Microscope Developed at Auburn Makes Big Splash
Amicroscope developed by Auburn University has been selected for a Nano 50 Award. The awards is selected by NASA Tech Briefs publishers and recognizes the most exceptional new products in the nanotechnology field. This award is a huge step for Auburn, because it gives it the recognition as one of the leading research institutions in the field.
The microscope was designed by Vitaly Vodyanoy and then was licensed by a company called CytoViva (www.cytoviva.com). The company took the design and developed it further.
This microscope allows observers to see living cells without waiting on delays or extra processing steps. This is a huge advancement for the world of nanotechnology. Old microscopes like this one took much longer to use because the image had to be processed and they worked on a delay system, but this one cuts the amount of time needed to observe a living cell down tremendously.
“A microscope like this is indispensable for researchers,”John David Cleveland, a research assistant in the vet school said. “It is advancements like this that show how Auburn is setting the pace for research institutions.”
With this microscope, researchers can observe live cells and live processes as they occur. Researchers in a multitude of fields can use this microscope. The main users are researchers involved in tissue engineering, infectious diseases and drug delivery.
I think that Auburn’s impact on technology is vastly underrated by the students of this university. Honestly, I really don’t think that student’s appreciate the kind of top-notch research institution that they attend. Auburn sets the pace in a great number of fields. The WireEagle service is a fantastic way to find out about what is going on at this school. It’s a big place and a lot of things happen that students aren’t aware of. With the WireEagle service, students can see exactly what researchers are getting done at Auburn University. This is a great school and I just think that students need to understand the impact Auburn has on the world.
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