ImageSurfer 64-bit
Posted in Software
UNC-Chapel Hill’s Computer Integrated Systems for Microscopy and Manipulation team released a new version of their popular ImageSurfer software. All 64-bit, with versions for Linux, OSX, and Windows.
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More mini computers
Posted in Hardware
Raspberry Pi is the most popular mini computer right now, but there are other options.
SolidRun sells two. The first is a sleek cube called the CuBox-i (pictured above). The second is a barebones…
A clock for the Raspberry Pi
Posted in Hardware
The Raspberry Pi is a handy tool, but it has some quirks. One quirk is that there is no internal clock with a battery backup (something most real PCs have). Instead, it syncs with…
Multi-institute grant search
Posted in Tips
Federal RePORTER is a grant search engine that covers NIH, NSF, USDA, EPA, etc. The most recent year available is 2013, so you still have to go to the individual institutes’ sites. But handy…
What’s your favorite LUT?
Posted in Software
Parula is the new default colormap for MATLAB (namesake above, actual map below). It probably collapses to grey better than jet (which is good for colorblind readers).
You aficionados care dearly about…
SIMA – Image analysis from the Losonczy lab
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(This post by the SIMA Team.)
The SIMA (Sequential IMage Analysis) package facilitates analysis of time-series imaging data arising from fluorescence microscopy. The functionality of this package includes:
– correction of motion artifacts
– segmentation of imaging…
Reminder: SfN Short Course
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If you like Labrigger, you should register for this Short Course at the SfN meeting.
Short Course #1: Advances in Multineuronal Monitoring of Brain Activity
Spencer Smith will be talking about the work…
A higher-tech open syringe pump
Posted in Hardware
Theo Walker has a very nice open syringe pump design that has some advantages over another open syringe pump project we’ve covered (though the latter is less expensive).
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Cheap microcontrollers
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This post is by Koen Vervaeke.
Cheap microcontrollers like Arduino or Raspberries are great devices to orchestrate behavior experiments. They don’t have however high voltage outputs to directly drive valves, servomotors, etc which…
The commoditization of image sensors
Posted in Hardware
About 25 years ago, pro-level audio recording technology was prohibitively expensive for home studios. Then, digital audio technology like the Alesis ADAT enabled working class musicians to produce high fidelity recordings. The…
Custom scan optics for two-photon imaging
Adrian Negrean, in Huibert Mansvelder’s lab, has been designing and building custom scan optics for two-photon imaging and earlier this year published his work (paper). Labrigger wants to emphasize how nice this paper is….
Drop-in cage system from Newport
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Newport has expanded their cage system offerings. We’ve teased them in the past, but this looks nice. Thorlabs has a few components that can be dropped into a completed…