Fluorescent Microscope for a Cellphone?
Believe it or not researchers at UC Berkeley found a way to make it happen. It uses a simple excitation diode and emission system, coupled...
Elements 3.1 Released
Nikon has released it’s major revision of Elements in version 3.1. (Build 587). There are several new features in this build and from what i’ve...
DXM-1200, 1200F and 1200 C Camera Compatibility – FAQ
A few years back Nikon released a very cool 12 megapixel stepping camera, called the DXM-1200. The camera was reliable and a nice product for...
Video of Human Blood Clotting
I Found this while searching for a fluorophore. Very cool to watch on youtube!! Human Blood Clotting – Austin
Sensor Size reference Chart
Recently a colleague sent me a link to sensor sizes. Many of these are for consumer cameras, however the general references (1/3′, 2/3″ and so...
Pulse Control within NIS Elements 6-D Acquision
These directions will allow user control over an optical configuration to be specified at a given time-loop inside of the define/run experiment. So for instance...
iPhone ResCalc Review
A few weeks ago I purchased an iphone. While browsing apps I found one that we can use in the research community! A company called...
Copying Elements Settings for Multiple users
After installing a new imaging system it’s common to receive a phone call or email that goes like this, “The IT guys stopped by today...
Andor sCMOS
This is a quick post – things are busy! Andor has a white paper and information up on a new “Scientific CMOS” sensor. Have they...
Why do I want a low resolution camera?
These days it’s not uncommon to hear about consumer cameras with 10+ megapixel resolution. To the average consumer this seems like a good thing. How...