invited reviews free for limited time
In the first issue of 2011, the Journal of Microscopy launched a new series of Short Invited Reviews explaining particular techniques. 3 of these reviews are now available to download FREE for a limited time only:
A simple introduction to multiphoton microscopy
Describes the important concepts underlying the most commonly used type of multiphoton microscopy (two-photon excitation) and elucidates how those properties lead to the powerful results that have been achieved using this technique.
Quantitative micro-CT
The field of quantitative microcomputed tomography arising from the combination of microcomputed tomography and quantitative 3D image analysis is summarized with focus on materials science applications.
Highlights of the optical highlighter fluorescent proteins
Surveys many of the advances in development of fluorescent proteins for optically highlighting sub-populations of fluorescently labelled molecules.
3-D microscope opens eyes to prehistoric oceans and present-day resources
A University of Alberta research team has turned their newly developed 3-D microscope technology on ancient sea creatures and hopes to expand its use.
Prof. Dileepan Joseph, Ph.D candidate Adam Harrison and master's student Cindy Wong produced a 3-D imaging system called Virtual Reflected-Light Microscopy. The technology consists of a regular optical microscope, a light source, a platform that moves the objects being photographed and software programs that extract shape and reflectance from images and transform this digital information into a 3-D image. Joseph says the VRLM gives geoscientists and computer programs in development much more information than simple images. The goal is to accelerate species identification of the tiny and numerous microfossils. Such identifications are used to date the rock from which the creatures are pulled.
Read the article documenting the development of the VLRM technology:
Virtual reflected-light microscopy
A.P. HARRISON, C. M. WONG, D. JOSEPH
new Invited Review
Effects of aberrations and specimen structure in conventional, confocal and two-photon fluorescence microscopy
R. D. SIMMONDS, T. WILSON, M. J. BOOTH
Demonstrating the significant advantage of using confocal or two-photon microscopes over conventional instruments when aberrations are present.
congratulations to journal author & reviewer stefan hell
Prof. Stefan Hell of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, is to receive the 2011 Koerber European Science Prize, endowed with 750,000 euros for his pioneering discoveries in the field of optics. READ MORE
Stefan is a regular contributor to the Journal and we offer him our congratulations.
New Journal Impact Factor released
The Journal of Microscopy is pleased to announce that the 2010 Impact Factor has risen 16% to 1.872. Within the Microscopy category, the Journal is now ranked 4th out of 9, up 2 places from the previous year.
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