Veeco Instruments has introduced the BioScope Catalyst Perfusing Stage Incubator to facilitate cell biology studies using simultaneous AFM and optical methods
Horiba Scientific has introduced the SPRi-Plex II surface plasmon resonance imaging system, with applications in label-free bioaffinity analysis adding high-throughput, real-time kinetic and affinity studies to biomolecule arrays
Elliot Scientific has introduced two products from Craic Technologies of San Dimas, California, for distribution within the UK and Ireland
Olympus has introduced the MPLAPON series of plan apochromatic objectives, which provide a high level of chromatic aberration correction for materials imaging
Hitachi High-Technologies has introduced new software for its popular TM-1000 tabletop microscope, adding the capability to produce, manipulate and record 3D visualisations of a specimen
Photonic Instruments, a supplier of fluorescence excitation and laser ablation end user systems, has introduced OEM solutions based on its Mosaic Digital Illumination and MicroPoint Laser Illumination and Ablation product platforms
Olympus has introduced the LEXT OLS4000, the latest version of the the company's confocal laser scanning microscope metrology system, featuring near-vertical slope capabilities, larger optical zoom, and a navigation overview window
Carl Zeiss has released its Laser TIRF 3 microscope system, designed to enable visualisation of near-cell membrane dynamic processes while maintaining optimum specimen incubation conditions
Carl Zeiss has released a spinning-disc microscope system, enabling confocal observation of fast processes in live cell imaging experiments, capable of capturing fast cellular processes without damaging cells under observation
Carl Zeiss has released its LSM 7 MP, a laser scanning microscope designed for multiphoton microscopy. The system features two scanners, and can be used with two lasers simultaneously
Advances in optical metrology equipment are helping the semiconductor industry increase productivity and reduce downtime, finds Keely Portway
Andy Extance finds the pains and gains of laser light’s different behaviour in water for oceanographers using lidar
Carlos Lee, Epic’s director general, talks to Martina Mueller, CEO of 3D AG, a Swiss company specialising in micro and nanotechnology and holographic structures
David Giltner, founder of TurningScience, discusses whether these two seemingly different career paths can successfully overlap
Matthew Dale reports on the association’s yearly event, where the importance of diversity, photonics funding and investment were to the fore
Géraldine Andrieux, at Blumorpho, shares her top tips on getting investors’ attention as a startup
Scientists have developed a lensless, infrared spectral-imaging system for medical diagnostics
A metaform is a new optical component that can combine with freeform optics to enable compact AR/VR headsets and eyewear. (Image: University of Rochester illustration/Michael Osadciw)
Researchers have combined freeform optics and a metasurface to deliver high-quality AR/VR glasses that are compact and easy to wear
