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Microscopy Resources


Electron Microscopy Yellow Pages Lausanne, University of (Labs, societies, conferences, databases, instruments)

The Antibody Resource Page (databases, monoclonal)

Cryo Discussions Digest from Listserver Hoisted by R Olley, Reading, Uni of

Interactive EELS and XAS fine structure database CEMES-CNRS, Toulouse (Compilation of outer-shell and inner-shell excitation spectra to form a catalog of fine structures for materials)

House Ear Institute - Electron Microscopy Use site search for General E.M. & Colloidal Gold/ Immuno Cyto-Chemistry

Exper. Path., NIEHS, Uni of Arizona : link to miscroscopy and imaging resources. (Histology, Digital imaging,Confocal microscopy, Electron microscopy)

Quant. E.M. Immuno-cytochemistry Neuron Degen. Res. Group in EM Immunocytochemistry, Anatomy, Uni. of Oslo, (gold, glutamate, amino acids, image analysis)

Search engine & extensive collection of technical tips & tricks for microscopists refined from the Microscopy Listserver postings. Florida University, EM Centre

Practical Light and Electron Microscopy

Focusing and Stigmating exercises (Astigmatism)Missouri, University of

Microscopy Virtual Library Project Micro (Resources for High School/College

Microscopy Society of America Microscopy Society of America Served by Argonne Nat. Lab., Materials Science Division

Protein Data Bank (PDB) Brookhaven, Nat. Lab. USA

Cell Lines and Molecular Probe Data Base Biotechnology, Nat. Cancer Inst., Genoa, Italy (macromolecular, crystallographic, databases)

WebElements Extensive Periodic Table information


Computer/Imaging Resources

EMBL Virus structure resources Determination of virus structure. Heidelberg, European Mol.Biol.Lab (Semlicka, Adeno, bacteriophages, reconstruction, Icosahedral program)

Digital Imaging on the World Wide Web University of Arizona, Pharmacy. (graphics files, software, 3D reconstruction, digital film scanners, color printing, image manipulation, flatbed)

NIH Image Homepage for Macintosh For downloading of "Image" program

Soft-Imaging Software 3D image database interface. Soft Imaging System,GmbH

CASINO an advanced Monte Carlco simulation programe Sherbrooke University


History of Microscopy


History of light microscopes Basic microscopy history by Brian J Ford

Autobiographical article by Ernst Ruska, inventor of the electron microscope, provided to the Nobel organisation

Use browser's search function - history - to locate other history links


Scanning & Transmission E.M. Sites:

General

CEM's Home page Tampere (Finland), Uni of Technology (Gallery, artificial iron oxide, elastic constants, copper alloys, ceramic materials, composites, oxides, membranes, filters, diamond coatings, super conductive, hip joints)

Central Microscopy Research Facility Iowa, University of (immunogold, gallery)

Central Facility Electron Microscopy Nebraska University (crystal structure, diffraction, analysis)

Integrated Microscopy Center Cornell University (Gallery, instructions)

Electron Microscope Center, MSU Mississippi State University

National Center for E.M North Carolina University.

Institute of Electron Optics, Oulu, University of (gallery)

Rhodes University's EM Unit Protocols and results from practical work by researchers and classes

San Joaquin Delta College EM Courses (microscopy jobs, scholarships, microscopy courses)


Material

Surface Science Western Western Ontario, University of

Materials & MicroCharacterization Collaboration ANL, LBNL, NIST, ORNL & Uni of Illiowois. (Telemicroscopy, remote, ions, photons, electron, X-ray, neutron, electromagnetic)

ISU Materials Analysis Res.Lab. Iowa State Uni. (fly ash characterisation, concrete structure, gallery)

Department of Crystallography Birbeck College, UK

Microstructure Analysis Lab Pohang, Uni of Science and Techn, Korea (materials engineering)

Microscopy and Microanalysis Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden (atom-probe field ion microscopy)

