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In addition to her extensive history in new technology development and launching, for the past 15 years Ms. Foster has a contributing editor to American Lab, was a contributing editor to Advanced Imaging and has written for a number of other publications. Here is a selection of her articles.
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Spectroscopy, Desktop SEMs
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Foster, B., "Focus on Microscopy: Pittcon gives New Eyes to Chemistry," Am Lab News, April 2008
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Nanotechnology
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Foster, B., "Focus on Microscopy: Nanotechnology drives imaging tools smaller, sleeker, faster," Am Lab, Nov 2007
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AFM-Raman
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Foster, B., "AFM/Raman Opens New Horizons for Research and Industrial Characterization," Am Lab, Mar 2007
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AFM-Raman
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Foster, B., "Focus on Microscopy: What's Next?!" Am Lab, Nov 2005
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Nanotomography
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Foster, B., "Focus on Microscopy: AFM's New Nanotomography Expands 3-D Imaging," Am Lab, May, 2005, pp. 42-46.
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Atomic Force Acoustical Microscopy
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Foster, B., "Focus on Microscopy--Elasticity Imaging: New Views for Polymers, Proteins, Cerramics, and Advanced Materials," Am Lab, May, 2004, pp. 30 - 32.
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SPM
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Foster, B., "New Horizons for SPM," R&D, Feb 2004.
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Nanotechnology
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Foster, B., "Microscopy & Spectroscopy Open New Vistas in the Emerging World of Nanotechnology, Pt 2.," Am Lab, Jan 2004, pp. 36-39.
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Nanotechnology
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Foster, B., "Microscopy & Spectroscopy Open New Vistas in the Emerging World of Nanotechnology, Pt 1," Am Lab, Nov 2003, pp. 11-18.
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75th anniversary of Raman
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Foster, B., "Raman's Renaissance at 75," Am Lab, May 2003, pp. 53-55.
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Raman confocal microscopy
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Foster, B., "Raman microscopy: Taking chemical microscopy to the next level," Am Lab, Apr 2003, pp. 18-23.
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Fluorescence
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Foster,B., "Optimizing illumination for microscopy and measurement," Am Lab, Nov 2002, Pp 13-17.
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Obit, Dr. McCrone
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Foster, B., "Fond remembrances of a gentle giant," Aug 2002, p. 8.
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FTIR + Light Microscopy
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Foster, B., "Focus on Microscopy: From light microscopy to molecular analysis at the touch of a button," Am Lab, Nov 2001, pp. 42-49.
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Pittcon 2001
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Foster, B., "PITTCON Microscopy Review," Am Lab, July 2001, pp. 40-43.
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Light Microscopy
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Foster, B., "The Basics of Light Microscopy", R&D, June 2001.
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Microscopy & the Internet
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Foster, B., "Focus on Microscopy: Opening the world of microscopy for Internet purchases," Am Lab, Apr 2001, pp. 26-27
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Databases for images
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Foster, B., "MicroBrew: Imaging Databases --- a challenge for practicing microscopists," Apr 2001.
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Adobe Photoshop
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Foster, B., "MicroBrew: A quick word about Adobe Photoshop," Adv Img, Nov. 2000.
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Foster, B., "MicroBrew: So you really want to save that image forever?", Adv Img, Sept. 2000.
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Image Analysis & Processing
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Foster, B., "Image-Analysis Tools for Forensics in the Field," Adv Img, Vol. 15, No. 5, 2000, p. 14 - 15
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Informatics
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Foster, B., "MicroBrew: Informatics for the Scientific Lab: An Enterprise Image-Analysis Revolution?" Adv Img, Jan 2000, pp. 36-37.
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Microscopy & the Internet
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Foster, B., "MicroBrew: The Internet & Microscopy: Changing the Suppliers' Business," Adv Img, Nov 1999, pp. 18-19 (?).
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Digital imaging
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Foster, B., "MicroBrew: Digital Age... Digital Software... but which way to go?" Adv Img, Sept 1999
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Microscopy Education
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Foster, B., "The Need for Education, not just training," Microscopy Today, Aug, 1999.
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Trends for the New Millenium
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Foster, B., "Microscopy for the New Millennium," (invited article, one of 13 "Trends for the next millennium" series), R&D, June, 1999.
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Trends for the New Millenium
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Foster, B., "Focus on Microscopy: Convergence of technologies and companies drive new directions in microscopy," Am Lab, July 1999, pp. 48-53.
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Telemicroscopy & Telepathology
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Foster, B., "MicroBrew: Telemicroscopy & Telepathology ... at Internet Speeds," Adv Img, July 1999.
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Digitizing Boards
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Foster, B., "MicroBrew: Are Board Manufacturers Responsive to the Needs of the Microscopy Community?" Adv Img, Jan 1999.
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Market Results: Digital imaging
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F Foster, B., "MicroBrew: Digital Imaging Rapidly Emerges as ‘New Technology Leader' in Microscopy," Adv Img, Nov 1998.
