Dark Reader hand-held lamps enable the viewing of fluorophors in a
variety of settings far beyond simple electrophoresis gels. Researchers
are using our Lamps to monitor viral infection in whole plants, bacterial
metabolism of toxic waste, fish distribution in river systems, GFP
expression in mice and many, many other applications.

DARK READER HAND LAMP

All our Dark Reader Lamps use pure visible blue light as the excitation
source and there is NO damaging and dangerous UV radiation to worry
about. The blue light is especially suited for following fluorophors such as
GFP and RFP as well as DNA stains such as GelGreen and GelStar.
The Hand Lamp smoothly illuminates an area about 20 cm diameter
(from a distance of 30 cm) and is ideal for use with bigger gels and larger
samples in general.

DARK READER SPOT LAMP

The new Dark Reader Spot Lamp (SL8S) generates a narrower beam
about twice as intense as the Hand Lamp and covers an area about 5 cm in
diameter – useful for minigels and smaller samples. The remarkable
efficiency of the Spot Lamp means that it can be powered by a standard
alkaline 9V battery, allowing the Lamp to be easily used in remote locations.