Abstract:
A capillary cell is described along with an arrangement and a method for receiving, positioning and examining a microscopic specimen, in particular a cleared fluorescent specimen with the help of a single-plane fluorescence microscope. The capillary cell is suitable for being positioned in a chamber volume and contains a capillary section, which comprises a wall. The wall encloses a specimen volume and is planar and transparent in at least some sections. In addition, the capillary cell includes an upper and a lower closure section, which are connected to the capillary section and which seal the capillary section. The specimen volume is separated from the chamber volume by the capillary section, the upper closure section and the lower closure section.
Abstract:
A system for performing one or more microfluidic processes includes an integrated fluidic device comprising a plurality of well regions and a plurality of control valves and a workflow manager. The system also includes a transfer robot adapted to transfer the integrated fluidic device between a plurality of stations in response to a series of instructions from the workflow manager and a first station comprising a dispensing robot adapted to dispense at least one of a plurality of sample solutions and at least one of a plurality of reagents into the integrated fluidic device. The system further includes a second station comprising a fluidic controller unit and a third station comprising an inspection station.
Abstract:
Apparatus is provided featuring a signal processor or signal processing module configured to receive signaling containing information about images of an ore sample; and determine information about a Bitumen Content of the ore sample based at least partly on the signaling, including for use in real time ore blend management in a bitumen recovery process related to mined oil sands. The ore sample may be an ore face, and the signaling may contain information about the images of the ore face. The signal processor or signal processing module may be configured to determine a real time ore face ore grade visualization based at least partly on the signaling, and provide corresponding signaling containing information about the real time ore face ore grade visualization, including a composite overlay image.
Abstract:
The invention relates to optoelectronic systems for detecting one or more target particles. The system includes a reaction chamber, a specimen collector, an optical detector, and a reservoir containing cells, each of the cells having receptors which are present on the surface of each cell and are specific for the target particle to be detected, where binding of the target particle to the receptors directly or indirectly activates a reporter molecule, thereby producing a measurable optical signal.
Abstract:
The invention relates to optoelectronic systems for detecting one or more target particles. The system includes a reaction chamber, a specimen collector, an optical detector, and a reservoir containing cells, each of the cells having receptors which are present on the surface of each cell and are specific for the target particle to be detected, where binding of the target particle to the receptors directly or indirectly activates a reporter molecule, thereby producing a measurable optical signal.
Abstract:
A surface inspection device (1) according to the present invention comprises: a plate-shaped sample holding member (3) which can hold a sample (2); a spindle motor (4) for rotating the sample holding member (3); a turntable (5) which is fixed to the spindle motor (4) and rotated by the spindle motor (4); a frame (6) to which the spindle motor (4) is fixed; a plurality of support members (12) each having one end fixed to the sample holding member (3) and the other end fixed to the turntable (5), the support members supporting the sample holding member (3) such that the sample holding member is displaceable in a focus direction which is the height direction with respect to the turntable (5); and a sample drive unit (11) which displaces the sample holding member (3) in the focus direction with respect to the turntable (5). This surface inspection device (1) can accurately drive the sample (2) in the focus direction.
Abstract:
Systems and methods here may be used for automated alignment and focus adjustment for one or multiple sample gemstones on a stage, including determining gemstone sample tilt based on image data, automatically moving a stage to align the tilted sample, determining a focal plane that overlaps a focal point of a camera with the gemstone, and automatically moving a stage to the focal plane.
Abstract:
A reagent analyzer and method is described. In the method, a reagent card having a reagent pad is passed through an optical signal path between an optical signal source and an optical signal detector. A transition between a first electrical signal and a second electrical signal is detected to determine a substantially exact position of a leading end or a trailing end of the reagent pad. The first electrical signal is indicative of the substrate interfering with the optical signal. The second electrical signal is indicative of the substrate and reagent pad of the reagent card interfering with the optical signal. The reagent pad is moved to a known second location upon determining the substantially exact position of at least one of the leading end and the trailing end of the reagent pad. At the second location a sample is dispensed onto the reagent pad by a sample dispenser.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the method and device to determination of the properties of gemstones and more particularly evolution of gemstone by detection of internal and external structure of gemstone. In particular, the present invention methods and device is used to identify the size, location of impurities/defects in raw gemstone with the help of optimize spectroscopy scanning. The present invention method and device is used for precise automatic evolution of gemstones and possibilities (estimation) of final value of planned gemstone after remaining gemstone processing cycle.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an inspection and repair module for an internal side wall of a vertically erected structure, with the module including a carrier for supporting at least one data recording mechanism and being securable to a hoist, and for an inspection and repair module for an internal wall of a conduit with the module including propulsion means comprising a set of driven tracked wheels controllable by a controller carried by the carrier and configured to provide, within a conduit, longitudinal forward and reverse motion.