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Biomedical

BGSU Center for Algal Microscopy Bowling Green State University (marine, freshwater, gallery, algae)

Department of Pathology Cambridge University; large site. (DNA protein databases, cell culture, sequence analysis, links)

TEM, SEM Labs for Medicine and Dentistry Alberta, University of. Edmonton (gallery, EM courses)

Microscopes: Images from the Microscope Florida State University (gallery)

Electron Microscopy Unit at the Medical Faculty Lunds University (courses, EM processing)

E.M. Facility Turku, Uni of. Medical Faculty. (preparation methods)


Enviromental/Poor Vacuum SEM

Poor Vacuum SEM; issues and archives of Listserver postings , Florida, Scott Wight's (archive, ESEM/PVSEM, gallery, papers, bibliography)


Microanalysis (EDS,WDS)


Electron Microprobe Lab Institute of Technology Massachusetts (WDS/EDS, BEA, X-ray mapping, digital image analysis)

NIST Microanalysis Software

Umass Probe Lab Massachusetts University. Many mineral compositional images. (analysis, mapping)

Electron Microscopy and Mineral Analysis National History Museum, London

SEM-EDS Laboratory Metal Ravne, Slovenia (metal data table, Monte Carlo)

E.M. Microprobe Lab Wisconsin, Uni of (EDS/WDS function, dye diffusion printer, gallery)


Confocal Microscopy, 3D & Imaging


Biomedical Photometrics Inc Confocal Microscope at the University of Waterloo (Ontario)

Uni British Columbia, Computer Science: Use site search for 3-D Confocal Microscopy and 3D reconstruction

Purdue University, Cytometry Laboratories Purdue University; Confocal & Image Analysis (flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, image analysis)

Confocal/ Multiphoton Microscopy Yale University

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Tunnelling & Atomic Force Microscopy


Wien Technische Universitat Excellent STM Images (STM function, crystal lattice defects, surface atoms, electron waves/orbitals, gallery)

Nanofactory Scanning Probe Microscopy Research papers, reading suggestions, images, links to SPM labs and companies; Chalmers University, Goteborg

Xerox/R.C. Merkle Merkle's papers on nanotechnology (self replication, function, molecular robotics, references)


Commercial WWW Sites for Microscopy & Microanalysis


Nomarski to sell & buy used EMs and Light Microscopes

Advanced MicroBeam, Inc. Supplier of PC based WDS and EDS systems

Microscopy Vendors Database Henrik Kaker's Large, Searchable Index. (suppliers, companies)

Commerical Sites for Microscopy & Microanalysis The EMSA Links (instruments, software, services, supplies, journals)

Applied Precision, Inc Delta Vision and Other Related Products

Clemex Technology The Image Analysis People

Carl Zeiss Inc, Microscope Division One of the world's great optical companies. (photogrammetry, Zeiss history, products)

Society for Materials Engineers (incl. directory of testing equipment)

Gatan A manufacturer of electron microscope attachments (gallery, TEM cameras, energy filtering. EELS, SEM digital)

IBM's STM Site STM was invented at IBM's Zurich laboratory (scanning tunnelling microscopy, gallery, atomic fly-by)

JEOL USA Inc. JEOL makes Scanning /Transmission Electron Microscopes and Microprobes (downloads, TEM, SEM, mass spectrometer. NMR)

Kimball Physics Inc. Excellent new and refurbished filaments; best LaB6 cathodes. ProSciTech is the Australasian agent

Kodak Photography and related chemicals.

Leica A great Name in Optics (microscopy, scientific instruments)

Zeiss Nano Technology Systems.

