ECLIPSE Ti2 Inverted Research Microscope at the American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting 2016 in San Francisco this week. Equipped with an unpreceded 25mm field of view, improved stability, speed and... Read more

Groundbreaking Nikon Instruments Inverted Research Microscope Among New Releases at Neuroscience 2016

New ECLIPSE Ti2 Inverted Research Microscope doubles field of view, revolutionizes how researchers capture data with microscopeMELVILLE, N.Y., Nov. 14, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  Nikon Instruments Inc., innovator of advanced optical instruments, is debuting the all-new ECLIPSE Ti2 Inverted Research Microscope at the Society for Neuroscience’s annual Neuroscience 2016 meeting in San Diego this week. This... Read more

Microscopic Fish Face Takes First Place in 2016 Nikon Small World Competition

MELVILLE, N.Y., Oct. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nikon Instruments Inc. today announced the winners of the 42nd annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition, awarding first place to Oscar Ruiz, Ph.D. for his microscopic view of the facial development of a four-day-old zebrafish embryo. Fittingly, Nikon unveiled Dr. Ruiz’s zebrafish “selfie” win first on Instagram... Read more