http://www.labmanager.com/ Lab Manager Magazine Article RSS Feed for Microscopy en-us ©2011 LabManager, a division of the LabX Media Group. All Rights Reserved. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:40:00 EST 120 http://www.labmanager.com//images/site/LabManagerPrintLogo.jpg http://www.labmanager.com/ http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35407/article/State-of-the-Technique--Melding-of-Methods http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35407/article/State-of-the-Technique--Melding-of-Methods Microscopy encompasses a wide range of techniques. There are dozens of ways to dice and slice this marketplace: visible, ultraviolet, infrared, X-ray, Raman, 2-D, 3-D, electron microscopy, fluorescence, confocal, and probe-based are the most common, each having numerous variants. Instrument and method abbreviations arguably make up the most confusing “alphabet soup” in all of analytical science. According to data from Companies & Markets, microscopes and accessories were a $3.2 billion market in 2011. With expected compound annual growth of five percent, the research firm estimates the 2016 market at $4.1 billion. For microscopes alone the figures are $2.7 billion in 2011 sales and $3.4 billion in 2016. Microscopy Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35410/article/Pushing-the-Boundaries http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35410/article/Pushing-the-Boundaries Optical, or light, microscopy systems are the most familiar. They range from plastic, schoolquality systems providing 10-100x magnification to research-grade instruments costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. All optical microscopes employ glass lenses, visible light illumination, and, in imaging mode, a digital camera to capture reflected or transmitted light. Microscopes operating in the ultraviolet and near- to mid-infrared regions (contiguous with visible wavelengths) work similarly. Microscopy Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35412/article/Tunneling-into-Topography http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35412/article/Tunneling-into-Topography In contrast to radiation-based optical and electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy (SPM) employs an atomically fine mechanical probe that scans across a surface and moves along the z-axis under the influence of weak atomic forces on the sample or the tunneling force of electrons emitted from the tip. The two main scanning probe techniques are atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). Both have many variants, but all share the common characteristic of creating a 3-D surface map based on topography, electrical modulus, elasticity modulus, contact, strain, density, and many others. Microscopy Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35413/article/Spectroscopy-to-the-Scope http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35413/article/Spectroscopy-to-the-Scope UV and visible microscopy “see” electronic transitions inside highly absorbing molecules that contain aromatic rings or highly conjugated carbon-carbon double bonds and carbonyl groups. Ellen V. Miseo, PhD, scientific marketing manager at Analytical Answers (Woburn, MA), explains that, as with their nonmicroscopic counterparts, UV and visible microscopy confirm chemical characteristics but lack granularity. “UV and visible spectra are big lumps that work best when you know what you’re looking for.” Microscopy Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35011/article/ORNL-Microscopy-Uncovers--Dancing--Silicon-Atoms-in-Graphene http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/35011/article/ORNL-Microscopy-Uncovers--Dancing--Silicon-Atoms-in-Graphene OAK RIDGE, Tenn., April 3, 2013 — Jumping silicon atoms are the stars of an atomic scale ballet featured in a new Nature Communications study from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Microscopy , Industry News Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34495/article/Most-Exciting-Time-Since-Abbe http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34495/article/Most-Exciting-Time-Since-Abbe Microscopy is evolving toward greater functionality and capabilities. The Auriga FIB SEM platform from Carl Zeiss (Thornwood, NY) has been around for 11 years yet undergoes constant improvement. The system combines two distinct technologies: scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and focused ion beam (FIB). SEM’s capability of providing very high-resolution surface analysis is well known in the life sciences, materials, and semiconductor industries. SEM provides detail significantly beyond the diffraction limit of light microscopy, illuminating structures and events down to about 1nm. Microscopy Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34557/article/Are-You-In-The-Market-For-a-Microscope- http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34557/article/Are-You-In-The-Market-For-a-Microscope- While the technology & fundamental operation behind visible light microscopes has not changed much in 200 years, the wider field of microscopy has continued to greatly evolve. The confluence of advances in imaging, computing, microscopy, and reagent technologies mean live cell imaging has become one of the most exciting subcategories of biological microscopy. Surveys, Microscopy Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34450/article/Attracting-the-Next-Generation-of-Research-Scientists http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/34450/article/Attracting-the-Next-Generation-of-Research-Scientists Donated research microscope helps motivate minority students to pursue science careers. Microscopy , Industry News Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4157/article/Technology-News-Carl-Zeiss-Multi-Ion-Beam-Tool http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4157/article/Technology-News-Carl-Zeiss-Multi-Ion-Beam-Tool Provides an enhancement to the existing helium ion microscope. Technology News Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4217/article/Technology-News-Delong-America-Sample-Holders http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4217/article/Technology-News-Delong-America-Sample-Holders