The wonderful world of fluorescence
From glowing scorpions to fluorescent jellyfish, discover the hidden colours of nature and how scientists learned to use them
Pulsed xenon: less Star Trek, more semiconductor inspection
Why pulsed xenon has powered semiconductor inspection for decades, and why OEMs are increasingly turning to LED illumination instead
No More Mercury – The Time To Act is Now
With just five months until the EU RoHS mercury exemption ends, NOW is the time to plan your move from mercury and metal halide to CoolLED LED illumination
CoolLED and 3DHISTECH: Partnering to Advance Fluorescence Imaging in Digital Pathology
CoolLED and 3DHISTECH combine specialist LED illumination and digital pathology expertise to support faster, consistent fluorescence slide scanning
CoolLED and Camtek advance semiconductor wafer inspection
CoolLED and Camtek have partnered to bring a multi-wavelength LED illumination platform from development to in-fab qualification in just nine months
More than a gut feeling: what happens when microbes get stressed?
A closer look at how two human gut bacteria respond to nutrient stress, changing shape, behaviour and even cope better when they’ve got company
A ‘Nanometre’ Isn’t A Colour
Why “blue” isn’t really specific enough in fluorescence microscopy, and why a few nanometres can make a surprisingly big difference
It’s ‘just’ a light source… How hard can it be?
Why developing illumination for an OEM instrument involves rather more than choosing a bright LED, attaching a lens and pointing it in the right direction…
The Amazing Journey of a Fluorescence Photon
What actually happens between switching on the light and seeing an image? From LED illumination to fluorescence image, it’s a surprisingly busy day for a photon…
A Day in the Lab: Metal Halide vs LED Illumination
A day in the lab with metal halide versus LED illumination, from warm-up delays and heat to bulb changes, downtime and disposal
How LED Illumination Changed Slide Scanning
How LED illumination has helped make slide scanning faster, more consistent and better suited to modern multiplexed digital pathology
One Of The Most Incredible Things Humans Can Manufacture
Follow a silicon wafer through months of lasers, plasma, microscopic layering and LED inspection to see how one of humanity’s most ridiculous manufacturing feats becomes a working semiconductor.
