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27.07.26
Microscopy and Precision Positioning Glossary: Terms, Definitions and Industry Guide
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27.07.26
Microscopy and Precision Positioning Glossary: Terms, Definitions and Industry Guide
Microscopy and Precision Positioning Glossary: Terms, Definitions and Industry Guide 27.07.26 This glossary provides clear definitions of the key concepts, components, and…
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15.06.26
H100A Compact Motorized XY Microscope Stage for Precision Microscopy: Product Manager Q&A
H100A Compact Motorized XY Microscope Stage for Precision Microscopy: Product Manager Q&A 15.06.26 The ProScan H100A compact motorized XY microscope stage is…
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13.05.26
How a motorized filter cube turret expands microscope performance across advanced imaging workflows
How a motorized filter cube turret expands microscope performance across advanced imaging workflows 13.05.26 A motorized filter cube turret – like our…
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21.04.26
HF108B Filter Wheel: High‑Speed Fluorescence Imaging for Automated Microscopy Systems
HF108B Filter Wheel: High‑Speed Fluorescence Imaging for Automated Microscopy Systems 21.04.26 Modern fluorescence imaging demands speed, stability, and compatibility with increasingly large…
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03.03.26
Access Confocal Imaging with Affordable Equipment
Access Confocal Imaging with Affordable Equipment 03.03.26 Researchers can view biological samples with unprecedented detail using confocal microscopy. It overcomes many limitations…
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11.02.26
Sensofar Medical: state-of-the-art medical device inspection
Sensofar Medical: state-of-the-art medical device inspection 11.02.26 When Sensofar Medical was designing its new Q vix systems for stent and heart valve…
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10.09.25
Performing high-speed Raman imaging with a customized OptiScan motorized stage
Performing high-speed Raman imaging with a customized OptiScan motorized stage 10.09.25 Since its founding in 1958, JASCO Corporation has developed and manufactured…
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20.08.25
OptiScan vs. ProScan – Which motorized stage is right for you?
OptiScan vs. ProScan – Which motorized stage is right for you? 20.08.25 Automating your microscopy or imaging setup brings many accuracy and…
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06.08.25
Instrumentation development and white label manufacturing from Prior Scientific: supporting start-ups and university spin-outs
Instrumentation development and white label manufacturing from Prior Scientific: supporting start-ups and university spin-outs 06.08.25 The automation and positioning experts Prior Scientific…
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23.07.25
The importance of accuracy and repeatability
The importance of accuracy and repeatability 23.07.25 In fields where precision motion is crucial, the movements of your control systems and positioning…
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06.06.25
Precision and Stability: Cellular-level imaging solutions for electrophysiology
Precision and Stability: Cellular-level imaging solutions for electrophysiology 06.06.25 What is electrophysiology? Electrophysiology is a specialized branch of physiology. It’s the study…
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16.05.25
Customizable, inverted imaging platform: Prior Scientific’s OpenStand-V
Customizable, inverted imaging platform: Prior Scientific’s OpenStand-V 16.05.25 Why OpenStand? Prior Scientific’s OpenStand is a fully customizable microscopy platform that enables users…
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17.02.25
How The PureFocus850 Improves Industrial Microscopy
How The PureFocus850 Improves Industrial Microscopy 17.02.25 Industrial microscopy requires the highest possible precision, speed, and adaptability to meet the challenges that…
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28.01.25
Tufts University School of Medicine: Advanced three-camera system for neurobiology
Tufts University School of Medicine: Advanced three-camera system for neurobiology 28.01.25 When The Maguire Lab at Tufts University School of Medicine needed…
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20.01.25
Pioneering Precision: Prior Scientific’s Innovative Approach to Microscopy Automation
