May 15, 2017 Microscopy Product Launch

New EBSD detector “Symmetry” increases EBSD speed by an order of magnitude

15 May 2017 Oxford Instruments, a global leader in microanalysis systems, has launched Symmetry the world’s first CMOS-based electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) detector. Symmetry represents a significant breakthrough compared to conventional CCD-based detectors: an unrivalled top acquisition speed in excess of 3000 indexed patterns per second (pps) is uniquely balanced by uncompromising sensitivity and data... Read more

May 15, 2017 Microscopy Product Launch

Oxford Instruments Asylum Research Launches New Online AFM Probe Store for Japan

15 May 2017 Oxford Instruments Asylum Research launches its new Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) online regional probe store for Japan—https://AFMProbes.AsylumResearch.jp. The Japan probe store offers a complete range of probes including Asylum’s own line of SurfRider™ probes and those manufactured by Olympus®, NanoWorld, Nanosensors™, Rocky Mountain Technology, SmartTip and PrimeNano for virtually all commercial AFMs. ... Read more

April 26, 2017 Atomic Spectroscopy M&A, Partnerships

Sale of Industrial Analysis business to Hitachi High-Technologies

26 April 2017 This announcement includes inside information Oxford Instruments plc, a leading provider of high technology solutions, information and services for industry and research, today announces that it has agreed to sell its Industrial Analysis business to Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (‘HHT’) for a consideration of £80 million on a cash and debt free basis.... Read more

March 2, 2017 Microscopy Product Launch

Oxford Instruments Asylum Research Introduces Its New SurfRider “HQ-Series” of High Quality, Budget-Priced AFM Probes

02 March 2017 Oxford Instruments Asylum Research introduces its new SurfRider “HQ-Series” Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) probes, offering best-in-class performance at budget pricing. HQ probes are high quality silicon probes exclusively manufactured by Asylum and can be used in all commercially-available AFMs. They offer greater ease-of-use, higher quality and improved consistency for repeatable measurements compared... Read more

February 12, 2017 Microscopy Product Launch

Oxford Instruments Asylum Research Launches Its New Online European AFM Probe Store

14 February 2017 Oxford Instruments Asylum Research has launched its new European Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Probe Store—https://afmProbes.AsylumResearch.eu. The EU Probe Store serves customers in all of Europe, India and the Middle East, offering a complete range of probes for virtually all AFMs. Customers can shop for a wide range of probe models including probes... Read more

February 10, 2017 Microscopy Product Launch

Andor Launches iXon Life for Fluorescence Microscopy – EMCCD Performance at sCMOS Price

10 February 2017 Andor Technology (Andor), an Oxford Instruments company and world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announced the launch of the new ultrasensitive iXon Life Electron Multiplying CCD (EMCCD) camera platform, exclusively for fluorescence microscopy. Featuring single photon sensitive, back-illuminated EMCCD technology and overclocked to market leading frame rate performance, iXon... Read more

February 1, 2017 Microscopy Product Launch

Oxford Instruments Asylum Research Announces the New Cypher VRS Video-Rate Atomic Force Microscope

01 February 2017 Oxford Instruments Asylum Research announces the new Cypher VRS Video-Rate AFM, the first and only full-featured video-rate atomic force microscope (AFM). The Cypher VRS sets a new benchmark for speed, enabling high resolution imaging of dynamic events at up to 625 lines/second, corresponding to about 10 frames per second. For comparison, this... Read more

January 26, 2017 Atomic Spectroscopy Molecular Spectroscopy Product Launch

Andor launches ultrafast Spectroscopy-enabled sCMOS detectors

26 January 2017 Faster spectroscopy at your fingertips! Andor Technology Ltd., an Oxford Instruments company and world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announced the launch of an ultrafast Spectroscopy Mode on its market leading high speed and low noise Zyla and iStar scientific CMOS (sCMOS) platforms. Physical and Life Science spectroscopists now... Read more

January 24, 2017 Atomic Spectroscopy Product Launch

One of the World’s fastest metals analyser Vulcan, launched by Oxford Instruments

One of the World’s fastest metals analyser Vulcan, launched by Oxford Instruments 24 January 2017 Oxford Instruments has launched Vulcan, one of the fastest metals analyser with advanced reporting tools on the market. Vulcan is an ergonomic, balanced handheld LIBS (Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy) analyser with a simple user interface. Vulcan has been designed for... Read more