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Fluorescence microscopy is an imaging technique used to examine cells and their internal components. Specific cellular components can be labeled with fluorophores.

Fluorescence Microscopy: Choosing the Right lllumination System

In this interview from SfN 2018, Michelle Gal explains the fluorescence illumination systems for fluorescence microscopy, offered by Excelitas technologies.

From Excelitas Technologies 11 Jan 2019

Novel insight on inflammatory regulation could pave way for effective pain therapies

A novel way in which the inflammatory response to pain is regulated has been described in the open-access journal eLife.

19 Dec 2018

Inflating cells to analyze organelle structure and function

Researchers have developed a technique that enables visualization of cellular organelles at a resolution that has not previously been achievable in optical microscopy.

17 Dec 2018

Advanced illumination expands capabilities of light-sheet microscopy

Bruker announces the launch of the Luxendo InVi SPIM AIM next-generation lattice light-sheet microscope, with an advanced illumination module (AIM).

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 11 Dec 2018

Researchers develop new technique to accurately isolate phloem cells across plants

Crops worldwide are increasingly vulnerable to pandemics, as diseases hitch rides on global flows of people and goods, hopping from continent to continent. Phloem diseases such as citrus greening are one particularly devastating group of plant diseases that have been wreaking economic havoc globally.

4 Dec 2018

New dye is a step towards personalized neuromedical prophylaxis of the future

Signs of neurodegenerative diseases, visible years before the emergence of clinical manifestations, can be detected during the examination of medical samples by means of fluorescence microscopy.

29 Nov 2018

Excelitas to showcase X-Cite fluorescence illumination products at the Digital Pathology & AI Congress

Excelitas Technologies Corp., a global technology leader delivering innovative, customized photonic solutions, will showcase its X-Cite fluorescence illumination products at the Digital Pathology & AI Congress.

From Excelitas Technologies 29 Nov 2018

Researchers produce 3D chemical maps of small biological samples

Scientists at the National Synchrotron Light Source II --a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory--have used ultrabright x-rays to image single bacteria with higher spatial resolution than ever before.

16 Nov 2018

ZEISS teams up with arivis AG to offer complete 3D imaging solutions

ZEISS has teamed up with arivis AG to offer complete solutions from initial image acquisition to final results.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 15 Nov 2018

Researchers develop innovative treatment to repair damaged brain tissues

Researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid have has achieved the functional recovery from a stroke after implanting silk fibroin hydrogels-encapsulated stem cells in stroke mice.

14 Nov 2018

MuVi SPIM light-sheet technology released by Bruker for imaging optically cleared samples

At the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Bruker announced the release of the Luxendo MuVi SPIM CS light-sheet fluorescence microscope for imaging optically cleared samples.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 6 Nov 2018

Multiphoton microscope for neurobiology applications introduced by Bruker

At the 2018 Annual SfN meeting, Bruker announced the release of the Ultima 2Pplus next-generation multiphoton, all-optical stimulation and simultaneous imaging platform for neurobiology applications.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 5 Nov 2018

Excelitas Technologies to display X-Cite fluorescence illumination products at Neuroscience 2018

Excelitas Technologies Corp., a global technology leader delivering innovative, customized photonic solutions, will display its wide range of X-Cite fluorescence illumination products for microscopy at Neuroscience 2018.

From Excelitas Technologies 25 Oct 2018

Molding bacteria into unnatural shapes reveals the robustness of cell division

Researchers at OIST have shown that microbes can be molded into an array of unusual, elaborate shapes that are not seen in nature.

18 Oct 2018

Researchers create photoswitchable fluorescent proteins with optical properties

Researchers developed fluorescent proteins that can be controlled by orange and green light. These proteins will help to study processes in living cells. The work was supported by Russian Science Foundation grant, and the results were published in Nature Methods.

28 Sep 2018

Researchers create inexpensive system to test for dangerous levels of lead in water

The discovery of lead in Flint, Michigan's drinking water drew renewed attention to the health risks posed by the metal. Now researchers at the University of Houston have created an inexpensive system using a smartphone and a lens made with an inkjet printer that can detect lead in tap water at levels commonly accepted as dangerous.

26 Sep 2018