December 2010 - FILM-Users

[FILM-Users 00013] Christmas break
by Martin Spitaler 21 Dec '10

21 Dec '10

Dear microscopists, we're almost there now, at the Christmas break, and many of you are already away. Over the holidays of course the FILM crew needs a rest as well, I will be away from tomorrow, Mark from Thursday and Steve from Friday, when the College closes. If anyone wants to use the microscopes, they will be accessible by swipecards, but be warned that the building will be pretty cold. And before we leave: We hope you had a good year, got good work done and, most importantly, have enjoyed it! In the name of the FILM crew I wish you a happy Christmas - or whatever you call the celebration when life gets brighter again - and a good start into a hopefully also happy new year. Martin ############################################# Martin Spitaler, PhD FILM - Facility for Imaging by Light Microscopy - Facility Manager - Sir Alexander Fleming Building, desk 401 Imperial College London / South Kensington Exhibition Road London SW7 2AZ UK Tel. +44-(0)20-759-42023 E-mail m.spitaler(a)imperial.ac.uk Website: http://imperial.ac.uk/imagingfacility

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[FILM-Users 00012] pre-announcement: FILM Image Of The Year 2011
by Martin Spitaler 17 Dec '10

17 Dec '10

Dear microscopists, you may have wondered what happened to our annual FILM Image Of The Year competition? It hasn't disappeared, just slightly postponed. Because the end of the year is usually a hectic time for everybody, I decided to have it slightly later this time, the deadline will be end of January. Details have to be confirmed, but Invitrogen have already agreed to sponsor it again, so you can look forward to nice price(s) and calendars. For those of you new to FILM, this competition is awarding the most impressive and beautiful microscopy images, as judged by an external jury including members from the Natural HIstory Museum and Tate Modern. For previous winners, see our gallery on the FILM website. I'll send you more information early in January, but start browsing through your best images taken in FILM in 2010. Good imaging, Martin >>> http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/imagingfacility/research/gallery/film_image_of_t… * ########################################################## Martin Spitaler, PhD* *FILM - Facility for Imaging by Light Microscopy* - Facility Manager - Sir Alexander Fleming Building, desk 401 Imperial College London / South Kensington Exhibition Road London SW7 2AZ UK Tel. +44-(0)20-759-42023 E-mail m.spitaler(a)imperial.ac.uk <mailto:m.spitaler@imperial.ac.uk> Website: http://imperial.ac.uk/imagingfacility

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[FILM-Users 00011] FILM Wiki
by Martin Spitaler 06 Dec '10

06 Dec '10

Dear microscopists, after a long time of preparation and collecting of information, we can finally and proudly introduce the FILM WIKI, containing a huge amount of information helpful for planning your microscopy experiments and setting up the microscopes for acquisition: # objective lens specifications, including NA, working distance, spectral transmission curves # exact filter cube specifications (excitation filters, dichroic mirrors, emission filters) # spectral properties of excitation light sources (mercury lamps, xenon lamps, lasers) # exact specifications of cameras (resolution, pixel dimensions, spectral range, ...) I had started this database in the early days of FILM but never managed to get very far. Christian then stepped in and created the current WIKI, which Steve then started to fill up, and Mark has now finally managed to collect and complete all bits of information from all our microscopes and other hardware - thanks a lot to everybody! The link is on the FILM website under LINKS (<http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/imagingfacility/links>) and on every microscope page. I hope you will find the information useful. And if you come across an error or something missing, please let us know, with so many details that's easily possible. Good imaging, Martin ############################### Martin Spitaler, PhD FILM - Facility for Imaging by Light Microscopy - Facility Manager - Sir Alexander Fleming Building, desk 401 Imperial College London / South Kensington Exhibition Road London SW7 2AZ UK Tel. +44-(0)20-759-42023 E-mail m.spitaler(a)imperial.ac.uk Website: http://imperial.ac.uk/imagingfacility

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