The Microscopy Knowledge Portal
The knowledge portal of Leica Microsystems offers scientific research and teaching material on the subjects of microscopy. The content is designed to support beginners, experienced practitioners and scientists alike in their everyday work and experiments. Explore interactive tutorials and application notes, discover the basics of microscopy as well as high-end technologies – become part of the Science Lab community and share your expertise!
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Topics – A Vast Amount of Expert Knowledge
- Basics in Microscopy
- Confocal Microscopy
- Digital Microscopy
- Dentistry
- EM Sample Preparation
- Fluorescence Microscopy
- Light Sheet Microscopy
- Neurosurgery
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Super-Resolution
- Stereo Microscopy
- Surface Metrology
- Quality Assurance
- Otolaryngology (ENT)
- Ophthalmology
- Plastic Reconstructive
- Widefield Microscopy
- More
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Image Gallery: THUNDER Imager
To help you answer important scientific questions, THUNDER Imagers eliminate the out-of-focus blur that clouds the view of thick samples when using camera-based fluorescence microscopes. They achieve…Read article
Augmented Reality (AR) Fluorescence Image Gallery
Building on a decade of leadership in fluorescence imaging technology, GLOW800 AR fluorescence is the first of many modalities based on the proprietary GLOW AR platform. The sophisticated imaging…Read article
Image Gallery: Tunable Multicolor Deep In Vivo Imaging
Today’s life science research focusses on complex biological processes, such as the causes of cancer and other human diseases. A deep look into tissues and living specimens is vital to understanding…Read article
Image Gallery: FLIM for high-speed investigation of molecular interactions
SP8 FALCON (FAst Lifetime CONtrast) is the fast, and fully integrated platform for fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) and analysis. It enables the observation of fast dynamic cellular events with…Read article
Image Gallery: Application Options with Leica DM2500 LED Microscope
The number of applications in microscopy can be as manifold as life itself. Different specimens demand different contrast methods to get a decent result. Unstained cells normally do not show a very…Read article
Image Gallery: Digital Microscopy Used in Microelectronics and Electronics Quality Control
Quality Control in the electronics and microelectronics industry is confronted with many challenges: A variety of different materials in a sample, some of them metallic and reflective, some matt; a…Read article
Image Gallery: Digital Microscopy in Forensics – Examples From Ballistics, Document, and Trace Evidence Investigations
Forensic experts work with a broad range of microscopes to examine evidence from firearms and tool marks, documents, forensic or legal medicine, hair and fibers as well as glass and paint. Digital…Read article
Image gallery: Life Science Imaging with the Leica DVM6 Digital Microscope
Digital microscopes can be a great help in life science applications such as the documentation in botany, entomology studies and crop science, or the digitization of museum collections. The image…Read article
Welcome to "Sandland" – How Microscopy Uncovers the Beauty of Sand
Jenny Natusch from Lancaster, UK, is an artist, a photographer, a microphotographer and most of all she is a "sandgazer". With her totally different way of looking at things, she creates wonderful…Read article
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