C1si warranted this award due to its ability to simultaneously acquire fluorescence spectrum over a 320nm range in wavelength at 10nm spectral resolution, or over smaller ranges at 5 or 2.5nm
Based on readers responses and feedback from the editorial board over the past year, Scientific Computing magazine has chosen Nikon's Digital Eclipse C1si confocal laser fluorescence microscope as its product of the year 2005 in the imaging category.
The C1si warranted this award due to its unique ability to simultaneously acquire the fluorescence spectrum over a 320nm range in wavelength at 10nm spectral resolution, or over smaller ranges at 5 or 2.5nm spectral resolution.
It then mathematically separates the signals from each probe, and assigns them to a discrete data channel free from confounding spillover.
The result is a 'stack' of images of the same object or scene, each at a different spectral narrow band or colour.
CFI plan fluor objective lenses also awarded by the Optical Society of Japan.
Further to this accolade, Nikon has also been awarded a prize by the Optical Society of Japan for the design of its CFI plan fluor objective lenses.
Judged against a varied range of optical instruments such as copy machines, lasers, cameras and DVDs the CFI plan fluor objective lenses won the prize due to their future potential, practicality and originality.
The award winning lenses make it possible to observe the dynamics of minute structures of living cells without staining.