Designed for the LVEM5 benchtop electron microscope. Technology News Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33126/article/Life-Technologies-Acquires-Advanced-Microscopy-Group http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/33126/article/Life-Technologies-Acquires-Advanced-Microscopy-Group Life Technologies Corporation today announced the acquisition of Advanced Microscopy Group or AMG, a privately held developer of imaging systems for research microscopy incorporated as Westover Scientific, Inc. Microscopy , Industry News Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7907/article/ORNL-Microscopy-Reveals-Workings-Behind-Promising-Inexpensive-Catalyst http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7907/article/ORNL-Microscopy-Reveals-Workings-Behind-Promising-Inexpensive-Catalyst A newly developed carbon nanotube material could help lower the cost of fuel cells, catalytic converters and similar energy-related technologies. Microscopy , Industry News Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7658/article/In-Metallic-Glasses--Researchers-Find-a-Few-New-Atomic-Structures http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7658/article/In-Metallic-Glasses--Researchers-Find-a-Few-New-Atomic-Structures Drawing on powerful computational tools and a state-of-the-art scanning transmission electron microscope, a team of materials science and engineering researchers has discovered a new nanometer-scale atomic structure. Microscopy , Industry News Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7419/article/New-Microscope-Captures-Nanoscale-Structures-in-Dazzling-3D http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7419/article/New-Microscope-Captures-Nanoscale-Structures-in-Dazzling-3D A new x-ray microscope probes the inner intricacies of materials smaller than human cells and creates unparalleled high-resolution 3D images. Microscopy , Industry News Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7411/article/JEOL-Introduces-New-Versatile-FE-SEM-Series-for-Sub-Nanometer-Imaging-and-Analysis-of-Nanostructures-and-Magnetic-Samples http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/7411/article/JEOL-Introduces-New-Versatile-FE-SEM-Series-for-Sub-Nanometer-Imaging-and-Analysis-of-Nanostructures-and-Magnetic-Samples JEOL launches a new series of Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopes (FE-SEM) that offer expanded imaging and analysis capabilities customizable to performance requirements. Microscopy Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6999/article/Product-Focus--Live-Cell-Imaging---Microscopy-in-Real-Time http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6999/article/Product-Focus--Live-Cell-Imaging---Microscopy-in-Real-Time Live cell imaging is made possible by a confluence of advances in imaging, computing, microscopy, and reagent technologies, connected by a deeper understanding and appreciation for cellular processes. Cell imaging has become one of the Lab Products, Microscopy Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6787/article/Upgrade-any-Microscope-with-an-LCD-View-Screen-and-Digital-Camera http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6787/article/Upgrade-any-Microscope-with-an-LCD-View-Screen-and-Digital-Camera Carltex, Inc. of Nyack, NY has introduced a new line of Microscope LCD Digital Tablet/Cameras which are ideal for any microscope that is used in Education, Industry, Medical and R&D applications. Microscopy Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6761/article/Under-the-Electron-Microscope---A-3-D-Image-of-an-Individual-Protein http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6761/article/Under-the-Electron-Microscope---A-3-D-Image-of-an-Individual-Protein When Gang Ren whirls the controls of his cryo-electron microscope, he compares it to fine-tuning the gearshift and brakes of a racing bicycle. Microscopy , Industry News Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6103/article/Microscopes--Illuminating-The-Micro-And-Nano-Worlds http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/6103/article/Microscopes--Illuminating-The-Micro-And-Nano-Worlds Light microscopes, which view objects illuminated by visible light, have been around for centuries. Related are instruments that image nonvisible infrared or ultraviolet radiation, or ones that view fluorescence or Raman effects. All of these use opt Microscopy Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/3977/article/Microscopes http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/3977/article/Microscopes Illuminating the Micro and Nano Worlds Lab Product News, Microscopy Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4075/article/Lab-Manager-Magazine-s-Independent-Guide-to-Purchasing-an-Optical-Laboratory-Microscope http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4075/article/Lab-Manager-Magazine-s-Independent-Guide-to-Purchasing-an-Optical-Laboratory-Microscope Microscopes have been used by scientists for centuries, and are now more widely relied upon than ever. Purchasing Guides, Purchasing Guide Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/3733/article/ASK-THE-EXPERT--How-to-Overcome-Challenges-with-Microscopy http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/3733/article/ASK-THE-EXPERT--How-to-Overcome-Challenges-with-Microscopy Dr. Rebecca Williams, director of the Microscopy and Imaging Facility at Cornell University, talks about her role in overseeing the imaging laboratory while pursuing independent research in the field. Special Reports, Microscopy Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/3746/article/Product-Focus--Microscopes http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/3746/article/Product-Focus--Microscopes Extending visualization into three dimensions. Lab Product News, Microscopy Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4123/article/Microscope-Manufacturer-List http://www.labmanager.com//?articles.view/articleNo/4123/article/Microscope-Manufacturer-List Carl Zeiss CRAIC Edmund Optics FEI Hamamatsu Hirox-USA JEOL Keyence Leica Microsystems Meiji Techno MilesCo Scientific Motic Vendor List Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST