DMetrix, Inc., a digital microscopy company based in Tucson, Arizona, reports (.pdf) that its array microscope has been named by the R&D Magazine as one of the 100 most technologically significant products introduced to the marketplace during the past year. The company explains its innovative array optics technology:
The DX-40 Array Microscope is the world’s first digital-imaging device that combines 80 miniature microscope objectives in a single instrument. While imaging a microscopic slide, the array of objectives glides under computer control along a constantly adjusted trajectory to rapidly capture a high-resolution image of the full slide. In addition to its high resolution, a principal distinguishing feature of the DX-40 captures a 900 Megapixel image in less than 60 seconds, over ten times faster than other existing methods. Despite that unprecedented power, all compact microscope optics fit into a volume equivalent to a stack of four U.S. quarter-dollar coins.
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