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Carl Zeiss Celebrate 10th Anniversary of AURIGA CrossBeam FIB-SEM Technology

Carl Zeiss Microscopy, a company of the Carl Zeiss Group and leading provider of light, laser-scanning and electron and ion beam microscopes, today announced the celebration of its tenth anniversary of the AURIGA© CrossBeam© FIB-SEM technology.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 18 Dec 2011

Researchers Develop Microscope for High Spatial Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopic Studies

Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB) scientists have created a novel microscope for performing X-ray spectroscopic studies of single nanoparticles and nanostructures at high spatial resolution at the nanoscale.

9 Dec 2011

Researchers Study Toxicity of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on Skin

In order to study the toxic effects on skin by zinc oxide nanoparticles, the commonly used ingredient in sunscreen products, a team of researchers from Switzerland and Australia has devised an optical method to quantitatively examine the zinc oxide nanoparticle concentration level at various skin depths.

3 Dec 2011

Researchers Build Prototype of Vector Potential Photoelectron Microscope

Raymond Browning of R. Browning Consultants has developed a first-of-its-kind X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic microscope at the Brookhaven National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy.

30 Nov 2011

Life Technologies Launches FLoid Cell Imaging Station to Detect and Verify Labeled Cells

Life Technologies has introduced an advanced platform called the FLoid Cell Imaging Station, which unlike fluorescence microscopy can be operated easily by all researchers irrespective of their technical knowledge.

30 Nov 2011

Novel Method Increases Coercivity and Stability of Magnetic Force Microscope Cantilevers

A magnetic force microscope (MFM) is capable of measuring the stray field distribution at a magnitude of tens of nanometers near the magnetic film surface, making it an ideal instrument to study the structures of sub-micron scale magnetic grains.

24 Nov 2011

Global Industry Analysts Releases Strategic Business Report on Global Microscopy Market

According to a new report titled ‘Microscopes: A Global Strategic Business Report’ released by Global Industry Analysts, the worldwide microscopy market is expected to attain a value of $3.98 billion by 2017.

17 Nov 2011

Lumenera Releases INFINITYHD 2 MP Microscopy Color Camera

Lumenera is involved in development and manufacture of high-efficiency digital cameras and solutions for customized imaging for surveillance, industrial and scientific business. Lumenera had announced that the company will introduce the INFINITYHD color camera with 2 MP for microscopes.

From Lumera Corp 16 Nov 2011

EPSRC Awards Grant to SuperSTEM Consortium for Microscopy Research

The University of Manchester has received a portion of a £4.5 million grant based upon its microscopy research capability. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has awarded the grant to the SuperSTEM consortium comprising the Universities of Manchester, Oxford, Liverpool, Glasgow, and headed by the University of Leeds.

16 Nov 2011

Leica Microsystems Signs Agreement to Develop Gated STED microscopy

An agreement has been signed by Leica Microsystems with the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Max Planck Society for the manufacture of sophisticated super-resolution stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 15 Nov 2011