Materials Products & Reviews

The Andor Revolution DSD2 is a simple confocal device delivering extraordinary imaging performance. Its simplicity lies in a compact patented optical design and laser-free operation, providing ease of retrofit to an existing fluorescence microscope, or an easy addition to most new models currently available. The benefits are an affordable confocal device for your own laboratory, eliminating the need to use core facilities, or…

Kymera 193i is Andor’s next generation ‘intelligent’ spectrograph platform for the Physical and Life Science ‘modular’ Spectroscopy market. It is designed to provide maximum configurability & flexibility, high spectral performance and enhanced user-experience. Combined with Andor’s high resolution and high sensitivity CCD, EMCCD, ICCD and sCMOS detectors, it offers the perfect platform for a wide range of routine and more a…

Kymera 328i is Andor’s next generation ‘intelligent’ spectrograph platform for the Physical and Life Science ‘modular’ Spectroscopy market. It is designed to provide maximum configurability & flexibility, high spectral performance and enhanced user-experience. Combined with Andor’s high resolution and high sensitivity CCD, EMCCD, ICCD and sCMOS detectors, it offers the perfect platform for a wide range of routine and more a…

‘SRRF-Stream’ is a NEW real time super-resolution microscopy functionality that operates exclusively on Andor’s iXon Life and iXon Ultra EMCCD cameras. With its ability to smash through the classical diffraction limit, and furthermore, to accomplish this in real time, with non-complex sample labelling, conventional equipment and with low intensity illumination, SRRF-Stream paves the way to unlock previously unseen cellular…

ZL41 Cell is a new addition to the Zyla sCMOS series, designed specifically for life science researchers. It offers exceptional imaging flexibility, value, and compatibility. ZL41 Cell 4.2 is an upgrade from the Zyla 4.2 PLUS, delivering up to 82% QEmax and sub-electron read noise, making it ideal for applications that require optimal sensitivity and speed.

ZL41 Wave is the next generation in the highly successful Zyla sCMOS series, specifically for physical science and astronomy researchers. Superb imaging and spectroscopic flexibility, compactness for tight optical spaces, extensive software compatibility and exceptional price/performance value.

Designed to deliver the ultimate in high QE, low noise performance, ideal for demanding, light-starved imaging applications. • -100 °C UltraVac™ TE Cooling • Up to 95% QE and extra-low noise floor • Multi-MHz readout for dynamic performance • Sensor formats up to 1MegaPixel • ‘Deep depletion’ near-IR version available • USB 2.0 plug and play connectivity • Compact and OEM-friendly The iKon-M CCD Camera benefits fro…

Large sensor…Large sensitivity! iKon-L is a revolutionary large-area, high-sensitivity CCD platform. The 2048x2048 sensor array and 13.5 um pixels deliver outstanding field of view, resolution and dynamic range. Offering choice of forced air or water cooling in the one unit, the iKon-L combines a proprietary 5-stage thermoelectric cooler and advanced heat dissipation design to become the only camera capable of TE cooling a lar…

Both the Andor NewtonEM EMCCD and Newton conventional CCD detector systems have been optimized for high performance spectroscopic applications.   All Newton detector systems employ low noise electronics, cooling to -100°C, up to 95% peak Quantum Efficiency (QE), multi-MHz readout, USB 2.0 connectivity and versatile readout modes. The NewtonEM employs Andor's electron multiplying CCD technology in an exclusive sensor f…

Solis Software is a comprehensive software package that has an extensive built-in programming language, AndorBasic, which has been specially designed to simplify even the most complex operations.For example, two images can be added and stored in a new data store by simply typing #3 = #1 + #2. Easy! As AndorBasic can be used to program image acquisitions, automate file storage, communicate with external devices and manipulate d…

The Andor Shamrock SR-750 is the latest addition of the Andor family of spectrographs based on Czerny-Turner optical design. The Shamrock is available as a pre-aligned detector/spectrometer option allowing for seamless integration of software, electronics, optics and detector. There is also a fast and interactive graphical software interface allowing full control of all the spectrograph functions.

