Microscopy News

  1. Fluorescence Microscopy At Highest Spatial And Temporal Resolution 1/14/2021

    Only a few years ago, an ostensibly fundamental resolution limit in optical microscopy was superseded - a breakthrough which in 2014 led to the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for super-resolution microscopy.

  2. Nanocylinder Vibrations Help Quantify Polymer Curing For 3D Printing 12/10/2020

    In a step toward making more accurate and uniform 3D-printed parts such as personalized prosthetics and dental materials, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a method of measuring the rate at which microscopic regions of a liquid raw material harden into a solid plastic when exposed to light.

  3. Record Resolution In X-Ray Microscopy 12/4/2020

    Researchers at FAU, the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland and other institutions in Paris, Hamburg and Basel, have succeeded in setting a new record in X-ray microscopy. With improved diffractive lenses and more precise sample positioning, they were able to achieve spatial resolution in the single-digit nanometre scale.

  4. Scientists Invent A New Type Of Microscope That Can See Through An Intact Skull 12/3/2020

    Non-invasive microscopic techniques such as optical coherence microscopy and two-photon microscopy are commonly used for in vivo imaging of living tissues. When light passes through turbid materials such as biological tissues, two types of light are generated: ballistic photons and multiply scattered photons.

  5. Controlling Fully Integrated Nanodiamonds 11/23/2020

    Using modern nanotechnology, it is possible nowadays to produce structures which have a feature sizes of just a few nanometres. This world of the most minute particles – also known as quantum systems – makes possible a wide range of technological applications, in fields which include magnetic field sensing, information processing, secure communication or ultra-precise time keeping.

  6. An Electrical Trigger Fires Single, Identical Photons 10/8/2020

    Secure telecommunications networks and rapid information processing make much of modern life possible. To provide more secure, faster, and higher-performance information sharing than is currently possible, scientists and engineers are designing next-generation devices that harness the rules of quantum physics.

  7. Getting A Grip On Near-Field Light 7/23/2020

    There are many types of light — some visible and some invisible to the human eye. For example, our eyes and brain don’t have the tools to process ultraviolet light when it hits our eyes, making it invisible.

  8. Tiny Bubbles Make A Quantum Leap 7/13/2020

    Researchers at Columbia Engineering and Montana State University report today that they have found that placing sufficient strain in a 2D material—tungsten diselenide (WSe2)—creates localized states that can yield single-photon emitters.

  9. Excelitas To Highlight Fluorescence Illumination Solutions For Microscopy At Biophysical Society 2019 2/28/2019

    Excelitas Technologies Corp., a global technology leader delivering innovative, customized photonic solutions, will showcase its broad offering of X-Cite fluorescence illumination products for microscopy and debut its new white light LED light source at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society.

  10. New Ophir® PD300-MS Power Meter For Fluorescence Microscopy Measures High NA Microscope Objectives 5/23/2018

    MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® PD300-MS microscope slide power meter for accurate measurements of light emitted from fluorescence microscopes. The PD300-MS measures power levels of high numerical aperture (NA) objectives, from 5µW to 1W. A special filter provides low angular dependence, enabling higher accuracy measurements. NIST-traceable calibration allows for measurement of wavelengths from 350nm to 1100nm. The power meter is designed for use with a wide range of light sources in such applications as photoactivation or photobleaching. To accommodate limited space, it has the same footprint as a standard microscope slide. The PD300-MS can be used at the sample plane in air or with water/oil immersion objectives without damage.