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Schott Develops Specialty LED Lenses

Aspherical lenses improve precision and intensity of microscopy illumination.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Ernst Abbe helped lay the theoretical foundation for stereo microscopes. Today, SCHOTT, founded in part by Abbe, continues refining stereo microscope applications with aspherical lenses. Though unconventional, the lenses amplify LED cold light sources for stereo microscopes, giving experts in laboratories more precise lighting and imaging capabilities as they study three-dimensional microstructures.   SCHOTT’s cover lens, made of optical glass with aspheres, aids industries as diverse as medic...

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