Andor’s iKon-L 936 [DO] X-ray CCD Camera is designed to offer high-performance solutions to your direct detection X-ray needs. Interfacing easily with vacuum chambers, the systems offer very low read noise floor, high QE across the X-ray, XUV and EUV range, and boast negligible dark current with thermoelectric cooling to as low as -100ºC. The 2048 x 2048 array with 13.5 μm square pixels provides both high resolution and high d…

The Andor Shamrock SR-500i imaging platform is the latest addition of the Andor family of spectrographs based on Czerny-Turner optical design. The optimized optical design provides exceptional performance for multi-track Spectroscopy.The Shamrock 500i is available as a pre-aligned, pre-calibrated camera/spectrometer detection solution allowing for seamless integration in user set-up. The Spectroscopy-dedicated software interfa…

Simultaneous illumination of multiple regions of interest in real time and with zero delta acquisition time. Built around MEMS Digital Mirror Devices (DMD), Mosaic is a patented instrument for targeted illumination for microscopy. High speed frame switching (5,000 fps) makes Mosaic suitable for many dynamic applications including optogenetics, bleaching, uncaging, photo-switching and constrained illumination.Mosaic exploits D…

MicroPoint Laser Illumination & Ablation Systems provides a flexible and field-proven tool for photo-stimulation. Supplied with a patented compact, pulsed nitrogen pumped tunable dye laser it is capable of ablation, bleaching and uncaging over a wavelength range of 365 to 656 nm. Broad wavelength range and energy control allow MicroPoint to be optimized for a wide range of scenarios. More than 20 wavelengths can be utilized wi…

Imaris is Bitplane’s core scientific software module that delivers all the necessary functionality for data visualization, analysis, segmentation and interpretation of 3D and 4D microscopy datasets. Combining speed, precision and ease-of-use, Imaris provides a complete set of features for working with three- and four-dimensional multi-channel images of any size, from a few megabytes to multiple gigabytes in size.Imaris allows…

The Neo sCMOS Camera platform has been conceptualised and specifically engineered to harness the full performance potential of this new and exciting sensor technology. Unlike any CCD or CMOS camera to come before, Neo is unique in its ability to simultaneously offer ultra-low noise, extremely fast frame rates, wide dynamic range, high resolution and a large field of view. Neo breaks new boundaries in offering an exceptionally…

Andor’s TuCam is a new generation two-camera adapter for macro or microscopic imaging applications.Available in C- or CSUX-mount, TuCam features include large aperture, exceptional transmission, very low distortion and high precision alignment using kinematic cassettes. TuCam can be configured for simultaneous imaging from two similar cameras or as a switch between camera models with different imaging capabilities. A full rang…

The ARES-G2 offers the convenience of Smart SwapTM temperature control options, which are automatically detected and configured when attached.

The Nano DSC utilizes capillary cells to achieve highest sensitivity and maximum sample flexibility.

Based on the pioneering Thermometric technology, our instruments offer maximum sensitivity, flexibility and productivity. Isothermal Microcalorimetry is an extremely sensitive technique complementary to TA Instruments differential scanning calorimeters. TAM is a microcalorimeter system represented by TAM IV, TAM IV-48 and TAM Air.

TA Instruments’ unique True Differential configuration makes our dilatometers the preferred choice for the most accurate measurement of Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE). The high precision linear position sensor, the thermostat equipped measuring head housing, and the use of thermally ultra-stable materials all contribute to the outstanding displacement resolution, and ensure the most accurate measurement of low CTE valu…

 The clear choice for sintering studies without compromise of temperature uniformity.

Quenching dilatometers are used to study the heat treatment of steel and metal alloys, helping to identifying the heating rate, quenching rate, and isothermal dwell times necessary in metals manufacturing to yield the crystalline structure necessary to meet the required physical properties of the finished product.

Optical dilatometry is an innovative and versatile technique capable of measuring, without sample contact, dimensional changes in the sub-micro range and beyond the softening point into the melt, accurately reproducing real industrial firing cycle conditions.  The contact-less measuring principle greatly simplifies the sample preparation process. It reduces the need for precise parallelism between the two ends of the specimen.…