Professional Software Solutions for 3D/4D Scientific Visualization Science GL

SkyScan x-ray microscopy (micro-CT, image porcessing, digital scanning microscopy) This company has taken over the electron microscope holdings from Zeiss & Leica (SEM, TEM)

Nikon A leading Japanese optical instrument manufacturer products, gallery, reference)

Mektech Inc. X ray probing

X-ray products, X-ray detector, X-ray analysis Moxtek (X-ray fluorence articles)

Nissei Sangyo Co. Ltd. of Canada Marketing arm of Hitachi's high technology products worldwide (products, SEM, TEM)

Veeco - Park Scientific Instruments Suppliers Of STM Equipment (AFM, SPM)

Sturkey: THE American microtome knife maker Superior Permanent and disposable microtome knives, also sharpen knives and surgical scissors. ProSciTech is a distributor.

Technical Video Maker of Fiberoptic Light Scrambler, coverslip cleaner and other microscopy imaging devices; ProSciTech is a distributor

Thomson Scientific Instruments X ray probing

VayTek Homepage 3D software company (application notes, product guide, demo programs)


Light & Fluorescence Microscopy/Histology


Biological Stain Commission Web Site of the Biological Stain Commission

Wikipedia May be searched for many biological dyes.

Preparation of Acid-Base Indicators Information on many acid based dyes.

Nile Chemicals MSDS and other information on many dyes.

Medical Informatics - Extensive, microscopic anatomy demonstration; histology self evaluation review. Florida, University of, Medical School (links)

Histology images site (slides, tissues, cells, glands, descriptions)

Histoweb Uni of Kansas (histo slides, descriptons)

Mammalian Histology Atlas This site has several hundred images, many relating to blood. Biological Sciences Uni of Deleware. (histo slides)

Roy Ellis' Histo technique and quiz pages An excellent Australian histology site

One of the best technical resource site for histotechnologists A resource for histotechnologists

Home of Microscopy and Biology in the UK Large amateur microscopy site (image gallery, school material, 3D pictures)

Immunohistochemistry Home Page By Mahmood Aijazi, MD

Antibody & Diagnosis searchable site with references By Dennis M. Frisman, Affiliated Pathologists Medical Group, Torrance, California

Molecular Expressions: Primer, Introduction to Microscopy Florida State University. (photomicrography, sample prepartion, gallery)

Cytopatology Resources UK Pathology Server, Links Page

In-situ hybridization procedures Site by the US National Institute of Health


Australasian Microscopy Sites


New Zealand Forest Research site,

Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis Western Australia, The University of

CEMMSA-Centre for Electron Microscopy and Microstructure Analysis Adelaide, The University of

Advanced Analytical Centre James Cook University, Townsville, QLD

Electron Microscope Unit New South Wales, University of, Sydney

Australian National University EMU

Coherent Scientific PTY LTD

Electron Microscopy - University of New South Wales

Light and Electron Microscopy Web Ring

Moran Scientific PTY LTD

Queensland University of Technology

University of Queensland - Nanoworld

University of Sydney EMU

University of Western Australia Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis

Fluorescence Imaging Group Royal Melbourne Hospital

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Australasian Microscopy Courses and Conferences


Australian Conference on Microscopy & Microanalysis ACMM-21, July 2010, Brisbane, Australia

For electron microscopy training/ courses, check the EM Centre sites (previous section) of Sydney University and the ANU

25th New Zealand Conference on Microscopy; Wellington, FEBRUARY 2011

AMMS Awards, and The Trans Tasman BursarySponsored by ProSciTech - an opportunity to attend the NZ or Oz Conferences

Sydney University, Electron Microscope Unit. Oldest and largest in Oz.


