Apr 9, 2025 | Blogs, Micro Motion Blog
All-in-one positioning modules can lower SWaP and improve image quality Embedded motion modules can significantly reduce the size and complexity of products by integrating mechanical and electrical functions into a single, optimized device. This approach is...
Feb 6, 2025 | Blogs, Micro Motion Blog
When David Henderson founded New Scale Technologies in 2002, he saw a need for embedded motion control for smaller consumer products, automated biomedical instruments, and nanotechnology research. The SQUIGGLE® motor was patented in 2003 (US 6,940,209) and the first...
Dec 8, 2024 | Blogs, Micro Motion Blog, News
New Scale Technologies, Inc. has been awarded two patents for microfluidic valves that enable next-generation products in high-growth emerging markets such as diagnostic instruments, high-definition haptics, precision robotics, braille displays, and more. These...
Nov 20, 2024 | Blogs, Micro Motion Blog
SWaP-C Considerations for linear stages vs. voice coil motors Liquid lenses can adjust focus at various working distances. These small, mechanically or electrically controlled cells contain optical grade liquid, which changes shape when a current or voltage is...
Oct 31, 2024 | Neuroscience Blog
Credit: Dr. Rui Costa, President and CEO of The Allen Institute, presenting at Neuroscience 2024. New Scale Technologies unveiled its new Modular Insertion System at this year’s Neuroscience 2024 in Chicago this month. Overall, the Neuroscience community is challenged...
Oct 1, 2024 | Blogs, Neuroscience Blog, News, Top News
New Scale Technologies (NST) is pleased to announce the delivery of the New Scale Modular Insertion System (MIS) to the Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics. The pilot installation marks the opening of order-taking for the new MIS system. The New Scale MIS is now...
Sep 12, 2024 | Micro Motion Blog, Top News
New Scale is pleased to announce these internal staff promotions that enhance our organization’s effectiveness and support the next stage of product development and growth. By expanding the leadership bench, New Scale Technologies is positioning the company to pursue...
Aug 15, 2024 | Micro Motion Blog, News, Top News
New Scale Technologies is pleased to announce its support as a supplier to Q-Block Computing, a member of the Luminate 2024 cohort. Q-Block Computing provides fault-tolerant quantum devices for advanced computation, communication, and sensing. It utilizes New Scale...
Jun 10, 2024 | Blogs, Micro Motion Blog, News, Top News
New Scale Technologies, a leading manufacturer of the smallest micro positioning systems, is manufacturing prototype Viper fiber positioners for the Via Project. Via is a collaboration between Carnegie Observatories, the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard &...
Jun 3, 2024 | Blogs, Neuroscience Blog, Videos
See how to plan trajectories and insert multiple 4-shank silicon probes, viewing real-time positions in the Allen CCF with Pinpoint & NTE. About this presentation: The latest releases of Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer (NTE), Pinpoint, and New Scale’s...
Apr 3, 2024 | Blogs, Micro Motion Blog, News, Top News, Videos
Resolution, accuracy, repeatability, and precision are critical requirements of motion systems. They fundamentally impact system complexity, cost, and development time. Understanding these terms will help you refine and optimize your instrument requirements. At a high...
Mar 14, 2024 | Blogs, Medical Applications, Neuroscience Blog, News, Top News
By Ed Friedrich Many of our Multi-Probe Micromanipulator users look to us for guidance on how to optimize their Multi-Probe Micromanipulator (MPM) configuration for their lab and research goals. Our answer is usually “it depends” – what does the behavioral apparatus...
Dec 18, 2023 | Medical Applications, Neuroscience Blog, News, Top News
By Ed Friedrich We love hearing from our customers, and we truly listen to constructive feedback and opportunities for improvement. Over the past year, we have been thrilled with the progress MPM users have made with our ambitious Pathfinder Software initiative,...
Dec 15, 2023 | Medical Applications, Neuroscience Blog, News, Top News
NEUROSCIENCE 2023 WRAP-UP By Stefan Friedrich My favorite trade show of the year quickly came and went. Each year at SfN’s Neuroscience show, we’re struck by the incredible research being done by our customers. The enthusiasm surrounding the latest technology...
Dec 8, 2023 | Micro Motion Blog, News, Top News, Videos
Simple, Precise, Point-to-Point Beam Steering and Easy Integration into Quantum Computing, Remote Sensing, Free Space Optical Communications, Medical Lasers, & Defense Systems Victor, NY – Today, New Scale Technologies, Inc. announced the availability of a...
Nov 20, 2023 | Micro Motion Blog, News, Top News
M3-RS-U2 Rotary Micro Stage Achieves a Customer’s Use Case of >7 Million Moves at 65 Years of Use Victor, NY – An industry-leading biotechnology company has successfully achieved its demanding life specifications with New Scale Technologies’ M3-RS-U2-4.5-360 Rotary...
Nov 8, 2023 | Blogs, Neuroscience Blog, News, Top News
The new Modular Insertion System (MIS) will enable positioning of up to 24 Neuropixels probes, along with microscope modules for visualization and laser modules for optogenetics. Victor, NY – The Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics has selected New Scale...
Oct 31, 2023 | Blogs, Neuroscience Blog
New Scale’s Multi-Probe Micromanipulator (MPM) System Pathfinder Software V2.8.2 includes an HTTP server that allows the MPM System to accept commands from third party applications. This can include Matlab scripts. For example, Dr. David Eriksson (Veit Lab,...
Oct 31, 2023 | Blogs, Neuroscience Blog
Two open-source trajectory planning tools – Pinpoint (left) and Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer (right) – interface with New Scale’s Pathfinder software for neural probe positioning. The developers of the Neuropixels Trajectory Explorer and the...
Sep 18, 2023 | Blogs, Neuroscience Blog
The NeuroLight Optoelectrode is a customizable electrode for applications including optogenetics where a microdrive, such as the MPM System from New Scale Technologies, is used for fine positioning. These optoelectrodes have recording sites and precisely defined µLEDs...
