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Nikon Corporation and UCSF Office of Technology Management Agree on Licensing of SIM Technology for N-SIM – a Super Resolution Fluorescence Microscopy Technique
Dec 4, 2009
Nikon Corporation, an innovator of advanced optical instruments, announced today that it will sign an agreement with the University of California, San Francisco Office of Technology Management for Structured Illumination Microscopy (SIM) technology. Under the terms of the agreement, UCSF…
Nikon Corporation Acquires License From Harvard University For “STORM” Super Resolution Microscopy -- Will Create Innovative New “N-STORM” Microscope
Dec 3, 2009
Nikon Corporation, an innovator of advanced optical instruments, announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with Harvard University granting Nikon the rights to use the Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy (STORM) technology. Under the terms of the agreement, Nikon…
Nikon Instruments Releases Major Update To NIS-Elements Software
Oct 15, 2009
Nikon Instruments, Inc. (www.nikoninstruments.com) today announced the release of a new version of its industry leading microscopy acquisition and analysis software – NIS-Elements. The new NIS-Elements Version 3.1 offers new functionality that spans the entire suite of tools from microscope…
Nikon Instruments Unveils A1R MP Multiphoton And Confocal Microscope System
Oct 15, 2009
Nikon Instruments, Inc. today unveiled its new A1R MP Multiphoton and Confocal microscope system for high speed, high resolution and high sensitivity multiphoton excitation and confocal fluorescence imaging. The A1R MP allows for imaging deeper, longer, sharper and brighter while…
Nikon Instruments Introduces CL-Quant Automated Image Analysis Software
Oct 15, 2009
Nikon Instruments, Inc. today introduced the new CL-Quant Automated Image Analysis Software featuring routines for assaying stem cell viability by label-free phase and fluorescence analysis. The software utilizes a unique set of preconfigured routines for standard assays and has a…
Nikon Instruments Introduces New High Performance Objectives With World's Highest Numerical Apertures Among Water-Immersion Objectives
Oct 15, 2009
Nikon Instruments, Inc. today introduced the Lambda S Objective Series of high performance objectives for use with biological microscopes. The Lambda S Objective Series, which includes CFI Apo 60X H Lambda S, CFI Apo 40X WI Lambda S and CFI…
Bundled Protein Filaments Win Popular Vote in Nikon Small World Competition
Oct 8, 2009
bundle of fluorescent actin protein filaments captured by Dennis Breitsprecher of Hannover, Germany, awed the public to win the Popular Vote in the 2009 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. The public voted for the image as its favorite among the…
Flowering Plant Anther Captures Top Honors in 2009 Nikon Small World Competition
Oct 8, 2009
MELVILLE, NY, October 8, 2009 – A magnificent depiction of the essence of floral life, a gorgeous photograph of a thale cress anther (the male sex organ of a small flowering plant) is the winning image in the 2009 Nikon…
Nikon Introduces Software Upgrade for iNexiv Multi-Sensor Measuring System
Oct 1, 2009
Nikon Instruments, Inc. today announced the availability of the iNEXIV VMA Automeasure Version 2.5 software specifically designed for the iNEXIV VMA-2520 multi-sensor measuring system. Built on the VMA Automeasure platform, the update significantly enhances speed and ease-of-use for a variety…
Nikon Introduces BW-H501 High-Speed, High-Precision 3D Surface Profile System
Oct 1, 2009
Nikon Instruments, Inc. introduced the BW-H501 high-speed 3D surface profile system, offering rapid high-precision 3D surface inspection. The BW-H501 system features real-time height observation with high-precision height measurement, making analysis and evaluation of object surface roughness possible. Additionally, a heated…