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The light or optical microscope is the most common type of microscope, using glass lenses to focus beams of visible, infrared and ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation for imaging and compositional analysis at a typical resolution of 0.2 µm. Superresolution or sub-diffraction techniques can now resolve fluorescent objects below 50 nm.

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Olympus Europa introduces the BX3 clinical microscope range

Olympus Europa has previewed the new BX3 range of upright clinical microscopes featuring the BX43 system microscope and the BX46 ergonomic screening microscope. As with the highly successful BX2 range, the BX3 clinical microscopes incorporate the advanced Olympus UIS2 optical components and are uniquely adaptable, ensuring the ultimate level of imaging flexibility and ergonomic operation

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Olympus Europa launches BX3 upright research microscope systems

Olympus has previewed the new BX3 upright research microscope systems that deliver unmatched adaptability at all levels. The BX3 systems provide users with a 'blank canvas' to fully define their own working environment: from the microscope and imaging components to software workflows, GUIs and the positioning of the controls on the desktop
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Zeiss introduces correlative light and electron microscopy solution for life sciences

Carl Zeiss has introduced a unique hardware/software interface to connect light and scanning electron microscopes for correlative microscopy in the life sciences. The “Shuttle & Find” interface enables users to recall regions of interest in fixed specimens in an electron microscope, which were previously identified in a light microscope and vice versa