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Excelitas Technologies launches new powerful LED light source for fluorescence microscopy

Excelitas Technologies Corp., a global technology leader focused on delivering innovative, customized photonic solutions, today introduced its X-Cite XYLIS light source for fluorescence microscopy.

From Excelitas Technologies 20 Apr 2018

Fluorescent dye could allow doctors to obtain better images of blood vessels, tissues

Fluorescence imaging is widely used for visualizing biological tissues such as the back of the eye, where signs of macular degeneration can be detected. It is also commonly used to image blood vessels during reconstructive surgery, allowing surgeons to make sure the vessels are properly connected.

9 Apr 2018

BioAxial receives US patent for new ‘black fluorophore’ technology

BioAxial, a key player in live cell super resolution microscopy, today announces that it has been granted a US patent covering ‘black fluorophore’, a pivotal component of ‘dark tracking’ technology. This patent consolidates BioAxial’s patent portfolio, which already comprises ten patent families. It also strengthens the company’s position as a technology leader in the field of commercial super-resolution imaging modules.

24 Jan 2018

New technique improves accuracy, reduces costs of real-time assessment of kidney function

A new technique developed by researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Lab promises to improve accuracy and lower costs of real-time assessment of kidney function, reports an article published this week by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, in the Journal of Biomedical Optics.

5 May 2017

TAU researchers develop glow stick probes to detect cancerous cells

Chemiluminescence, or chemical light, is the principle behind the glow sticks (also known as light sticks) used at rock concerts and as quick tools to grab when the electricity goes out. But they can also be used to diagnose diseases by identifying concentrations of biological samples.

2 May 2017

Bruker Nano Surfaces to hold webinar on label-free FLIM-based metabolite imaging

Bruker Nano Surfaces will hold a webinar on ‘In Vivo Visualization of Stromal Macrophages via Label-free FLIM-based Metabolite Imaging’ on March 29, 2017 at 8am PST / 11am EST / 3pm GMT.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 20 Mar 2017

Excelitas Technologies to showcase X-Cite Fluorescence Illuminators for Microscopy & Analytical Instrumentation at ABRF 2017

Excelitas Technologies® Corp., a global technology leader delivering innovative, customized photonic solutions, will showcase its X-Cite® Fluorescence Illuminators for Microscopy & Analytical Instrumentation at ABRF (Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities) 2017 in San Diego, CA.

From Excelitas Technologies 10 Mar 2017

Using Spherical Nucleic Acids to Track and Treat Disease

Spherical nucleic acids are structures that are made by taking a nanoparticle template and using chemistry to arrange short strands of DNA or RNA on the surface of those particles. The spherical core of the nanoparticle creates a spherical arrangement of DNA or RNA, similar to tiny little balls of nucleic acids.

From Pittcon 1 Mar 2017

Lumen 200 fluorescence illumination system offers superior alternative to Mercury vapour lamps and bulbs

The Lumen 200 Fluorescence Illumination System from Prior Scientific offers a powerful, cost effective alternative to traditional short arc Mercury vapour lamps and bulbs used in fluorescence microscopy.

31 Jan 2017

TSRI scientists develop new methods to design precision medicines against disease-causing RNAs

Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have developed broad methods to design precision medicines against currently incurable diseases caused by RNA.

20 Dec 2016

How could emerging technologies impact cancer care?

The major innovations in cancer diagnosis, therapy/palliative care and surgical intervention are too numerous to list here. But enormous strides have taken place in stem cell therapy, monoclonal antibody therapy and genetic screening.

17 Oct 2016

New patents place Hamamatsu's cameras in ideal position for lightsheet applications

Lightsheet microscopy is rapidly becoming an important tool for biological research. Among its strengths are high speed selective plane acquisition, low phototoxicity to samples and low photo bleaching of fluorophores.

30 Jul 2016

New method helps analyse how cold viruses penetrate into cells

Cold viruses cause us irritation by penetrating into our cells and transporting their RNA into the cytoplasma of the infected cells. This is the only way they can multiply. The details of how the transfer of the RNA from within the virus occurs are difficult to study.

20 Jun 2016

Scientists visualize apoptosis in live zebrafish using FLIM OPT method

A promising approach for watching cell signaling processes in their physiological context: Scientists visualize apoptosis in live zebrafish using fluorescence lifetime imaging with optical projection tomography to map FRET biosensor activity in space and time.

11 May 2016

Prior Scientific releases new range of microscope filter wheels and shutters

Prior Scientific announces an addition to their range of microscope filter wheels and shutters. The new HF110A/32 holds ten 32mm diameter filters and fits to the excitation ports of a range of popular microscopes from manufacturers including Leica, Nikon, Olympus and Zeiss.

From Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. 3 May 2016

More powerful LED illumination for fluorescence microscopy

Excelitas Technologies® Corp., a global technology leader focused on delivering innovative, customized photonic solutions, introduces X-Cite® 120LEDBoost to replace their popular X-Cite 120LED broad-spectrum solution.

From Excelitas Technologies 17 Feb 2016

Proof-of-concept data for NanoString's Hyb & Seq chemistry presented at AGBT Meeting

NanoString Technologies, Inc., a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today presented the first proof-of-concept data for its novel massively parallel single molecule sequencing chemistry, Hyb & Seq™, at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology Meeting being held in Orlando, Florida.

From NanoString Technologies 16 Feb 2016

Using Single-Molecule Studies to Understand Cellular Processes: An Interview with Professor W. E. Moerner

Single fluorescent molecules provide a local nanometer-sized probe of complex systems. We can measure the motion of the single molecule, use them to achieve imaging on a scale down to 20 nanometers, or we can infer aspects of the behaviour of the object under study by the details of the light that is emitted.

From Pittcon 26 Jan 2016

BD announces launch of BD FACSCelesta flow cytometer during ASCB annual meeting

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the launch of the BD FACSCelesta flow cytometer during the 2015 American Society for Cell Biology annual meeting. Uniquely designed to leverage the broad BD Horizon Brilliant reagent portfolio, this new system offers simultaneous measurement of up to 14 different single cell characteristics.

13 Dec 2015

The Importance of Flexibility in Spectrophotometry

News-Medical speaks to Jessica Geisler about the need for flexible spectrophotometers that can handle a range of measurement types.

From Eppendorf 1 Dec 2015