Microscopy Societies, Listservers & Magazines


Microscopy Societies


Listservers

Some microbiology listservers Searchable database of available Listservers

AUSTEM@rsbs-central.anu.edu.au EM listserver at the A.N.U. for items specifically of Australasian interest DETAILS
To subscribe to the Cytopathology Listserver send an e-mail to: majordomo@lists.win.net ". With the message "subscribe CYTOPATH-L firstname lastname" in the body of the message
Histonet, large email forum for histology, immunohistochem, in-situ hybridysation (enter 'subscribe'in subject area) DETAILS
Histology site with links to most histology listservers
Search Archives of Histonet on WWW
LEMAS; Listserver for Electron Microscopy and Analytical Spectroscopy; International, UK based DETAILS
Medical lab mail list subcribe as follows - "subscribe MEDLAB-L firstname lastname"
Immunology mail list subcribe as follows - "subscribe ipox-l"
Pathology mail list subscribe as follows - "subscribe PATHO-L firstname lastname"
How to subscribe to the MSA's Microscopy Listserver Electron but also general microscopy discussion group
Archives of above list server Load desired month and use "find" and key words to locate postings
Forensic mail list Subscribe as follows - "Subscribe Forens-L Your Real Name"
listserver@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu Enter subscribe confocal and your full name on the first line of message
Newsgroup: sci.techniques.microscopy Sci Techniques; Microscopy Discussion Groups

Journals

Elsevier Science Tables of Contents service Contents pages only - hundreds of journals
Wiley's anatomy and related journals Publication information
Woods Hole Marine Research Laboratories Biological Bulletin Publications; includes many methods

Other Science Jumpstations & Sites

World Health Organisation Entrance Site

American Institute of Physics

Links to selected scientific data

NIST reference on constants, units and uncertainty

Best vacuum conversion table online

ToxLine Hazardous Substance Database by NIH

New Scientist Magazine reviews over 1600 science and technology websites and Neuro Sciences, Nuclear and Radiation Chemistry Brookhaven Nat. Laboratory, Chemistry

ChemSpy - THE Chemist's Internet Resource Access to chemistry and chemical engineering related terms, definitions, synonyms,
acronyms, abreviations and Data bases. Free and no password

Interactive Web-based chemical computation and visualisation servicesUniversity Erlangen.

A Mass Spectroscopy course Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Heidelberg.

An Introduction to Surface ChemistryDr. Roger Nix, Department of Chemistry, Queen Mary University of London.

Webbooka comprehensive database of chemical data, by NIST.

Semiconductor.Net By the Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry

Chemical Industry Search Engine

A.I.M.S Australian Institute of (tropical) Marine Science

The Official Nobel Prize site Sweden

Introduction to Academia Sinica and its Institutes China

CCDs for Material Scientists Oregon, University of

Cells alive!

Dictionary of Cell Biology Glasgow, University of

Dr Don's Termite Pages CSIRO, Australia

WWW Entrez MEDLINE query Search for journal references by keywords. US Nat. Inst. Health

Museum of Paleontology Berkeley, California, University of

National Centre for Biotechnology Large site, gnome and related resources

Molecular Biology Gateway to the WWWHorizon Press

The Smithsonian Institute

Sincris Information for crystallography, CNRS, Paris

UWCM HAEMATOLOGY & CYTONET UK Cytometry Resources and Links. University of Wales.

Virtual Metallography lab A private site for metallography

The Skeptics Society Links page deals with hundreds of topics which deserve skepticism


Specialised Image Resources

Our Links grouping Light Microscopy & Histology contains most of our links to light microscopy images

Our Links grouping Tunnelling & Atomic Force has links to many gallery sites with atomic and molecular images


Electronic Zoo/NetVet Huge collection of zoology gifs and links.

Diatom Home Page Indiana, University of Fort Bragg High School

Microscopy of Latex and Latex Films Olga Shaffer, Emulsion Polymers Institute, Lehigh University

Microscapes Micrographs of Microchips. Florida State University

Microfossil Type Collection Catalogs and Indexes UCLA, Berkley

Microvision Image Gallery - Electron Microscopy Coloured, Light and SEM images. Large range of specimens. Hawaii, University of