Pioneering Precision: Prior Scientific’s Innovative Approach to Microscopy Automation 20.01.25 In the intricate world of scientific instrumentation, precision and innovation are paramount.…
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16.12.24
Adaptive Autofocus Empowers Microscopy: A Technical Overview
Adaptive Autofocus Empowers Microscopy: A Technical Overview 16.12.24 Microscopy continues to evolve with advancing technology, and automated focusing systems have become crucial…
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10.12.24
Wafer mask alignment: Queensgate focuses on the move to 300 mm
Wafer mask alignment: Queensgate focuses on the move to 300 mm 10.12.24 Modern semiconductor fabrication involves aligning silicon wafers and photolithography masks…
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17.09.24
Spin out your technology with Prior Scientific
Spin out your technology with Prior Scientific 17.09.24 Transforming research and innovation into commercial successes: learn how Prior Scientific accelerates product development…
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31.07.24
Stage Correction: Achieving accuracy at the sub-micron scale
Stage Correction: Achieving accuracy at the sub-micron scale 31.07.24 All microscope stages, from any manufacturer, will present some mechanical errors. Because they…
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10.06.24
Sparta Biodiscovery: From lab set up to commercial product
Sparta Biodiscovery: From lab set up to commercial product 10.06.24 When Dr Jelle Penders and colleagues from Prof Dame Molly Stevens’ team…
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15.03.24
Choosing nanopositioning stages and systems
Choosing nanopositioning stages and systems: How materials and environment affect precision 15.03.24 At the nanoscale, the slightest unwanted movement will have a…
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24.01.24
Transmitted Polarized Light Microscopy, Phase Contrast and DIC with the PureFocus850
Transmitted Polarized Light Microscopy, Phase Contrast and DIC with the PureFocus850 24.01.24 How does hardware autofocus adapt to specialized life science microscopy…
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10.01.24
Life Science Microscopy with the PureFocus850
Life Science Microscopy with the PureFocus850 10.01.24 In this article, we discuss compatibility of the PureFocus850 with transmitted brightfield, transmitted darkfield and…
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25.10.23
What is the SL160 Slide Loader?
What is the SL160 Slide Loader? 25.10.23 Slide loaders are essential for automated slide scanning: they ensure the slides are accurately positioned…
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17.10.23
Enhance the precision of your measurements: Queensgate’s piezo sample positioners
Enhance the precision of your measurements: Queensgate’s piezo sample positioners 17.10.23 The SP series of piezo sample positioners is engineered to deliver…
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16.06.23
Prior’s robust ProScan H117 stage ensures long-term stability for hyperspatial spectroscopy and ultrafast microscopy applications
Prior’s robust ProScan H117 stage ensures long-term stability for hyperspatial spectroscopy and ultrafast microscopy applications 16.06.23 The Institute of Applied Physics at…
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24.05.23
What is a piezo actuator?
What is a piezo actuator? 24.05.23 Why is closed loop control important? Piezo actuators rely, not unsurprisingly, on the piezoelectric effect. This…
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15.05.23
Automated microscope image acquisition
Automated microscope image acquisition 15.05.23 Simple, open-source software solution for advanced imaging cells Not every laboratory or research project is fortunate…
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24.03.23
Resonant frequency and nanopositioning
Resonant frequency and nanopositioning 24.03.23 How resonant frequency defines nanopositioning stage performance It’s commonly believed that if you know the resonant…
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27.02.23
How to specify the correct nanopositioning system
How to specify the correct nanopositioning system 27.02.23 The 6 factors to consider for perfect nanopositioning If you’ve not previously used…
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19.01.23
How to specify microscope automation systems
How to specify microscope automation systems 19.01.23 Factors to consider for a new microscope or automation upgrade In recent years microscope automation…
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08.12.22
What is nanopositioning?
