Imaging, Microscopy and More
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Nikon DS-Ri1 Camera and Pixel Shifting on x64 NIS-F
Nikon officially supports Elements “F” (Freeware) on 32-Bit windows platforms only. While my colleagues and I have been able to employ x64 drivers and use NIS-F on Win7x64, the DS-Ri1 has been an exception. The Ri1 has a very specific driver which is used for pixel shift imaging. So, it will run in “low resolution”…
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Solar CME Produces amazing Light Show
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UCSF’s NIC Youtube Feed
There are some great examples of imaging techniques here: http://www.youtube.com/user/NikonImagingCenter/feed -Austin
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Is this the best startup launch video of all time?
This is absolutely hilarious – and a really good marketing technique:
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Blogging has been light
I’ve been busy installing a new engine in my airplane this weekend, so I haven’t had much time to post on things, but here are a few items of note: Slides that use nano channels to produce super resolution images Just two weeks until UCSF’s Premier Microscopy Course -Austin
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Nikon nSIM wins #5 in TheScientist’s 2011 Best and Brightest
Here’s a short video review of the top 10 innovations in 2011. Some really cool technology here! Top 10 Innovations of 2011 from thescientistllc on Vimeo.
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Updating a used imaging system: Filters, Light Sources, LLG’s and More
Over time, every portion of your imaging system will begin to show signs of wear. Over a few years and a few thousand hours of use, you may not notice the small changes occurring in your system, but they can add up to a major performance difference from when it was new. Here are…
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ImageJ Counting Macro for Known Field Values
Here’s a simple method to deal with varying intensities in a large run of images, assuming you have a known number of cells in a field. If I assume I should see, say, more than X cells per area, I can adjust my threshold to slowly increase it’s aggressiveness until that minimum counted value is…
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Free iPhone to Microscope Adapter…
If you have access to a 3-D printer, you can make the following adapter for the iphone! -Austin
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Making a microscope from binoculars
Last month a friend gave me two old pairs of field glasses. One set was US Navy issue, which has the old-school build quality of a tank, and produces a bright, sharp image. The second pair was cheap and damaged. I’ve considered what to do with it for a while, and finally decided to tear…