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Chopstick lasers may help illuminate cellular structures in deep tissues

A new imaging technique developed by scientists at MIT, Harvard University, and Massachusetts General Hospital aims to illuminate cellular structures in deep tissue and other dense and opaque materials.

7 Nov 2016

Researchers describe new method that can reveal distinct invasive properties of cancer cells

A research team at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has described the steps, in both written and video format, that allow cancer investigators to track, in real time, cancer cell invasion and metastasis in transparent zebrafish embryos.

4 Nov 2016

$Imaging beyond the diffraction limit with the HyVolution 2 and the Leica TCS SP8 STED ONE$

Imaging beyond the diffraction limit with the HyVolution 2 and the Leica TCS SP8 STED ONE

With the Super-Resolution Technology HyVolution 2 and the Leica TCS SP8 STED ONE Nanoscope, Leica Microsystems expands its product portfolio for light microscopy having resolution beyond the diffraction limit.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 3 Nov 2016

Researchers explore how polymeric nanoparticles can be used to transport quantum dots into cells

Nanoparticles are particles that are smaller than 100 nanometers. They are typically obtained from metals and, because of their tiny size, have unique properties that make them useful for biomedical applications.

2 Nov 2016

FRET-FLIM imaging techniques help researchers to study activity of proteins in dendritic spines

An ongoing challenge for scientists working to understand the brain is being able to see all its parts. Researchers have spent centuries developing better imaging techniques to see beyond the abilities of our naked eyes.

2 Nov 2016

Qioptiq launches 1.73x Tube Lens to optimize mag.x system 125 for 35mm camera format sensors

Qioptiq, an Excelitas Technologies® Company and global technology leader focused on delivering innovative optical and photonic solutions, introduces the new 1.73x Tube Lens as a widely desired addition to the mag.x system 125.

31 Oct 2016

Vanderbilt scientists develop new bioluminescent sensor that can light up brain cells in the dark

A new kind of bioluminescent sensor causes individual brain cells to imitate fireflies and glow in the dark.

27 Oct 2016

Researchers develop new way to test strength of immune response

The immune system orchestrates large and small scale attacks on innumerous targets: viruses, bacteria, cancer, but it also misfires causing allergy or autoimmune reactions.

27 Oct 2016

Researchers develop new, highly-specific functional imaging probe to detect hypoxic tumors

Tumor detection using targeted fluorescent imaging probes is a promising technology that takes advantage of specific molecular events occurring in cancer tissues.

24 Oct 2016

Optical and PET/CT activity-based probes could help in non-invasive imaging of atherosclerotic plaques

Researchers at Stanford University have demonstrated for the first time the use of a dual optical and PET/CT activity-based probe to detect atherosclerotic plaques. The study is published in the October issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

20 Oct 2016

Delaware Technology Park opens new laboratory incubator on University of Delaware’s STAR Campus

Delaware Technology Park celebrated the opening of its new 10,000 square-foot laboratory incubator located on University of Delaware’s STAR Campus.

20 Oct 2016

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences introduces ClearLLab LS Lymphoid Screen Reagent for faster L&L analysis

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences further demonstrates its expertise in clinical flow cytometry with the launch of ClearLLab LS Lymphoid Screen Reagent, Europe’s first CE-marked 10-colour, 12 antibody reagent combination for leukaemia and lymphoma analysis.

20 Oct 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

OGT announces expansion of Cytocell Aquarius Haematology FISH probe range

Oxford Gene Technology, The Molecular Genetics Company, has today announced a significant expansion of its existing catalogue of Cytocell Aquarius Haematology probes for fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) — underlining the company's position as the one-stop-shop for high-quality FISH probes.

13 Oct 2016

Measuring the activity of a mouse brain from a single snapshot

Drs Nicolas Renier and Zhuhao Wu are post-doctoral fellows in the laboratory of Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Carson Family Professor and head of the Laboratory of Brain Development and Repair and President of Rockefeller University in New York. Over recent years, they have co-developed methodologies for new imaging techniques applying light sheet microscopy. Their latest work shows the study of neuronal activity in intact brains.

12 Oct 2016

Ethosomes may be effective carrier system for transdermal delivery

Ethosomes are ethanolic nanovesicles that possess abundant amount of ethanol in its core which provides fluidity to the lipid bilayers and thus by this effect, improves the delivery of molecules into the deep skin layers.

7 Oct 2016

Novel nanosensor could quickly detect sickness-causing bacteria in food or water

It seems like almost every week another food product is being recalled because of contamination.

7 Oct 2016

Pitt researchers show how repair protein finds structural errors in DNA

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute have demonstrated how Rad4, a protein involved in DNA repair, scans the DNA in a unique pattern of movement called "constrained motion" to efficiently find structural faults in DNA.

7 Oct 2016

TMDU researchers develop new double-layered cell transfer technology for effective bone repair

Various technologies have been developed to introduce laboratory-grown bone-forming cells into bone defects to promote their repair.

7 Oct 2016

Caliber I.D. launches new class of modular confocal microscope that can scan large areas at lightning fast speeds

Caliber I.D. launches the RS-G4, a new class of modular confocal microscope that delivers confocal's expected high resolution and clean contrast while overcoming its limited scan areas.

5 Oct 2016

Fluorescence News and Research

Chopstick lasers may help illuminate cellular structures in deep tissues

Researchers describe new method that can reveal distinct invasive properties of cancer cells

Imaging beyond the diffraction limit with the HyVolution 2 and the Leica TCS SP8 STED ONE

Researchers explore how polymeric nanoparticles can be used to transport quantum dots into cells

FRET-FLIM imaging techniques help researchers to study activity of proteins in dendritic spines

Qioptiq launches 1.73x Tube Lens to optimize mag.x system 125 for 35mm camera format sensors

Vanderbilt scientists develop new bioluminescent sensor that can light up brain cells in the dark

Researchers develop new way to test strength of immune response

Researchers develop new, highly-specific functional imaging probe to detect hypoxic tumors

Optical and PET/CT activity-based probes could help in non-invasive imaging of atherosclerotic plaques

Delaware Technology Park opens new laboratory incubator on University of Delaware’s STAR Campus

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences introduces ClearLLab LS Lymphoid Screen Reagent for faster L&L analysis

How could emerging technologies impact cancer care?

OGT announces expansion of Cytocell Aquarius Haematology FISH probe range

Measuring the activity of a mouse brain from a single snapshot

Ethosomes may be effective carrier system for transdermal delivery

Novel nanosensor could quickly detect sickness-causing bacteria in food or water

Pitt researchers show how repair protein finds structural errors in DNA

TMDU researchers develop new double-layered cell transfer technology for effective bone repair

Caliber I.D. launches new class of modular confocal microscope that can scan large areas at lightning fast speeds

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