For the forensic scientist on the go, Keyence Corp. of Osaka, Japan, offers a 3-D digital microscope that isn’t chained to the crime lab worktable. “Unlike conventional microscopes,” said Leila Javidi, applications engineer for the company’s Micro Analysis Group in Chicago, “the VHX-600 has a handheld camera, enabling anyone to take the microscope out to the field and make their observations outside of a laboratory setting.”
Javidi said the magnification powers of the VHX-600 range from 0.1× to 5000×, and the built-in camera can capture 54-megapixel images as well as video. The stage can rotate 360°, and the camera can be tilted almost 180° from side to side.
“By doing this,” Javidi said, “we can see almost around the entire part without touching or mounting the part.” The light source has been integrated into the tip of the lens, she added, “to ensure optimal reproducible lighting.”
The 3-D profile capabilities of the VHX-600 allow for more sophisticated measurement of evidence specimens. “Perhaps you need to measure the depth of a crack in a sample,” Javidi said. “The 3-D profiling and measurements eliminate the guesswork and enable this analysis.”
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Wow, things have become so specialized, technology is incredible! It does unthinkable things, an improved microscope in the palm of your hand, wow, surreal.
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