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Evaluating Video Microscopy
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Foster, B., "MicroBrew: Microscopy Benchmarks - Ten Quick Tests for Evaluating a Videomicroscopy System," Adv Img, April 1998.
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3D imaging
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Foster, B., "A new way of seeing and documenting the world: high Resolution, high magnification, real color and real-time 3-D Microscopy," Mod Materials, May 1998.
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M&M 1997
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Foster, B. "The World of Microscopy invades Cleveland: What's New at Microscopy & Mi MicroAnalysis '97," Am Lab, July, 1997, pp. 38 - 46.
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Automated Image Analysis
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Foster, B., "Focus on Microscopy: Easing the Transition to Automated Image Analysis," Am Lab, May, 1997, pp. 36 - 42.
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Automated Image Analysis
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Paxson, D. and Foster, B., "Moving Microscope-base Image Analysis to Cost Effective Automation," Adv Mat & Proc, Mar, 1997, pp. 33-35.
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Chemical imaging
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Foster, B., "Microchemical Engineering: A powerful New Bridge between Microscopy and Chemical Analysis," Am Lab, Feb, 1997, pp. 21 - 29.
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Chemical imaging
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Foster, B., "Focus on Microscopy: Is Chemical Microscopy alive and well?" Am Lab, Dec, 1996, pp. 60 - 62.
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Video microscopy
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Foster, B., "Video Microscopy Now: Advanced Imaging Readers Call the Next Shots," Adv Img, Vol. 11, No. 9, 1996. pp. 58 - 61.
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Image Analysis & Processing
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Foster, B. and Fookes, B. "Image Analysis for Materials Science," Adv Mat & Proc, Vol. 149, No. 2, 1996. pp. 23 - 25.
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FTIR+Microscopy
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Foster, B., "Focus on Microscopy: Conventional Microscopy versus FTIR Microscopy --- Sample Preparation for both sides of the Coin, Parts 1 & 2," Am Lab, Part 1: Sept 1995, pp 16C-16J, Part 2, Nov 1995, pp. 20I-20M.
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X-Ray mapping + microscopy
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Foster, B., "Focus on Microscopy: New Position-Tagged X-Ray Spectroscopy merges Imaging, X-Ray Mapping, and Conventional Image Analysis," Am Lab, February, 1996, pp. 47 - 51.
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Video microscopy
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Foster, B., "MicroBrew: Videomicroscopy - Where are we now?" Adv Img, Sept 1996.
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3D imaging
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Foster, B., "Focus on Microscopy: High Resolution 3-D Microscope Opens the Door to True color, Real-Time, Large Depth of Field Imaging," Am. Lab., April 1995, pp. 59-63.
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Metrology
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Foster, B. and Miller, W. I. "Focus on Microscopy: Measurement in the Age of Computer Assisted Microscopy," Am Lab, Nov 1994. pp. 54-57.
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Multiband imaging
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Foster, B. "Focus on Microscopy: Multiband Imaging, New Challenges in Fluorescence Microscopy," Am. Lab., Sept. 1994, pp. 44-47.
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Interferometry
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Foster, B. "Focus on Microscopy: Scanning White Light Interferometry --- A Powerful Approach to Surface Structure Analysis," Am. Lab., Mar 1994, pp. 40-44.
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Chemical Imaging
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Foster, B. "Focus on Microscopy: Microscopic and Spectroscopic Imaging of the Chemical State - a Book Review," Am. Lab., Jan 1994. pp. 52-53.
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Video microscopy
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Foster, B., "Broadening Scientific Imaging: Putting Desktop Image Analysis and Video Microscopy in More Hands," Adv Img, Jan 1994, pp. 36-40.
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Fluorescence + FTIR
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Foster, B., and Mulligan, R. "Focus on Microscopy: Integrating Fluorescence and FTIR Microscopy," Am. Lab., Nov 1993, pp. 44-45.
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Multi media microscopy
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Foster, B., and Hillman, D. "Focus on Microscopy: Multi-media Microscopy," Am. Lab. Aug 1993. pp. 31-32.
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Optical Microscopy - What's New
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Foster, B. "See what's new in the field of optical microscopes," R & D (11), 1992, pp. 68-70.
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Confocal microscopy
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Miller, W. I., and Foster, B. "Fluorescence and confocal laser scanning microscopy: Applications in Biotechnology," Int. Lab. (3), 1991, pp. 18-26. Am. Lab. (4), 1991, pp. 73-78.
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Confocal microscopy
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Foster, B. and Miller, W. I., "Fluorescence and confocal laser scanning microscopy: Applications in Life Sciences," Am. Biotech. Lab. (9), 1989, pp. 21-27. Am. Clin. Lab. (10), 1989, pp. 28-32. Int. Lab. (10), (1989)
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DIC
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Foster, B. "Notes on the use of differential interference contrast in light microscopy," Am. Lab. (4), 1988, pp. 96-100
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