Author: Markus Wiederspahn

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How PI Is Helping to Unlock the Sun's Secrets

The Solar Orbiter space probe begun its journey in February 2020. Also on board: A tip/tilt unit from PI for the secondary mirror of one of the central experiments, the Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager (PHI).

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The Missing Link

A Breakthrough in Automated Assembly of Photonic Integrated Circuits

Assembly and packaging of photonic devices requires highly efficient production systems. Alignment is one of the biggest cost factors when producing these components since it is repeated several times in the production process. PI's revolutionary fast alignment technology has been unsurpassed for these challenges.

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The Missing Link

A Breakthrough in Automated Assembly of Photonic Integrated Circuits

Assembly and packaging of photonic devices requires highly efficient production systems. Alignment is one of the biggest cost factors when producing these components since it is repeated several times in the production process. PI's revolutionary fast alignment technology has been unsurpassed for these challenges.

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High Dynamic and Precision in All Three Directions in Space: Positioning Systems for Genome Sequencing

Fight Against COVID-19

The Sequencing-by-Synthesis method, also known as Solexa-Illumina-method, is the most widespread method among all Next-Generation-Sequencing methods (NGS). It was used to identify the RNA fingerprint of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in January 2020 in a research institute in Wuhan. Since then, this RNA fingerprint measurement has frequently been repeated in research institutes all over the world. And today this NGS method is used worldwide day-by-day to continuously monitor the SARS-CoV-2 virus for mutations. Sub-systems for motion and positioning of imaging optics and flow cells play a decisive role in this method.

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Israeli Start-Up Healium Medical Receives the Prestigious ICI 2019 Innovation Award for Atrial Fibrillation Treatment

Piezo Ultrasound Elements from PI Are Used for the Award-Winning Treatment Method

Healium Medical was named 1st Prize-Winner of the ICI 2019 Innovation Award Competition (Innovation in Cardiovascular Interventions). Ran Sela, CEO and founder of Healium Medical proudly received $ 100,000 in prize money for its new treatment method of atrial fibrillation.

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System Overview: Positioning Stages for Inverse Microscopy

Guide for the Perfect Combination of Positioning Stages, Z Stages, and Sample Holders

Positioning samples under the microscope is a complex task for which PI offers numerous products. In order to fulfill the demands placed on the positioning accuracy, travel ranges and velocities, stages that offer long travel ranges are often combined with fine positioning stages. Which systems fit together how, is shown in the system overview for inverse microscopes.

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Flamingo Light Sheet Microscopes Rely on Drives from PI

Precise Sample Positioning is Crucial for Conclusive Images

Lightsheet microscopy (LSFM) is a powerful platform for in vivo imaging offering low phototoxicity and fast image acquisition. The Flamingo project from Professor Dr. Jan Huisken, Research Group Leader and Director of the Medical Engineering Department at Morgridge Institute for Research in Madison, WI, aims to make this technology easily available to researchers.

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Precision Positioning of Samples and Objectives

The Key to Successful Microscoping

Whether classical stereo microscopy, fluorescent, widefield or laser scanning microscopy, whether SEM, FIB-SEM, TEM, AFM or correlative microscopy - positioning samples and objectives with subnanometer precision is decisive for the quality of your results with all of these techniques. This fully clickable, new “Nanopositioning for Microscopy” brochure provides a comprehensive overview of objective scanners and sample stages with up to six degrees of motion freedom – illustrated by a variety of today’s microscopy techniques.

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