What is nanopositioning? 08.12.22 Nanopositioning technology and where it’s used Nanopositioning is the technology of moving, measuring and positioning a device or…
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23.11.22
How to care for your automated microscope stages
How to care for your automated microscope stages 23.11.22 Maintain the efficiency of motorized microscope stages Our precision microscope automation and nanopositioning…
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09.11.22
How to get your new scientific instruments to market faster
How to get your new scientific instruments to market faster 09.11.22 The advantages of our OpenStand Service We’re living in a fast-moving…
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26.10.22
Supply chain disruption and precision microscope automation systems
Supply chain disruption and precision microscope automation systems 26.10.22 Shorten your lead times with our fast-track delivery service Prior’s fast-track service for…
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18.05.22
Innovation in optical interferometry: the secret of success in nanopositioning QA
Innovation in optical interferometry: the secret of success in nanopositioning QA 18.05.22 This article was originally published on physicsworld.com on 17 May…
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01.04.22
Automation Guide for Nikon Microscopes
Automation Guide for Nikon Microscopes 01.04.22 We have upgraded our guide for Nikon microscopes to make selecting the right products for your…
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31.01.22
Applications that need high-performance nanopositioning
Applications that need high-performance nanopositioning 31.01.22 You can find nanopositioning systems in high precision applications that move samples on the nanometer or…
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28.10.21
Evaluating Customer Needs to Form Application-Specific Products for Scientific Instrumentation
Evaluating Customer Needs to Form Application-Specific Products for Scientific Instrumentation 28.10.21 In a recent interview, Prior Scientific CEO Tom Freda shared how…
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14.09.21
Microscope automation for achieving better regulatory compliance when developing new drugs
Microscope automation for achieving better regulatory compliance when developing new drugs 14.09.21 There is a long road to achieving regulatory approval when…
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02.09.21
Focus on Focus: Three Technologies for Collecting 3D Image Data
Focus on Focus: Three Technologies for Collecting 3D Image Data 02.09.21 The collection of 3-dimensional image data is a staple of automated…
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29.06.21
Five Products to Enhance Your Microscopy Work
Five Products to Enhance Your Microscopy Work 29.06.21 Looking to upgrade your microscope or support new applications – or develop something unique?…
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10.06.21
Prior Scientific – Your Manufacturing and Development Partner
Prior Scientific – Your Manufacturing and Development Partner 10.06.21 So, you’ve developed a great new product concept in your lab and now…
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03.06.21
Rethink custom microscopes with OpenStand
Rethink custom microscopes with OpenStand 03.06.21 Prior Scientific is renowned for motorizing commercially available microscopes to maximize the generation of high-quality imaging…
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12.05.21
Comparing Stepper Motor and Servo Motor Microscope Stage
Comparing Stepper Motor and Servo Motor Microscope Stage 12.05.21 Stepper motor and Servo motor stages account for the majority of microscope stages…
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30.04.21
When the right microscope for your application doesn’t exist
When the right microscope for your application doesn’t exist 30.04.21 What to do when you cannot find a suitable microscope for your…
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07.04.21
Fast AFM scanning: realizing the gains of closed-loop velocity control
Fast AFM scanning: realizing the gains of closed-loop velocity control 07.04.21 This article was originally published on physicsworld.com on 7 April 2021. Nanopositioning…
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21.03.21
Queensgate – Innovation in Nanopositioning
Queensgate – Innovation in Nanopositioning 21.03.21 We have updated our brochure of Queensgate products and services. Queensgate systems are the products of choice…
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10.02.21
Laser-based Autofocus Unit Transforms Imaging and Workflow Outcomes
Laser-based Autofocus Unit Transforms Imaging and Workflow Outcomes 10.02.21 This article was originally published on physicsworld.com on 9 February 2021. The PureFocus850…
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05.02.21
Automation Guide for Olympus Microscopes
Automation Guide for Olympus Microscopes 05.02.21 We have made a new upgrade guide for Olympus microscopes to make selecting the right components for…
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26.11.20
PureFocus850 Reduces Electronic Component Inspection Time by 95%
PureFocus850 Reduces Electronic Component Inspection Time by 95% 26.11.20 Prior Scientific is pleased to announce another fantastic customer outcome provided by the…
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18.11.20
Leading Performance Nanopositioning for Microscopy | Prior Scientific
Leading Performance Nanopositioning for Microscopy | Prior Scientific 18.11.20 Queensgate: Leading Performance Nanopositioning for Microscopy Queensgate, a brand of Prior Scientific, has…
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10.11.20
Upgrade Your Microscope from Manual to Motorized with an XY Stage
Upgrade Your Microscope from Manual to Motorized with an XY Stage 10.11.20 Many microscopes with exceptional optics capable of producing high-resolution images…
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02.11.20
Nanopositioning Systems and Capacitive Sensors with Extreme Reliability for Beamline Applications
Nanopositioning Systems and Capacitive Sensors with Extreme Reliability for Beamline Applications 02.11.20 Queensgate offers nanopositioning solutions with high precision, accuracy, resolution, and…
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25.08.20
Tracking worm movements using Prior Scientific’s OptiScan Motorized Stage System
Tracking worm movements using Prior Scientific’s OptiScan Motorized Stage System 25.08.20 Dr. Zhao-Wen Wang of the C. elegans Neurobiology Lab at the…
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07.07.20
Rapid scanning of Silicon Carbide wafers using Prior Scientific’s PureFocus 850 Autofocus
Rapid scanning of Silicon Carbide wafers using Prior Scientific’s PureFocus 850 Autofocus 07.07.20 May 2019 saw the release of Prior Scientific’s PureFocus…
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