Tag: microscope automation
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On a lifetime of Learning
Like so many who live in the sciences, I am fascinated by all things new, unknown, or barely discovered. I think some people just have this innate sense of a continued drive to understand, to improve our awareness and knowledge in the world. Yet for many, the financial or temporal obligations of higher education aren’t…
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Acquisition Speed Comparison of MetaMorph, NIS Elements, Micro-Manager
How fast can a typical imaging system really run? What factors affect this? While most research might not require rapid sequential capture, almost all experiments can benefiet from tight exposure/illumination timing, yet few microscope users are aware of timing delays injected into experiments by the control software they are using. So how much delay is…