14.09.2010

Finding a Cure for Spinal Cord Injury

Traumatic injury to the central nervous system (CNS) usually results in irreversible loss of function. Consequently, individuals with injured spinal cords can be permanently paralyzed. This function loss occurs because of the death of nerve cells and their support cells as well as the severing of very long processes that transmit electrical signals from one nerve cell to others. Transected CNS axons do not re-grow or reestablish connections with their targets. more23.07.2010

Introducing Specialized Image Processing Solutions for Materials Inspection

Demands within industrial production regarding product quality, process assurance and economic profitability are rising steadily, therefore digital microscopy and image-processing technologies today must play a major role in materials inspection methods. These systems not only reduce the immense manual and visual tasks involved in quality control, but they can also automate and optimize standard inspection methods. more