Highly stable monolithic laser combiner from Agilent The MLC400 monolithic laser combiner system for confocal and fluorescence microscopy from Agilent Technologies (Santa Clara, CA; NYSE: A) includes patented complex monolithic optic (CMO) technology and proprietary fiber coupling capability. The integrated lasers and optics are permanently aligned, offering optical system stability and ease-of-use. As a result, the system promises to allow researchers more time for scientific experimentation instead of optics maintenance.
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Newport introduces series of thermopile detectors Newport Corporation (Irvine, CA) introduces three additions to the Newport 818P Series of thermopile detectors, the fan-cooled 818P-500-55, the water-cooled 818P-3KW-060, and the high-sensitivity 818P-001-12NIR.
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Fluorescence fast plate imaging system The Plate RUNNER HD(R) fills the gaps between the low sensitivity/low resolution/cell consuming fluorescence plate readers, the high sensitivity but non-imaging flow cytometer, and the slow, poorly automated and small field fluorescence microscope.
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Digital holographic microscopes from Lyncče Tec Lyncee Tec's (Lausanne, Switzerland) digital holographic microscopes capture 3-D optical images in real time at up to 50,000 frames per second (fps), thus eliminating the need for expensive and bulky isolation equipment. Two major advantages over interferometric instruments are real time data capture (including movies of biological processes, for instance), and vertical range; lateral resolution reaches 300 nm and vertical temporal resolution is 0.2 nm in air.
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Ultra-sensitive thiol quantitation kit from AnaSpec The SensoLyte 520 Thiol Quantitation Kit from AnaSpec (San Jose, CA) is a fluorescent assay for measurement of total thiol level that promises superior sensitivity, robustness, and ease of use. The kit contains a novel fluorogenic reagent that, upon reaction with thiol, emits a fluorescence signal detectable at the common green excitation/emission wavelengths of 490 nm/520 nm.
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Novel microarray for molecular research from Life BioScience A new microarray from Life BioScience Inc. (Albuquerque, NM) promises to advance the performance of molecular research. The company used its proprietary photo-definable, low autofluorescence Oracle glass to directly pattern physical nanowells featuring a highly hydrophilic, true 3D surface topography. The area surrounding the nanowell is, by contrast, highly hydrophobic and features very low non-specific binding.
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IR neutral density filters for thermal and medical imaging New IR neutral density filters from Edmund Optics (EO) exhibit excellent linearity and are spectrally flat over a wavelength range of 2 µm to 14 µm. Made from precision Germanium substrate, the filters are ideally suited for thermal and medical imaging.
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Software from Carl Zeiss bridges the digital-molecular pathology gap The new PALM VisDat (Virtual Slide Data Transfer) module of Carl Zeiss's (Jena, Germany) PALM RoboSoftware promises to enable, for the first time, connection between molecular and digital pathology. The module lets researchers and pathologists precisely transfer information about specific areas marked on digitized tissue sections for laser microdissection using Zeiss PALM MicroBeam systems.
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Control units for HD camera from Toshiba Two new camera control units (CCUs), designed to operate with the high-definition (HD) IK-HD1 remote head by Toshiba Imaging Systems Division (Irvine, CA), aim to provide video output flexibility. The IK-HD1D, features the same output as the original IK-HD1 model (1080i output via Y/Pb/Pr) but has an added DVI-I output on the rear panel. the IK-HD1E CCU is designed to output HD-SDI and Y/Pb/Pr video signals in both 50 and 60 Hz.
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Low cost bars optimized for 808 nm applications The Diode Lasers business unit of Jenoptik's Lasers & Material Processing division (Jena, Germany) offers a cost-effective alternative to bars for for 808 nm medical applications such as hair removal. With an optical output power of 20 watts from a bar with a resonator length of 0.6 mm, Jenoptik says the JDL-BAB-30-19-808-TE-20-0.6 will benefit customers through optimized lifetime for specific usage and high quality. It will be available in the third quarter of 2009.
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Microscope lens positioning system Piezosystem jena's (Jena, Germany) lens positioning system for standard and inverted microscopes is available in two versions: The nanoMIPOS 400 is designed for use with closed-loop electronics (which assures high repeatability) and the nanoMIPOS 400 CAP was developed for use in closed-loop systems. Both versions travel in open-loop operation up to 400 microns and in closed-loop operation to 320 microns. The positioner's sub-nanometer resolution is limited only by the noise of the electronics.
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