BGSU, Centre for Algal Microscopy 200 images, Bowling Green State Uni

The Molecular Expressions Photo Gallery Florida State University

The Big Virology Picture Book Garry Lab Tulane University, New Orleans

Images of Crystals

Images of Snowflakes

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Search Engines

Advanced Search Mode Lycos. The search engine

AltaVistaAltaVista Fast and comprehensive WWW search engine. Australian Mirror Site

Fast Search

Google

Yahoo Web Search

MSN Live Search

AOL Search

Mamma A Search Engine using the combined Power of other Search Engines

Devhead Resources Web Tools Link CheckInternet Link check and numerous other functions

Death to spam!!! A site to combat spamming and the copious amounts of junk on the internet


Current Affairs & Weather

AJR/NewsLink Thousands of links to Newspapers, magazines and other online current affairs sites

Audio On-Demand; online radio worldwide Live broadcasts from numerous sources

ABC Online ABC Online Australian Broadcasting Corporation (the original ABC). Huge site including news headlines and transcripts of Radio National programs like the Health Report and the Science Show.

ABC News Get the latest ABC news bullentin right here!

The Australian Online The Australian Online: Home page The National Newspaper

British Broadcasting Corp. Includes live radio transmission!

Australian SBS Broadcaster: Information site (politics, history, economics, healths etc) on every country

CNN Interactive CNN Interactive

Current Events Kentucky, University of

Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room Home Page, Library of Congress

RFE/RL Newsline: best news source for Eastern Europe, Russia, Caucasus & Central Asia

National Weather & Flood Information Australian

Worldclimate Rainfall & Temperatures - maxima, minima of thousands of places around the world

Weather Forecasts by Yahoo World-wide, Australia is under Pacific Rim


Reference

wordIQ.com Online dictionary/ encyclopedia; it's comprehensive, cross-linked not anglocentric

http://webopedia.internet.com/quick_ref/ online encyclopedia for computer terms and webtechnology

Australian Bureau of Statistics A national identity in numbers

State and Federal Laws Australian Government site providing all State and Federal Laws

The Australian Financial Services Directory

Australian Stock Exchange

ProSciTech's MSDS information and links to other MSDS sites

Earth View View earth from any direction with or without: clouds,topography, filters, day or night. 500km minium distance for good resolution

Maps of the World University of Texas Library site

Mirrian-Webster Online dictionary, thesaurus and more

Devils Dictionary Unconventional, but too true definitions

Library of Congress Browse government resources

Refdesk All-sorts; reference site linking to information sources

Salary.com Gives salary rates for most jobs within various jurisdictions in USA

Telstra CorporationTelstra Corporation Australian White and Yellow Pages, phone numbers; list of Australian servers & government institutions

Telephone Directories of the Web World Wide On-Line Phone Books

United States Patent and Trademark Office Complex but interesting site

Universal Currency Converter Converts specified amount of any currency into any other. Updated weekly.

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Muses and Health

The Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg; one of THE greatest museums/ galleries

National Library of Australia; huge site linked to historic images of "Picture Australia" with over hundred thousand images

FunTrivia.com The Archive of Fun Facts and Trivia!

German radio site in over 30 different language!

Australian Television Guide

Hoyts Australia Cinemas What's on at that chain's theatres in Oz

International Movie Database contains information, ratings and reviews about most feature length movies ever made.

Medscape is a multi specialty medical news page

MedlinePlus, Links to medical resources online National Library of Medicine, USA

Drugs.com; Drug information online Prescription drug information

Mayo Clinic USA General Health Information

National Heart Foundation of Australia

Oncolink Extensive info on cancers. Pennsylvania, University of. Cancer Center

The Society for Growing Australian Plants

Know & Enjoy Tropical Fruit; a book by Jim Darley


Armchair Travel

National Geographic Society

Official site for Destination New Zealand

New Zealand Travel Planner

A fishers & hunters paradise in the Canadian Wilderness

MCW International Travelers Clinic Health advice for international travellers. Wisconsin Medical College

Travel.com Your travel specialists

Streetmaps and Aerial Photos of the UK

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