Microscopy White Papers and Case Studies

  1. Introduction To Reflective Objectives 11/1/2021

    Microscope objectives, one of the most recognizable components of a microscope design, magnify images so they can be viewed easily by the human eye via an eyepiece or imaging system. Explore the types of reflective objects and the benefits of reflective vs. refractive microscope objective designs. 

  2. PILOT - Enabling The Highest Performance Precision Automation Systems In The World 9/22/2021

    PI has developed PI Lead Optimized Translation (PILOT) Technology to push the bounds of performance into new domains for direct drive stages used in applications with short high acceleration moves requiring rapid settling, and tracking applications with moves following an external signal such as in autofocus systems.

  3. P-725 PIFOC® Brochure 8/11/2021

    Be it in life sciences, materials microcopy, quality assurance, or semiconductor manufacturing – vertical positioning systems for objectives play an increasingly important role in numerous applications.

  4. Five Products To Enhance Your Microscopy Work 7/30/2021

    Looking to upgrade your microscope or support new applications – or develop something unique? If you have a microscope with great optics, but it doesn’t quite meet the needs for your current needs, there are many ways to enhance the way you work. Here are five products from Prior that can improve your microscopy work.

  5. Prior Scientific - Your Manufacturing And Development Partner 6/14/2021

    So, you’ve developed a great new product concept in your lab and now it’s time to develop that product and bring it to market.  You need an optical system, but you don’t want your product to look like a standard off the shelf microscope. What do you do?

  6. Rethink Custom Microscopes With OpenStand 6/9/2021

    Prior Scientific is renowned for motorizing commercially available microscopes to maximize the generation of high-quality imaging data from a wide variety of optical systems. As imaging instruments become more diverse and specialized toward particular applications, Prior now offers the OpenStand®, a highly versatile imaging system development platform.

  7. When The Right Microscope For Your Application Doesn’t Exist 5/13/2021

    What to do when you cannot find a suitable microscope for your application? Many microscope users face this question when developing novel microscope imaging methods or software. Available systems are general microscopes with additions for specific known microscopy techniques, and they are not easily customizable.

  8. Comparing Stepper Motor And Servo Motor Microscope Stage Technologies 5/13/2021

    Stepper motor and Servo motor stages account for the majority of microscope stages sold worldwide for photonics applications.  The deciding factor when choosing between a stepper or servo motor stage in most applications isn’t that one type will work and the other won’t, but rather it is about determining which type gives you the most benefits for your application, whether that advantage is in speed, accuracy, integration effort, or cost.

  9. Queensgate: Leading Performance Nanopositioning For Microscopy 4/6/2021

    Queensgate, a brand of Prior Scientific, has a prolific 40-year history in the design of nanopositioning instruments and sensors, having supplied technology used in the manufacture of the majority of the world’s hard disks and on the international space station. 

  10. Rapid Scanning Of Silicon Carbide Wafers Using Prior Scientific’s Purefocus 850 Autofocus 4/6/2021

    May 2019 saw the release of Prior Scientific’s PureFocus 850, an extremely versatile hardware autofocus system capable of accommodating a variety of imaging techniques. In 2020, numerous PureFocus 850 autofocus systems are in the field, enhancing productivity in areas from biological research to industrial component scanning.