Resources

PubScope is a new tool to search and filter over 125,000 Open Access Articles that utilize Nikon products and supported third party systems.

Optical microscopy is an invaluable tool for life science research. In each of our application notes we step into a different field to explore how Nikon microscope solutions enable the interrogation of important research questions.

Nikon Instruments offers a host of free microscopy e-Learning courses, with the goal of expanding your imaging knowledge and understanding of our products. Each course is an interactive learning experience, offering practical training on the most modern systems available.

Stay up-to-date on the latest imaging technologies, applications, and current trends with Nikon’s collection of free webinars. These events feature deep discussions with thought leaders in their respective fields. Click to see the list of upcoming and on-demand events.

Nikon has partnered with Science/AAAS to produce a series of free ebooks concerning current topics of importance in light microscopy for biomedical research. Ebooks include reviews, white papers, and relevant primary research articles.

Are you looking for a useful poster to put near your microscope? Nikon has produced posters concerning such key topics as confocal microscopy, microscope light paths, Köhler alignment, and more – available for free high-resolution download here.

How do you clean microscope optics? This is an important question that will impact the useful lifetime of your microscope system. That’s why Nikon has assembled a collection of video tutorials covering maintenance-type topics such as cleaning, as well as several instructional pieces.

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Several Nikon microscope models are available with dedicated Online Guides - web-based manuals that can help you independently learn to set up and operate your microscope. Online Guides can be accessed here or by simply scanning the QR code on the microscope, where included.

The modern light microscopy landscape is vast, touching countless scientific disciplines. Nikon’s “Focus On” series explores a variety of research and clinical application areas and how Nikon microscope systems address key requirements. Topics include super-resolution, neuroscience, virology, and more!

Nikon's Objective Selector tool enables you to quickly and easily find the best objective for your application. Refine your search based on criteria such as application, technique, objective class, and immersion type.

This series takes an inside look into the inspiration behind new Nikon microscope products, sitting down with the respective development teams for detailed discussions regarding the design and production process, including how key challenges were overcome.

View and download brochures for current Nikon microscope products. Brochures include detailed product information, such as features and specifications (including system diagrams), major areas of product application, and more.

Software and firmware downloads for Nikon microscope products (including microscope cameras). Software downloads are available for both current and select legacy products (Windows only). User registration is required to download.

Are you curious how Nikon microscope systems perform in the real world? We’ve conducted interviews with scientists across a diversity of disciplines in order to learn about the key challenges they face and how their Nikon microscope systems impact their research.

Extended multi-part experimental methods involving complex instrumentation can be difficult to communicate in a traditional written form. That’s why Nikon has teamed up with the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) to visually share how our microscope systems are applied in real peer-reviewed research methods, helping to improve reproducibility.