The new Schott VisiLED UV ring light for stereo microscopes combines classic bright-field illumination with UV illumination
The lens-free technology from CEA-Leti, which digitally reconstructs microscope images and will be presented at SPIE Photonics West, opens up fast, automated cell screening
Dr Jonathan Taylor, University of Glasgow
A time-lapse 3D video of a zebrafish heart growing over a day has been captured for the first time by a new microscope imaging technique
Pixelink has released 20MP high quantum efficiency USB 3.0 camera models incorporating the Sony IMX183 CMOS rolling shutter sensor
JAI has announced the availability of four new 3-CMOS prism colour cameras designed for use in microscopy-based systems
Precision sensor manufacturer Micro-Epsilon has introduced a microscope lens for monitoring the temperature of ultra-small components
Zeiss's Smartzoom 5 digital microscope can remove glare from images by using angular illumination
Reporting from the EMVA’s business conference in Copenhagen, Greg Blackman discovers how angular illumination and computational imaging can dramatically improve the resolution of a system
Jenoptik has signed a long-term agreement to develop and produce a microscopy imaging instrument with a life science company. The agreement is anticipated to exceed €30 million
Matthew Dale discovers embedded processing and new CMOS technology are bringing advances to medical and life science imaging
Pixelink has expanded its line of Sony IMX based USB 3.0 microscopy cameras with a 12 megapixel 4K ultra high definition model
How will the world feed 10 billion people by 2050 with no new land for agriculture? Greg Blackman speaks to machine builder Bühler about how optical sensing can maximise yield in grain processing
Two robots have been installed at Aalborg University Hospital in Denmark. Credit: Kuka
Keely Portway looks at how robots are automating procedures in hospital testing laboratories, and how imaging underpins this
A setup for photometric stereo imaging in which multiple lights are used to illuminate an object from different directions. Credit: Advanced illumination
Matthew Dale explores the power of computational imaging, all made possible by clever illumination
Credit: Flir Systems
As demand for thermal imaging rises during the coronavirus pandemic, Greg Blackman asks how effective thermal cameras are at screening people for signs of fever
Greg Blackman speaks to Kieran Edge at the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, about new vision projects and the presentation he is to give for UKIVA's vision technology hub, to be broadcast on 14 May
Stemmer Imaging's David Hearn has died after a long illness. Mark Williamson, corporate marketing director at the company, looks back at Hearn’s career
The appetite for vision and automation remains strong, but there is still a lot of uncertainty at the present time, were the views of the heads of the AIA, EMVA, VDMA Machine Vision, and UKIVA in a webinar
Chinese hospitals have ordered 2,000 UVD robots from Blue Ocean Robotics since the start of the pandemic. Credit: Blue Ocean Robotics
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of robotics and automation in many areas of manufacturing and society, according to CEOs of robotic firms in a webinar run by A3
