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with stable, easy-to-use software. It has a 1/2.5 CMOS sensor offering 5megapixels with selectable resolution, for example it can capture images at thirty frames per second at full resolution. Te camera comes with a C-mount fitting enabling it to be easily attached to any make of microscope with the C-mount 0.5x adapter. Te viewing screen may be tilted through ninety degrees making it ergonomically comfortable to work with.
Te MICROTEC ScopePad is operated via a multi-touch screen. It has a TF card slot and is able to support an external mouse and USB flash drives via a USB cable.
Te measurement software enables multiple calculations, including measuring angles and area cell count. It also provides contrast and exposure control.
Consolidation In business news, Bruker has acquired Prairie Technologies, a provider of life science fluorescence microscopy products. Te acquisition strengthens Bruker’s position in life science markets, adding to the Bruker Nano Surfaces Division’s existing life science atomic force microscopy (Bio- AFM) systems.
Headquartered near Madison, Wisconsin, USA, Prairie pioneered the use of multiphoton fluorescence microscopy. Its industry-leading multiphoton product offerings have enabled researchers to make revolutionary discoveries in neurobiology and cell biology.
“Prairie Technologies led the way in developing the multiphoton fluorescence microscopy field,” said Mark R Munch, president of the Bruker MAT group. “Teir Ultima two-photon microscopy product line and the new Opterra swept field multipoint
scanning confocal fluorescence product line present new exciting areas of growth for Bruker, while providing significant synergies with our Bio-AFM offerings.”
Scientists conducting uncaging experiments, optogenetics, simultaneous electrophysiology studies, as well as photoactivation, photostimulation and photoablation experiments, use Prairie Technologies’ systems. Te suite of product solutions for neurobiologists and cell biologists include the Ultimaand Ultima in-vivo two-photon microscopy product lines. Tese platforms and the many associated accessories and flexible configurations enable advanced brain slice and intra- vital studies deep into tissues to over 900 microns in penetration depth. In addition, the new Opterra swept field multipoint scanning confocal fluorescence microscope enables high-speed, live cell imaging and unsurpassed dynamic observation of fast cellular events.
Also in business news, Artemis CCD, a leading manufacturer of cooled CCD cameras, is to supply OEM grade cooled CCD cameras to NeutronOptics for the application of neutron imaging.
Neutron imaging compliments x-ray radiography, especially for materials opaque to x-rays or where damage may occur. In both cases a ‘scintillator’ film is used to convert the radiation to visible light that can then be imaged with a camera. But unlike x-rays, neutrons penetrate heavy metals, and even lead, to reveal structural details that are otherwise invisible, yet they are strongly scattered by light atoms such as hydrogen.
So neutron imaging can also reveal hidden details of the structure of organic materials such as paintings and tissues.
Positioning Systems FOR MICROSCOPY
P-545 – Dynamic Motion in 3 Axes
Travel ranges to 500 µm
Resolution in the nano - meter range
Response time in the range of a few milliseconds
M-687 – Low-Profile, Precision XY Stage
Travel ranges to 135 mm
Minimum incremental motion up to 0.1 µm, highly stable
Velocity to 120 mm/s
PIFOC®
– Scans and
Positions Objectives Travel ranges to 1 mm
Resolution in the nano- meter range
Minimum settling time
Positioning systems from PI are particularly suited for the most challenging applications in microscopy, life science, biotechnology or medical technology. They offer subnanometer resolution, large travel ranges and they are extremely fast. For more information, contact us:
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